Purpose - 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

Keywords: Pandemic; online learning; Academic Identity Status; Communities of Practice; Heutagogy.

JEL Classification: I23, I29

URI: http://gatrenterprise.com/GATRJournals/JMMR/vol8.1_6.html

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35609/jmmr.2023.8.1(6)

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