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ERIC Number: EJ1336536
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-2307-6267
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Responding to COVID-19: Experiences of Ashesi University's Student Affairs Team
Adjei, Millicent; Pels, Nina N. A.; Amoako, Vanessa N. D.
Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, v9 n1 p135-156 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the abilities or lack thereof of many higher education institutions to adequately support the academic and co-curricular needs of students in times of crisis. In this reflective practitioner account, Schlossberg's Transition Theory is used to analyse the transitional experiences of students amid the Covid-19 pandemic and how the Office of Student and Community Affairs (OSCA) team at Ashesi University successfully supported students as they navigated the academic semester. One-to-one interviews with department heads of the five OSCA units were conducted alongside focus group discussions with a cross-section of 17 students. The findings suggest that (1) advising, (2) engagement, and (3) timely online support interventions contributed immensely to students' success in transitioning from in-person to remote learning.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ghana
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