Concerns of College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Thematic Perspectives from the United States, Asia, and Europe

• DOI: 10.37074/jalt.2021.4.1.10
• Publication Date: 2021-03-25T01:03:52Z
• Authors: Suzanne R. Hawley; Jyothi Thrivikraman; Noemi Noveck; Theresa St. Romain; Mary‐Jon Ludy; Lucy Barnhart; Winnie Siew Swee ...; Min Jung Cho; Megan Hueh Zan Chong; Chen Du; Jenifer I. Fenton; Pao Ying Hsiao; Richard Hsiao; Laura Keaver; HeeSoon Lee; Wan Shen; Chang‐Chi Lai; Kuo‐Wei Tseng; Wei‐Chin Tseng; Robin M. Tucker
• Keywords: Misinformation; Pandemic; Globe; Thematic Analysis

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the landscape of higher education, forcing institutes across globe to lock down campuses and shift instructional methods. To determine impact these changes on students, 644 currently enrolled education students seven countries (USA, Netherlands, Ireland, South Korea, China, Malaysia, Taiwan) were asked report their pandemic-related concerns. Qualitative responses translated indexed by theme, with reporting major concerns in areas safety, mental health, employment stability/finances, future, relationships. Minor themes travel/getting out, politics, economy, misinformation also reported. results this study provide broadly endorsed international information student needs for support continuity learning. These findings can be used inform policy procedure, including but not limited health risk communication, during present future emergency or disaster situations.