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THE PERCEPTIONS OF BRAZILIAN POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THEIR WELL-BEING AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Corrêa, Roberta Pires et al. | Date Issued: 2022
Author
Corrêa, Roberta Pires
Castro, Helena Carla
Ferreira, Roberto Rodrigues
Araújo-Jorge, Tania
Stephens, Paulo Roberto Soares
Affilliation
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Programa de Educação em Biociências e Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Inovações em Terapias, Ensino e Bioprodutos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal Fluminense. Laboratório de Antibióticos, Bioquímica, Ensino e Modelagem Molecular. Niterói, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Programa de Educação em Biociências e Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal Fluminense. Laboratório de Antibióticos, Bioquímica, Ensino e Modelagem Molecular. Niterói, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal Fluminense. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência, Tecnologias e Inclusão. Niterói, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal Fluminense. Curso de Mestrado Profissional em Diversidade e Inclusão. Niterói, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal Fluminense. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Patologia. Niterói, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Programa de Educação em Biociências e Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Inovações em Terapias, Ensino e Bioprodutos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Genômica Funcional e Bioinformática. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Programa de Educação em Biociências e Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Inovações em Terapias, Ensino e Bioprodutos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Programa de Educação em Biociências e Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Inovações em Terapias, Ensino e Bioprodutos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
This study aimed at identifying the perceptions of Brazilian postgraduate students from all over the country on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their academic trajectories. Data from 5985 postgraduate students were collected in the end of 2020, through a 37-item questionnaire, including multiple-choice questions, through Google Forms. The questions were divided into blocks with different proposals: personal profile, academic profile, issues related to COVID-19 infection, and issues related to mental health. Our analysis showed that 51.43% were master's degree students; 43.02% were doctorate and 5.55% were specialization students, mostly attending Biological, Health, and Human Sciences post-graduation courses (18.13%, 17.91%, and 17.38%, respectively) of different Brazilian educational institutions, including public (e.g., UFRJ) and private (e.g., PUC) federal universities as well as research institutions (e.g., Fiocruz) from all five regions of Brazil (north, south, southeast, northeast, and center Midwest). Most of them were academically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which also involved psychological aspects such as high levels of anxiety and depression. The results showed readjustments of research projects, and academic activities, which in some particular research fields led to the successful completion through the remote activities. However, efforts are still needed by graduate programs in order to allow greater flexibility in academic activities to fulfill all previous planning and chronograms, in addition to implementing ongoing projects to support students' mental health.
Keywords in Portuguese
COVID-19
Pandemia no Brasil
Estudantes de pós graduação
Atividades acadêmicas
Saúde mental
 
Keywords
COVID-19
Pandemic in Brazil
Postgraduate students
Academic activities
Mental health
 
Publisher
Science Direct
Citation
CORRÊA, Roberta PIres et al. The perceptions of Brazilian postgraduate students about the impact of COVID-19 on their well-being and academic performance. International Journal of Educational Research Open. n. 2, 100185, p. 1-8, Aug. 2022.
DOI
10.1016/j.ijedro.2022.100185
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2666-3740