Student Educational Vitality in Virtual Spaces: A Study During the COVID-۱۹ Pandemic

Following the outbreak of COVID-۱۹ and the compulsory shift to online learning for students, addressing educational vitality and its contribution to the performance of academic institutions has become increasingly important. This research investigates the educational vitality of students in virtual spaces and identifies factors associated with it. The statistical population for this survey comprises students at the University of Kashan during the academic year ۲۰۲۰-۲۰۲۱. The sample size was estimated at ۴۸۹ participants using Sample Power software. The reliability of the research variables was assessed and confirmed using the composite reliability coefficient. Research findings indicate a direct relationship between the variables "access to virtual education resources and facilities," "satisfaction with the university's e-learning system," "educational quality," "student lived experience in virtual space," "bonding social capital," and "respecting student rights," and the variable " educational vitality." Furthermore, the structural model evaluation results show that the effect size of "student lived experience in virtual space" was large, the effect size of "educational quality" was medium-to-low, and the effect sizes of other variables were small. The model's predictive power was estimated to be high. In conclusion, the findings demonstrate that addressing virtual education facilities and enhancing their quality, on one hand, and paying attention to students' bonding social capital and respecting their rights, on the other hand, can play a significant role in student lived experience and consequently in educational vitality, even in a non-in-person environment.

کلیدواژه ها:

Educational Vitality ، Educational Liveliness ، Virtual Education ، Quality of Virtual Education ، Vitality-Oriented University