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Title: | Understanding the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Management Accounting students | Authors: | Zunckel, Sharon Msomi, Mbali Portia Samuel, Stephanie Caroline Marimuthu, Ferina |
Keywords: | 1301 Education Systems;COVID-19;Online learning;Blended learning;Face-to-face learning | Issue Date: | 2021 | Publisher: | Sciedu Press | Source: | Zunckel, S., Msomi, M.P., Samuel, S.C. and Marimuthu, F. 2021. Understanding the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Management Accounting students. International Journal of Higher Education. 11(3): 130-130. doi:10.5430/ijhe.v11n3p130 | Journal: | International Journal of Higher Education; Vol. 11, Issue 3 | Abstract: | A switch to emergency remote teaching, learning, and assessment (TLA) has become necessary as a result of the social distancing brought about by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) were forced to switch from face-to-face to online teaching and learning to ensure successful completion of the academic year as well as the safety of their staff and students from a global pandemic. This arrangement has created teaching problems in terms of familiarizing oneself with technology, losing face-to-face contact, and limiting access to essential facilities such as laboratories and libraries. The new normal is when remote learning is employed to fulfil TLA obligations. Therefore, students are expected to adjust from a traditional to a remote learning environment. This change in environment highlights the importance of exploring students’ perceptions as the recipients of this novel learning. Hence, the aim of this study was to explore the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on student learning, underpinned by the activity theory. Quantitative research methods were applied to elicit students’ perceptions of remote learning through the use of an online questionnaire. The target population comprised undergraduate management accounting students. The paper provides interesting implications for government, policymakers, regulatory bodies, and other researchers because it offers a student perspective on the challenges experienced with remote learning. |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10321/3758 | ISSN: | 1927-6044 1927-6052 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.5430/ijhe.v11n3p130 |
Appears in Collections: | Research Publications (Accounting and Informatics) |
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