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Scientific Object Identifier: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-11-103-60
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2021.11.103.60
Language: English
Citation: Nunev, S. T. (2021). Impact of information about COVID-19 epidemic situation and attitudes of social work students towards online education. ISJ Theoretical & Applied Science, 11 (103), 635-646. Soi: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-11-103-60 Doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2021.11.103.60 |
Pages: 635-646
Published: 30.11.2021
Abstract: The article presents a research for establishing the awareness of social work students in bachelor’s degree at the Angel Kanchev University of Ruse about the epidemic situation in the conditions of COVID-19 and its impact on the formation of attitudes to: the need to introduce an online education; restricting access to social services in the social work practical training; the quality and efficiency of education, training and future professional realization; the quality of personal, family and social life. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the results of the research reveals that the appropriate level of awareness of the epidemic situation in the conditions of COVID-19 and the application of anti-epidemic measures in the implementation of theoretical and practical training of social work students online and in an electronic environment are defined as objective, important and necessary to reduce the impact of coronavirus on the health of students, professors, users and staff of social services and public health. Their role stands out to generate to a certain degree of concern and anxiety in students for the quality and efficiency of the training and their future professional realization, personal and family health and social functioning. The purpose and the hypothesis for the formation positive attitudes towards online learning in the conditions of COVID-19 are confirmed. Proposals are presented to create conditions for universities to: involvement of students in training activities to increase their time management competency; optimization of the daily work regime, personal and family life; providing a range of services to coping with anxiety and stress with anxiety and stress in the conditions of online education and limiting social contacts and interactions.
Key words: COVID-19 epidemic, awareness of the epidemic situation, attitudes towards online education, time management, coping with anxiety and stress.
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