Quality of Academic Life during Corona Pandemic (Covid 19) among Students of Umm Al-Qura University in Light of Some Demographic Variables

Abstract

The current research was conducted to identify the level of quality of academic life during Covid -19 pandemic among the students in Umm alQura University. The study also attempted to reveal the impact of some demographic variables (gender, specialization, and university stage( on the quality of academic life. A stratifed random sample of (927) was selected from male and female students, and the measure of quality of academic life during Corona pandemic was applied to them. The results indicated a high quality of academic life among all groups of students, and revealed no statistically signifcant difference in quality of academic life during Covid 19 pandemic due to gender, while a statistically signifcant difference was found in quality of academic life during Corona Covid 19 pandemic duo to the variable of academic specialisation. The results also indicated statistically signifcant difference in quality of academic life during Covid 19 pandemic between undergraduate students and postgraduate students in the direction of postgraduate students’ scores. The study recommended the need to work on developing plans and alternative plans to deal with similar events in the future, such as the Corona pandemic to ensure the continuity of the quality of academic life for the university students.