OpenLB
Open Library of Bioscience
Advanced Search
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
Jan 01, 2025;15 (1):

University STEM Students' Perceived Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Yi Ding, Qian Wang, Yingying Yao, Yuwei Liu, Jiayi Wang, Qiong Yu, Emily Marrinan
Author Information
  1. Yi Ding: Graduate School of Education, Fordham University, New York, NY 10023, USA. ORCID
  2. Qian Wang: School of Engineering, Manhattan University, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA. ORCID
  3. Yingying Yao: Graduate School of Education, Fordham University, New York, NY 10023, USA.
  4. Yuwei Liu: Graduate School of Education, Fordham University, New York, NY 10023, USA.
  5. Jiayi Wang: Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA. ORCID
  6. Qiong Yu: School of Education, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY 11367, USA. ORCID
  7. Emily Marrinan: Graduate School of Education, Fordham University, New York, NY 10023, USA.
PMID: 39851836 DOI: 10.3390/bs15010032

Abstract

University students faced unprecedented challenges and stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic. STEM students experienced unique challenges because many had traditional lectures and hands-on learning in laboratories or field settings. This qualitative study aimed to explore STEM university students' experiences and difficulties perceived during the pandemic. Secondary analyses of 2 waves of interviews among 12 participants yielded 12 themes across 4 categories that captured the essence of the STEM university student's experiences: academic and practice, emotional influences, discrimination, and finance. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

Keywords

COVID-19 pandemic perceived challenges university STEM students

References

  1. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Sep 1;3(9):e2019686 [PMID: 32876685]
  2. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2023;93(1):86-96 [PMID: 36355700]
  3. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 10;19(19): [PMID: 36232260]
  4. NPJ Sci Learn. 2021 Jun 14;6(1):17 [PMID: 34127672]
  5. Emerg Adulthood. 2022 Apr;10(2):473-490 [PMID: 38603124]
  6. J Exp Psychol Gen. 2020 Nov;149(11):2119-2144 [PMID: 32378957]
  7. J Altern Complement Med. 2009 May;15(5):593-600 [PMID: 19432513]
  8. J Immigr Minor Health. 2022 Aug;24(4):909-917 [PMID: 34643848]
  9. Laryngoscope. 2021 Mar;131(3):E738-E743 [PMID: 32880975]
  10. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2003 Apr;84(4):822-48 [PMID: 12703651]
  11. PLoS One. 2021 Aug 27;16(8):e0256213 [PMID: 34449780]
  12. J Couns Psychol. 2015 Oct;62(4):718-31 [PMID: 26167648]
  13. PLoS One. 2020 Sep 30;15(9):e0239696 [PMID: 32997683]
  14. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2010 Apr;78(2):169-83 [PMID: 20350028]
  15. PLoS One. 2021 Mar 5;16(3):e0247999 [PMID: 33667243]

Grants

  1. NA/Fordham University Internal Resarch Fund to Yi Ding
Journal Article

Word Cloud

Created with Highcharts 10.0.0STEMstudentschallengesCOVID-19pandemicuniversityUniversityperceived12facedunprecedentedstressorsexperienceduniquemanytraditionallectureshands-onlearninglaboratoriesfieldsettingsqualitativestudyaimedexplorestudents'experiencesdifficultiesSecondaryanalyses2wavesinterviewsamongparticipantsyieldedthemesacross4categoriescapturedessencestudent'sexperiences:academicpracticeemotionalinfluencesdiscriminationfinanceImplicationslimitationsfuturedirectionsdiscussedStudents'PerceivedChallengesPandemic

Similar Articles

Cited By