ERIC Number: EJ1273892
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Nov
Pages: 3
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The Balance of Roles: Graduate Student Perspectives during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Bal, Irene A.; Arslan, Okan; Budhrani, Kiran; Mao, Zixin; Novak, Kae; Muljana, Pauline S.
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, v64 n6 p796-798 Nov 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted personal and professional lives. Graduate students juggle a variety of roles and had to quickly adjust. In this article, six graduate students share their reflections regarding the influence of the pandemic on respective stages in their doctoral program. They provide unique personal and professional perspectives that depict their abrupt shift to remote working and remote learning. The intention of this article is to garner an understanding of graduate students' challenges during the pandemic, capture their strategies for success, and provide a space for further conversation and support about how the pandemic has impacted graduate students.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Attitudes, Student Role, Student Adjustment, Doctoral Students, Doctoral Programs, Distance Education, Educational Change, Barriers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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