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Article

University STEM Students’ Perceived Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic

by
Yi Ding
1,*,
Qian Wang
2,
Yingying Yao
1,
Yuwei Liu
1,
Jiayi Wang
3,
Qiong Yu
4 and
Emily Marrinan
1
1
Graduate School of Education, Fordham University, New York, NY 10023, USA
2
School of Engineering, Manhattan University, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA
3
Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
4
School of Education, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY 11367, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Behav. Sci. 2025, 15(1), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15010032
Submission received: 27 September 2024 / Revised: 19 November 2024 / Accepted: 23 December 2024 / Published: 1 January 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wellbeing and Mental Health among Students)
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Abstract

University students faced unprecedented challenges and stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic. STEM students experienced unique challenges because many had traditional lectures and hands-on learning in laboratories or field settings. This qualitative study aimed to explore STEM university students’ experiences and difficulties perceived during the pandemic. Secondary analyses of 2 waves of interviews among 12 participants yielded 12 themes across 4 categories that captured the essence of the STEM university student’s experiences: academic and practice, emotional influences, discrimination, and finance. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.
Keywords: university STEM students; perceived challenges; COVID-19 pandemic university STEM students; perceived challenges; COVID-19 pandemic

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Ding, Y.; Wang, Q.; Yao, Y.; Liu, Y.; Wang, J.; Yu, Q.; Marrinan, E. University STEM Students’ Perceived Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Behav. Sci. 2025, 15, 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15010032

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Ding Y, Wang Q, Yao Y, Liu Y, Wang J, Yu Q, Marrinan E. University STEM Students’ Perceived Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Behavioral Sciences. 2025; 15(1):32. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15010032

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Ding, Yi, Qian Wang, Yingying Yao, Yuwei Liu, Jiayi Wang, Qiong Yu, and Emily Marrinan. 2025. "University STEM Students’ Perceived Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic" Behavioral Sciences 15, no. 1: 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15010032

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Ding, Y., Wang, Q., Yao, Y., Liu, Y., Wang, J., Yu, Q., & Marrinan, E. (2025). University STEM Students’ Perceived Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Behavioral Sciences, 15(1), 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15010032

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