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Students’ preferences for returning to colleges and universities during the COVID-19 pandemic: A discrete choice experiment

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  • Steimle, Lauren N.
  • Sun, Yuming
  • Johnson, Lauren
  • Besedeš, Tibor
  • Mokhtarian, Patricia
  • Nazzal, Dima

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When an emerging infectious disease outbreak occurs, such as COVID-19, institutions of higher education (IHEs) must weigh decisions about how to operate their campuses. These decisions entail whether campuses should remain open, how courses should be delivered (in-person, online, or a mixture of the two), and what safety plans should be enacted for those on campus. These issues have weighed heavily on campus administrators during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is still limited knowledge about how such decisions affect students’ enrollment decisions and campus safety in practice when considering compliance.

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  • Steimle, Lauren N. & Sun, Yuming & Johnson, Lauren & Besedeš, Tibor & Mokhtarian, Patricia & Nazzal, Dima, 2022. "Students’ preferences for returning to colleges and universities during the COVID-19 pandemic: A discrete choice experiment," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 82(PB).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:soceps:v:82:y:2022:i:pb:s0038012122000441
    DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2022.101266
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