Open AccessReconstructing Subjective Study Experiences during Shutdown in Pandemic Times
Author(s) -
Laura Eigbrecht,
UlfDaniel Ehlers
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european distance and e-learning network (eden) conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2707-2819
DOI - 10.38069/edenconf-2021-ac0014
Subject(s) - shutdown , pandemic , covid-19 , qualitative research , higher education , psychology , order (exchange) , medical education , pedagogy , mathematics education , sociology , social psychology , political science , engineering , social science , medicine , business , law , disease , finance , pathology , virology , nuclear engineering , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The article reports on a qualitative study based on interviews with students systematically conducted online since March 2020. A total of 13 individual and eleven group interviews on the personal study situation during the Corona shutdown have been conducted, analysed and evaluated. The students’ perspectives provide insights into how they subjectively reconstruct and classify the experiences they have made, what conclusions can be drawn from this for future higher education and how higher education institutions must evolve in order to support students in the best possible way. In addition to numerous challenges, the pandemic has brought forth the potential of students to shape and reflect on their learning processes in a self-determined and self-organised way and to contribute as experts to shaping the future of higher education.