Postgraduate Student Wellbeing Factors from Focus Groups and Interviews

A qualitative study from the academic year 2020-2021 explores factors affecting postgraduate taught student wellbeing at a Scottish university during COVID-19 restrictions. The dataset likely contains transcripts and thematic analysis from four focus groups and two interviews conducted by Francesca Marshall. The file is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze themes related to university support and interventions based on qualitative data.
• Identify factors that hindered wellbeing, such as communication issues and isolation, from student narratives.
• Study the impact of teaching modes (online vs. in-person) on student wellbeing during a pandemic.
• Explore themes of equality, diversity, and inclusion in postgraduate student experiences.
• Develop co-created support systems based on identified student needs and partnership models.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific and relevant time period: the academic year 2020-2021 during COVID-19.
• Analysis is based on primary qualitative data from four focus groups and two interviews.
• The dataset identifies nine distinct themes, providing a structured view of wellbeing factors.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small (18.8 KB), suggesting limited scope or highly condensed content.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The data is from a single Scottish university, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Focus groups and interviews, transcribed and analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.

Time Range

Academic year 2020-2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 05:30:49; freshness should be verified.

Geography

One Scottish university