Research Article

COVID-19 Experience of Higher Education Students in Urban and Rural Areas

Number: 46 December 16, 2021
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COVID-19 Experience of Higher Education Students in Urban and Rural Areas

Abstract

According to official statistics, there are approximately eight million higher education students in Turkey. In other words, one-eighth of Turkey's population continues to higher education in Turkey. In this study, the digital divide in distance education in terms of the physical and social environment of higher education students is discussed. When the first COVID-19 cases were recorded in Turkey in the second week of March 2020, formal education was immediately stopped with distance education until finishing 2020-2021 education year and 2021-2022 higher education year started with partly (approximately %40) distance education. This paper focusses on undergraduate (BA) and postgraduate students (both MA and PhD) from Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University (AYBU) in Turkey to compare the function of living in the urban area or rural area during the COVID-19 pandemic. After finishing literature review and getting ethical approval for collecting original data, Phone and Skype interviews between June and September 2020 has done with thirty-four students. Then, the datasets analyzed with the NVivo program with regards to emerged main themes (e.g., location, urban and rural areas, and distance education). In this study, students living in the city center stated that they experienced more psychological, social and economic difficulties in order to overcome this pandemic. Students who live in rural or suburban areas and can access educational materials and facilities with secure internet access have been found to be more independent, safe and productive during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mustafa Köse This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 16, 2021

Submission Date

March 9, 2021

Acceptance Date

October 24, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Number: 46

APA
Aydın, Y., & Köse, M. (2021). COVID-19 Experience of Higher Education Students in Urban and Rural Areas. Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 46, 337-354. https://doi.org/10.21497/sefad.1031810
AMA
1.Aydın Y, Köse M. COVID-19 Experience of Higher Education Students in Urban and Rural Areas. SEFAD. 2021;(46):337-354. doi:10.21497/sefad.1031810
Chicago
Aydın, Yahya, and Mustafa Köse. 2021. “COVID-19 Experience of Higher Education Students in Urban and Rural Areas”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, nos. 46: 337-54. https://doi.org/10.21497/sefad.1031810.
EndNote
Aydın Y, Köse M (December 1, 2021) COVID-19 Experience of Higher Education Students in Urban and Rural Areas. Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 46 337–354.
IEEE
[1]Y. Aydın and M. Köse, “COVID-19 Experience of Higher Education Students in Urban and Rural Areas”, SEFAD, no. 46, pp. 337–354, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.21497/sefad.1031810.
ISNAD
Aydın, Yahya - Köse, Mustafa. “COVID-19 Experience of Higher Education Students in Urban and Rural Areas”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi. 46 (December 1, 2021): 337-354. https://doi.org/10.21497/sefad.1031810.
JAMA
1.Aydın Y, Köse M. COVID-19 Experience of Higher Education Students in Urban and Rural Areas. SEFAD. 2021;:337–354.
MLA
Aydın, Yahya, and Mustafa Köse. “COVID-19 Experience of Higher Education Students in Urban and Rural Areas”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, no. 46, Dec. 2021, pp. 337-54, doi:10.21497/sefad.1031810.
Vancouver
1.Yahya Aydın, Mustafa Köse. COVID-19 Experience of Higher Education Students in Urban and Rural Areas. SEFAD. 2021 Dec. 1;(46):337-54. doi:10.21497/sefad.1031810

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