Postgraduate Student Wellbeing Factors During COVID-19, 2020-2021

A qualitative research document from Francesca Marshall analyzes factors affecting postgraduate taught student wellbeing at a Scottish university during the 2020-2021 academic year. The study is based on four focus groups and two interviews, analyzed via reflexive thematic analysis. It identifies nine main themes relating to supportive and hindering factors for wellbeing.

Use Cases

• Analyzing university support effectiveness based on student feedback themes.
• Studying the impact of social isolation on postgraduate student wellbeing.
• Evaluating perceptions of online teaching modes on student experience.
• Identifying equity, diversity, and inclusion challenges in postgraduate programs.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific cohort (postgraduate taught students) during a defined period (2020-2021).
• Analysis is based on four focus groups and two interviews, providing qualitative depth.
• Identifies nine distinct themes related to wellbeing factors.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 15.3 KB qualitative analysis document, not a structured data file.
• 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

figshare

Collection Method

Reflexive thematic analysis of transcripts from four focus groups and two interviews.

Time Range

Academic year 2020-2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 05:30:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

One Scottish university