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This paper aims at describing academic trajectories of young students transitioning to tertiary education and online education, in the shadow of economic, security and health crises. Based on a survey conducted in 2020, among a population of 361 newly enrolled students in one of the biggest universities in Lebanon, it provides an overview of the academic challenges of online teaching and studying in time of Covid-19, in order to study its impact on their lived experience (uneasiness) and academic performances. The mental uneasiness refers to a state of being uneasy, apprehensive, or worried about what may happen. Despite the high levels of mental uneasiness and connectivity problems, Lebanese students seem to be highly motivated to study and succeed in a context of extreme adversity, since university degrees are perceived as a major passport for economic immigration.
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Satisfaction questions adopted 4-point scales, to force respondents to make clear-cut choices, while crisis and containment effects questions adopted 5-point scales, given the importance of potential neutral effects of some determinants.
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Saad Harfouche, J., Hariri, N. (2021). Transition to Tertiary Education and eLearning in Lebanon Against the Backdrop of Economic Collapse and Covid-19 Pandemic. In: Jallouli, R., Bach Tobji, M.A., Mcheick, H., Piho, G. (eds) Digital Economy. Emerging Technologies and Business Innovation. ICDEc 2021. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 431. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92909-1_12
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