Abstract
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, data clearly documented that college students experience a higher rate of basic needs insecurity, including food insecurity, than the general US population. COVID-19 both expanded the rate of basic needs insecurity and decreased the range of resources students had access to. In this study, we examined the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on college student basic needs insecurity through a qualitative photovoice study. Our research draws upon Yosso’s Community Cultural Wealth model and the concepts of navigational and social capital specifically. The findings indicate that students experienced heightened levels of basic needs insecurity during the pandemic. Our analysis also suggests students managed their basic needs during COVID-19 by changing their behavior to adapt to school, business, and other organizational closures and leveraging creative methods to access new and existing resources.
Recommended Citation
Schraedley, M. K., & Delshad, A. B. (2024). COVID-19 Impacts on College Students’ Basic Needs Insecurity. Journal of Access, Retention, and Inclusion in Higher Education, 7(1). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/jarihe/vol7/iss1/3