The Repercussions of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Higher Education and its implications   for Syrian Refugees Students (An Analytical Descriptive Study)

Anas  Alsobeh; Ahlam  Aloudat

doi:10.35516/hum.v49i5.2770

Authors

Anas Alsobeh Yarmouk University, Jordan.
Ahlam Aloudat Yarmouk University, Jordan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v49i5.2770

Keywords:

Syrian refugees, COVID-19, e-learning

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the most important challenges and difficulties that refugee students faced in Jordanian universities (e.g., Yarmouk University, AL Al-Bayt, and the Private Zarqa University) due to the COVID-19 pandemic through measuring a different of indicators that are related, in addition, to identify some of the independent variables on e-educational challenges. In the study, the analytical description approach was used. The data collection tool is a questionnaire, which was distributed to a random sample of students electronically. Results show that the necessity to implement educational and psychological counseling programs and economic support programs to support the e-Learning costs. The study confirmed that refugees are the most affected students with the pandemic compared to the host community

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