Young and Adult Education.
Published in Chapter:
COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on Brazilian Postgraduate Research: An Exploratory Study at Two Federal Institute Programmes
Andre Fernando Uébe-Mansur (Federal Fluminense Institute, Brazil), Giselle Rôças (Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Eduardo dos Santos de Oliveira Braga (Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Neila Ferreira da Silva Jesus (Federal Fluminense Institute, Brazil), and Lohaine Miguez Martins (Federal Fluminense Institute, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8816-1.ch014
Abstract
The education area is being deeply affected by COVID-19, and Brazilian students are trying to adapt. This chapter aims to research how postgraduate students are dealing with the challenges of the pandemic. From the following research question, “How did COVID-19 impact different dimensions of students´ lives enrolled at master and doctorate programmes?” the chapter describes the challenges that students from Master and Doctorate programmes of two federal institutes are dealing with and the future perspectives in the context of the pandemic. The research methodology is based on an exploratory approach, grounded on a survey for data regarding the impacts of COVID-19 in three dimensions: private life, professional life, and academic life, aiming to understand if and how their research and educational products development were affected. The results show that, despite stress and efforts, the students could adapt their research for the pandemic situation.