Abstract

The study aimed to identify the impact of war on the academic performance of university students in the Gaza Strip: Challenges and adaptation strategies. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the study relied on the descriptive analytical approach and used a qualitative approach to collect data through semi-structured interviews for a group of university students in the Gaza Strip and observations as a full participant, in addition to books, researches and previous studies related to the subject of the study, published scientific reports, articles published online, and the use of visual documents (videos published online) by some universities and news channels. The type of non-probability samples was taken, specifically the purposive sample. The study adopted the method of content analysis in order to analyse the data to deeply understand students' experiences and the impact of war on their academic performance. After analysing the data, the study concluded a set of results, including, that the war has a significant negative impact on the academic performance of students and that the war led to instability in students` study and academic achievement due to the challenges of daily life and the responsibilities of many students in order to survive. For psychological and social conditions, they negatively affect the level of their academic achievement in addition to the insufficiency of e-learning, as there are practical materials that need laboratories and studios, as well as the weakness of the Internet and the difficulty of providing it and not having a suitable environment for study, students go to cafes or public places in order to attend lectures and complete tests. The researchers recommended many recommendations, including, the establishment of temporary educational centers for students of practical disciplines to help them complete practical materials that can only be accomplished through the presence of an educational infrastructure and not electronically, taking into account the time and weakness of the Internet as well as the psychological situation of students when setting tests and giving them enough time to perform tests in addition to improving the conditions of the displaced by providing environments dedicated to students and suitable for study, so that students do not have to go to cafes or public places to study.