University climate encompasses rules, trust, academic support, social relationships, and connectedness. It reflects students’ perceptions of social interactions both within and beyond the classroom and plays a crucial role in shaping their development, influencing academic performance, well-being, self-esteem, sense of community, and professional identity. What happens when all activities shift online? Can a “university climate” exist without in-person interactions? To explore these questions, during the Covid-19 pandemic – when teaching transitioned to virtual platforms – empirical research was conducted to assess perceptions of university climate in distance education. This study focused on first-year students in the BA program in Educational Sciences at the University of Parma, using UCliQ-DE, a 22-item questionnaire. A cluster analysis of the collected data identified four main trends, supplemented by a contingency analysis.
The University Climate in Distance Learning. An empirical study of student perceptions / Zobbi, Elisa. - In: LLL. - ISSN 2279-9001. - 22:45(2024), pp. 381-392.
The University Climate in Distance Learning. An empirical study of student perceptions
ELISA ZOBBI
2024-01-01
Abstract
University climate encompasses rules, trust, academic support, social relationships, and connectedness. It reflects students’ perceptions of social interactions both within and beyond the classroom and plays a crucial role in shaping their development, influencing academic performance, well-being, self-esteem, sense of community, and professional identity. What happens when all activities shift online? Can a “university climate” exist without in-person interactions? To explore these questions, during the Covid-19 pandemic – when teaching transitioned to virtual platforms – empirical research was conducted to assess perceptions of university climate in distance education. This study focused on first-year students in the BA program in Educational Sciences at the University of Parma, using UCliQ-DE, a 22-item questionnaire. A cluster analysis of the collected data identified four main trends, supplemented by a contingency analysis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.