Open AccessONLINE ECONOMICS HIGHER EDUCATION DURING COVID-19, A CASE STUDY APPROACH: THE BUCHAREST UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMIC STUDIES, THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND TOURISM
Author(s) -
Luciana-Floriana Holostencu,
Maria-Cristina Iorgulescu,
Mădălina-Lavinia Ţală,
Mădălina-Ionela Iordache,
Ileana Vãlimãreanu,
Georgiana Crina Poida
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
cactus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2247-3297
DOI - 10.24818/cts/3/2021/2.03
Subject(s) - attendance , tourism , medical education , higher education , covid-19 , quality (philosophy) , psychology , public relations , business , political science , medicine , economic growth , economics , philosophy , disease , epistemology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
From what in March 2020 seemed as a simple health issue, the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a global crisis witha huge social, economic and educational impact. As a result, many countries that were not prepared for such asituation, in terms of infrastructure, had to abruptly adapt with the resources they had to their disposal at thattime. For example, in Romania, most schools and universities moved their classes online via different onlineplatforms, but students from rural areas were not able to attend school at all. The present study aims to evaluatestudents’ perceptions and difficulties regarding online (blended) learning compared to traditional classroomattendance with a main focus on the difficulties encountered in the process of learning economic subjects. Weperformed a quantitative research by implementing an online questionnaire which was sent out by the end of thesecond semester of 2020 – 2021 school year. The respondents were freshmen from The Bucharest University ofEconomic Studies, The Faculty of Business and Tourism, enrolled in October 2020. Being aware that the qualityof their learning might be affected via blended learning, all these respondents agreed to take part into variousoptional activities provided by the means of the Secondary Education Project – ROSE BT. Therefore, the currentstudy might offer an useful insight into difficulties encountered by these students and solutions provided by bothteachers and the university as an institution interested into facilitating the online education process. Moreover,the results will show possible factors that may determine difficulties into understanding various economic subjectsand students’ own motion for improving their situation.