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Distance Learning in Higher Education during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review

António Abreu , Eusébio Costa , Jerónimo Paiva

ISLA — Instituto Politécnico de Gestão e Tecnologia

Cadernos de Investigação do Mestrado em Negócio Eletrónico, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic led to the closing of universities and the forced shift from face-to-face to distance education showcasing the potential and limitations of this form of learning. We used several tools for bibliographic management like Rayyan, VOSViewer and NVIVO and followed the PRISMA protocol. The goal of this systematic literature review was to identify the main keywords, theoretical frameworks and research methodologies used. Our analysis of themes showed the existence of 3 nodes within the literature: students, teachers, and education. After searching in 5 databases, 1915 articles were found. After excluding the duplicates (63 articles), we screened and read the titles and abstracts of 1852 articles. Only 135 articles met the criteria for inclusion. Finally, 122 articles were selected for review and analysis. The most widely used methodology was case study analysis and TAM was the most used theoretical framework.

Keywords

#distance education #Higher education #COVID-19 pandemic #Online Learning #university closure #student learning #teacher role #technology acceptance model #Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) #Systematic review #Inclusion (mineral) #Pandemic #Closing (real estate) #Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) #2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Bibliographic Details

Publication Type Journal article

Publication Year 2021

Journal / Conference / Work Cadernos de Investigação do Mestrado em Negócio Eletrónico

ISLA Authors & Affiliations

António José Abreu da Silva

aabreu@iscap.ipp.pt ID: 421F-966A-D46E

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Eusébio Costa

eusebiocosta@iesfafe.pt ID: 0714-5527-5537

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Jerónimo Paiva