Chinese Higher Education in the First Year of COVID-19: Policy Changes and Students’ Perspectives

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Chinese Higher Education in the First Year of COVID-19: Policy Changes and Students’ Perspectives

Yuqi Huang 1*
  • 1 The University of Edinburgh    
  • *corresponding author kikifanciesu@gmail.com
Published on 26 October 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/11/20230738
LNEP Vol.11
ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
ISSN (Online): 2753-7048
ISBN (Print): 978-1-83558-047-9
ISBN (Online): 978-1-83558-048-6

Abstract

This study, which focuses on higher education policies and students’ opinions of higher education during this time, is set in China during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigation of China’s higher education policy change at the start of the COVID-19 epidemic (2020) and a comparison of various educational models are the main goals of this study (mainly online and offline). The researcher collected 138 questionnaires via the internet from students at all levels of higher education across China, and this data was collated and analysed. The researcher found that participants were subjectively more likely to believe that COVID-19 was detrimental to their learning. Also, specific similarities and differences between online and offline courses were summarised from the participants’ descriptions. In terms of correlation, the study found a positive correlation between students’ equipment and adaptability. Regarding the education policy section, the study found a clear policy shift in Chinese universities in 2020, mainly in the first half of the year when most universities implemented a policy of conducting all online courses, while in the second half of the year the opposite was true, with most universities changing back to all on-campus learning.

Keywords:

COVID-19, policy, online learning, higher education

Huang,Y. (2023). Chinese Higher Education in the First Year of COVID-19: Policy Changes and Students’ Perspectives. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,11,177-185.
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Cite this article

Huang,Y. (2023). Chinese Higher Education in the First Year of COVID-19: Policy Changes and Students’ Perspectives. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,11,177-185.

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References

[1]. Shi, Y., Wang, G., Cai, X. P., Deng, J. W., Zheng, L., Zhu, H. H., ... & Chen, Z. (2020). An overview of COVID-19. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 21(5), 343-360.

[2]. Zhou H. (2020) The sudden change of study abroad policy in western developed countries in the context of global epidemic and its response. Journal of Hebei Normal University (Education Science Edition),2020,22(6):21-28.

[3]. Cesco, S., Zara, V., De Toni, A. F., Lugli, P., Betta, G., Evans, A. C., & Orzes, G. (2021). Higher education in the first year of COVID-19: Thoughts and perspectives for the future. International Journal of Higher Education, 10(3), 285-294.

[4]. Rashid, S., & Yadav, S. S. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on higher education and research. Indian Journal of Human Development, 14(2), 340-343.

[5]. Karalis, T., & Raikou, N. (2020). Teaching at the times of COVID-19: Inferences and implications for higher education pedagogy. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(5), 479-493.

[6]. Arora, A. K., & Srinivasan, R. (2020). Impact of pandemic COVID-19 on the teaching–learning process: A study of higher education teachers. Prabandhan: Indian journal of management, 13(4), 43-56.

[7]. Roopa, S., & Rani, M. S. (2012). Questionnaire designing for a survey. Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society, 46(4_suppl1), 273-277.

[8]. Dörnyei, Z. (2007). Research methods in applied linguistics. New York: Oxford healthcare: an introduction to grounded theory using thematic analysis.

[9]. Lee, I., & Mak, P. (2018). Classroom atmosphere. The TESOL encyclopedia of English language teaching, 1-7.

[10]. Broadbent, J., & Poon, W. L. (2015). Self-regulated learning strategies & academic achievement in online higher education learning environments: A systematic review. The Internet and Higher Education, 27, 1-13.

[11]. Levesque, R. (2007). SPSS programming and data management. A guide for SPSS and SAS Users.

[12]. Wang, H., Wang, Z., Dong, Y., Chang, R., Xu, C., Yu, X., ... & Cai, Y. (2020). Phase-adjusted estimation of the number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Wuhan, China. Cell discovery, 6(1), 1-8.

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