Abstract

MONTIEL, María De las Nieves; FONSECA-FERIS, Roberto  and  ARRUA-JACQUET, Katherin. Adaptation and transition in Higher Education students in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rev. Int. Investig. Cienc. Soc. [online]. 2022, vol.18, n.2, pp.343-358. ISSN 2226-4000.  https://doi.org/10.18004/riics.2022.diciembre.343.

The transition of higher education students in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic is part of the current educational dynamic. This article analyzes the socioeconomic and pedagogical conditions of the students in two stages: at the beginning of the health emergency and after one year. A quantitative approach methodology, descriptive scope, non-experimental-longitudinal trend design is used. The data collection was carried out through the application of a closed questionnaire and the sample was made up of 426 students in the year 2020 and 480 students in the year 2021. The sampling was non-probabilistic, by chain samples in three institutions in Paraguay: American University, National Institute of Higher Education Dr. Raúl Peña and National Conservatory of Music. With the results, it was shown that the students, when moving from one year to another of the pandemic, mostly adapted to the socioeconomic and pedagogical conditions; improvements were seen in access to technological equipment, access to internet service and academic skills, as well as in the management of digital resources and the platform; however, the quality of the connection and the constant power outages became notoriety as difficulties.

Keywords : students; university; pandemic COVID-19; quality of education; financial resources.

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