Challenges in PhD education due to COVID-19 - disrupted supervision or business as usual: a cross-sectional survey of Swedish biomedical sciences graduate students.
Challenges in PhD education due to COVID-19 - disrupted supervision or business as usual: a cross-sectional survey of Swedish biomedical sciences graduate students.
复制标题
DOI：
10.1186/s12909-021-02727-3
复制
发表时间：
2021-05-22
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Lange S
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Börgeson E;Sotak M;Kraft J;Bagunu G;Biörserud C;Lange S
目前尚不清楚SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19大流行在多大程度上扰乱了生物医学和医学研究生课程的正常进展，以及是否对博士生的监督质量和数量产生了持久影响。迄今为止，多篇社论和评论指出了中断的严重性，但没有提供足够的量化数据证据。一项在线调查提交给瑞典八所主要大学的生物医学和医学博士课程的行政办公室，以评估疫情对学生的影响。它包括多项选择和开放式问题，学生可以提供积极和/或消极监督策略的例子。开放式回答的问题被编码为积极或消极支持的例子。博士生被分为两组：在大流行期间监督改善或不变的人（第1组，n = 185）和监督恶化的人（第2组，n = 69）。第1组从主管那里得到了更多的帮助，并通过在线和替代平台（电子邮件/短信和电话）得到了更频繁的监督。两组在教育程度、性别、照顾责任等方面无显著差异。科学界必须学会如何在大流行期间为博士生提供尽可能好的监督。我们的数据表明，更频繁的监督和使用各种会议平台是有帮助的。此外，重要的是让学生感到他们有他们的主管的情感支持。一些学生还表示，由于疫情造成的延误，他们将受益于博士课程的延期。
It remains unclear to what extent the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the normal progression of biomedical and medical science graduate programs and if there was a lasting impact on the quality and quantity of supervision of PhD-students. To date, multiple editorials and commentaries indicate the severity of the disruption without providing sufficient evidence with quantifiable data. An online survey was submitted to the administrative offices of biomedical and medical PhD-programs at eight major universities in Sweden to gauge the impact of the pandemic on the students. It consisted of multiple-choice and open-ended questions where students could provide examples of positive and/or negative supervision strategies. Open answered questions were coded as either examples of positive or negative support. PhD students were divided into two groups: those with improved or unchanged supervision during the pandemic (group 1, n = 185), versus those whose supervision worsened (group 2, n = 69). Group 1 received more help from supervisors and more frequent supervision via both online and alternative platforms (email/messages and telephone). There was no significant difference in educational-stage, gender or caretaking responsibilities between the groups. It is important for the scientific community to learn how to provide the best possible supervision for PhD students during the pandemic. Our data suggests that more frequent supervision, and using a diverse array of meeting platforms is helpful. In addition, it is important for the students to feel that they have their supervisor’s emotional support. Several students also expressed that they would benefit from an extension of their PhD programs due to delays caused by the pandemic.
登录
查看更多内容
DOI：
10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.25117
发表时间：
2020
期刊：
The Pan African medical journal
影响因子：
--
作者：
Hlongwa M
通讯作者：
Hlongwa M
影响因子：
2.5
作者：
Bal, Irene A.;Arslan, Okan;Muljana, Pauline S.
通讯作者：
Muljana, Pauline S.
影响因子：
3.2
作者：
Wang, Lizhou;DeLaquil, Tessa
通讯作者：
DeLaquil, Tessa
影响因子：
1.7
作者：
Hossain, Syed Far Abid;Shan, Xu;Nurunnabi, Mohammad
通讯作者：
Nurunnabi, Mohammad
影响因子：
1.4
作者：
Aydemir, Duygu;Ulusu, Nuriye N.
通讯作者：
Ulusu, Nuriye N.