Managing Heutagogy during COVID-19 Pandemic via Virtual Learning and its impact on Academic Identity Status and Communities of Practice (COP)

Abstract

Objective - The main objective is to examine the experience using a hauntological approach during an online learning phase on fresh undergraduates during the pandemic and to determine undergraduates’ Academic Identity Status (AIS) and awareness of Communities of practice (COP). Methodology - The respondents are 34 first-year undergraduate students at the university via mixed methods that comprised of classroom observations, online questionnaires, and online interviews. Findings –The results show that respondents were not ready to embrace heutagogy and virtual learning affected the respondents’ academic identity status and their awareness of their Community of Practice (COP) Novelty - The paper addresses new findings in experiences of using a hauntological approach during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on academic identity status and COP awareness. The implication of this study suggests the need to develop a conceptual framework for a hauntological approach that could be accustomed to a large classroom and a virtual platform. Type of Paper: Empirical JEL Classification: I23, I29 Keywords: Pandemic; online learning; Academic Identity Status; Communities of Practice; Heutagogy. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Mumin, M.A; Valdez, N.P. (2023). Managing Heutagogy during COVID-19 Pandemic via Virtual Learning and its impact on Academic Identity Status and Communities of Practice (COP), J. Mgt. Mkt. Review, 8(1), 45 – 62. https://doi.org/10.35609/jmmr.2023.8.1(6)