Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Regional, Rural and Remote Undergraduate Students at an Australian University

Autor/inn/en	Cook, Julia; Burke, Penny Jane; Bunn, Matthew; Cuervo, Hernan
Titel	Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Regional, Rural and Remote Undergraduate Students at an Australian University
Quelle	In: Educational Review, 74 (2022) 3, S.630-644 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cook, Julia) ORCID (Burke, Penny Jane) ORCID (Bunn, Matthew) ORCID (Cuervo, Hernan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1911
DOI	10.1080/00131911.2021.1958756
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; COVID-19; Pandemics; Rural Areas; Geographic Isolation; Higher Education; Socioeconomic Status; Student Experience; Relocation; Access to Education; Student Mobility; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Studienerfahrung; Umsetzung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Australien
Abstract	While widening participation in higher education for regional, rural and remote (RRR) Australian communities has been a major policy focus in recent years, the pandemic and resulting lockdowns and closures of internal borders between Australian states and territories has impacted significantly upon RRR students who relocate to pursue tertiary education. In this article we draw on intersectional theory and in-depth interview data to understand the experiences, challenges faced by, and related choice-making processes of students during the height of the pandemic period. In the wake of the lockdown and implementation of a study from home university policy, the 27 students interviewed uncovered a new variation of the classic dilemma faced by young people living in rural areas: should I stay or should I go? Drawing on existing insights about student choice in higher education, we analyse mobility decision-making in relation to the participants' classed, gendered and locational identities. We find that although the pandemic impacted upon all of the participants, their experiences differed significantly and were stratified across existing lines of inequalities related particularly to their access to financial resources and practical assistance. We ultimately contend that while the pandemic and resulting public health measures provide an extraordinary context, they nevertheless highlight some of the key challenges and vulnerabilities faced by RRR students who are unable to quickly marshal financial, emotional and practical support when crises occur, providing insights whose utility persists beyond the pandemic. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01