An Empirical Study on Emergency of Distant Tertiary Education in the Southern Region of Bangladesh during COVID-19: Policy Implication

Md. Abu Issa Gazi, Abdullah Al Masud (), Farid Ahammad Sobhani, Bablu Kumar Dhar (), Mohammad Sabbir Hossain and Abu Ishaque Hossain
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Md. Abu Issa Gazi: School of Management, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang 332005, China
Abdullah Al Masud: Department of Management Studies, University of Barishal, Barishal 8254, Bangladesh
Farid Ahammad Sobhani: School of Business and Economics, United International University, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
Bablu Kumar Dhar: Mahidol University International College, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
Mohammad Sabbir Hossain: Department of Finance and Banking, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali 8602, Bangladesh
Abu Ishaque Hossain: Department of Business Administration, The International University of Scholars, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-22

Abstract: Many fields have been affected by COVID-19, including education. The pandemic has prompted a change in education due to the requirement for social distancing. Campuses are now closed in many educational institutions across the globe, and teaching and learning are now conducted online. Internationalization has significantly slowed down. A mixed-method study was designed for this research, with the goal of ascertaining the impact of COVID-19 on Bangladeshi students enrolled in higher education during and after the pandemic. A questionnaire with 19 questions on a Google form was used to collect quantitative data using a 4-point Likert scale and was conducted on 100 students from different universities in the southern part of Bangladesh, such as Barisal University, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University. For collecting qualitative data, six quasi-interviews were conducted. A statistical package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to analyze both quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative results demonstrated that during the COVID-19 pandemic, pupils continuously received teaching and learning. The current study’s findings revealed a significant positive correlation between the COVID-19 pandemic and teaching, learning, and student achievement and a significant negative correlation between the COVID-19 pandemic and student goals. The study also revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic had a detrimental effect on students enrolled in higher education programs at the universities. The qualitative judgment showed that students faced many problems when joining classes, such as poor Internet connection and insufficient network and technological facilities, etc. Some students live in rural areas and have slow Internet speeds, which sometimes prevented them from joining class. The findings of the study can help policy makers in higher education to review and adopt a new policy in higher education in Bangladesh. It can also help education instructors in universities to develop a proper study plan for their students.

Keywords: COVID-19; higher education; students learning; experience; teaching (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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