Impact of online learning on sense of belonging among first year clinical health students during COVID-19: student and academic perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The need to belong is a fundamental human desire that provides the basis for relationships and community; it provides a sense of security that enables growth and development. This sense of belonging is pivotal to new University students, indeed, without it, students are at greater risk of failing or withdrawing from their studies. Yet developing a sense of belonging within a new cohort is complex and multi-faceted and further complicated by a sudden shift away from in-person to online learning. Using the situated-learning framework, our study explores first year clinical health students' sense of belonging in the context of the rapid transition to online learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We utilised a current mixed-method approach including a surv

SUBMITTER: Tang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9906584 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature