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Distance education has been a difficult challenge for many students. Stock Photography.
Loneliness, anxiety and stress. According to studies last spring, most young people were negatively affected by having to study at a distance.
– Most worryingly, her mental health has changed, says Sabina Kapetanovic of University West.
On Thursday, the government announced that the nation’s upper secondary schools will be closed starting Monday and for the entire year.
Instead, teaching, as for several months this spring, will take place remotely.
According to Sabina Kapetanovic of University West, distance learning runs the risk of causing deterioration in the mental health of many high school students.
At least that’s what happened this spring, according to a study of 1,700 young people by University West and Jönköping University.
– Students experience changes in their daily life. The relationship with the family changes, there will be some conflicts for example. They also spend less time with their friends, at an age when you normally turn to your friends a lot, says Sabina Kapetanovic.
– There are many who report feeling lonely to a greater degree and the same with stress and depressive elements.
Grade concerns
About a third of the young people in the study perceived the stay at home as a positive thing, in part because they spent more time with the family. But for most, home studies meant mostly a negative change.
– Parents, of course, should take this into account. But the situation has really changed for the whole family, says Sabina Kapetanovic.
That is why it is important that schools and perhaps also social services tailor their support based on the fact that students will now be home again.
In addition to the fear of covid-19 infection and a lack of friends, this spring there was also great concern about how things would go with grades.
– Their main concern is how their success in school will be affected. Can they handle this? We see in the results that they are very concerned about not being in tune with school work, says Sabina Kapetanovic.
“So lonely”
This is also repeated in a study from the University of Gothenburg, where 87 students who went to the last semester of upper secondary school submitted written reports on how they experienced the closure of the school.
The general rule is that distance education, especially initially, entails an increase in workload and stress, resulting in fatigue and lack of motivation.
Many had a hard time getting technology to work, finding a routine for school work, and sometimes just getting out of bed.
– The voices and thoughts of the students are very close in these answers. They were concerned with many different things and felt very lonely, says Ingrid Henning Loeb, associate professor of pedagogy at the University of Gothenburg.
When upper secondary schools switch back to distance education, it is important not to forget the social function of the school, he notes.
– Loneliness has important implications for learning, says Ingrid Henning Loeb.
– Otherwise, the school is always there. But suddenly everything social in school disappears. And also, you must take responsibility for your future and make sure you get good grades.
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