Impact of working while studying on university students’ academic performance in Egypt during the COVID-19 pandemic and transition to online learning

Q2 Social Sciences
Noha A Alaa El Dine, Menatalla Kaoud
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In the context of online education, which has been growing as a common approach, this paper examines the impact of working while studying on university students’ academic performance, namely Cumulative GPA (CGPA), as a rising trend in Egypt, especially after the pandemic and the shift into online learning. The research followed an exploratory survey method, namely a quantitative approach, with a sample of 361 students randomly selected using the convenience sampling method from a total of 3326 students, both working and non-working, from years 2 to 4 across the four schools at Nile University – Cairo, Egypt. The study examines a cause-and-effect relationship between working students and their CGPA. Literature points out that with online education becoming a conventional mode, there has been an increase in “working while studying” in Egypt, which requires further investigation. Thus, this paper bridges this empirical gap as the first study of its kind by studying the case of Nile University working students and the effect of working while studying on their academic performance and their ability to strike a work-life balance. The study revealed a slightly negative relationship between working while studying and students’ CGPA compared to non-working, as well as a negative effect on their work-life balance. The findings imply that a new mindset in the pedagogical system is needed, combining new assessment methods and modes of delivery to accommodate the rising trend. The study has its own limitations, focusing on Egypt and specifically Nile University students.
2019冠状病毒病大流行期间,边工作边学习对埃及大学生学业成绩的影响及向在线学习过渡
在线教育已经成为一种普遍的教育方式,在这种背景下,本文研究了边工作边学习对大学生学业成绩的影响,即累积GPA (CGPA),这是埃及的一种上升趋势,特别是在疫情和转向在线学习之后。本研究采用探索性调查方法,即定量方法,采用便利抽样法,从埃及开罗尼罗河大学四所学院二至四年级的3326名在职和非在职学生中随机抽取了361名学生。该研究考察了打工学生与其CGPA之间的因果关系。文献指出,随着在线教育成为一种常规模式,埃及“边工作边学习”的现象有所增加,这需要进一步调查。因此,本文通过研究尼罗河大学打工学生的案例,以及边打工边学习对其学业成绩和工作与生活平衡能力的影响,弥合了这一实证差距,成为同类研究的第一项研究。研究显示,与不工作相比,边学习边工作与学生的CGPA之间存在轻微的负相关关系,同时对他们的工作与生活平衡也有负面影响。研究结果表明,需要在教学系统中建立一种新的思维模式,将新的评估方法和交付模式结合起来,以适应这种上升的趋势。这项研究有其自身的局限性,主要集中在埃及,特别是尼罗河大学的学生。
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