The diploma thesis addresses the perceptions of remote learning among female students at the Faculty of Social Work. I wanted to explore how female students experienced remote learning, how their daily routines changed during the COVID-19 epidemic, what challenges they encountered, and how their relationship with themselves and with others changed throughout the epidemic. The participants in the research were female students from the Faculty of Social Work that were selected based on a non-probability sample.
In the theoretical part I first focused on the COVID-19 epidemic and on the state’s measures that were relevant for higher education students. This part is followed by the analysis of the impact that the epidemic had on the learning process, of the Zoom fatigue syndrome and of the perception of remote learning based on sex. Furthermore, I defined mental health and how the COVID-19 epidemic affected it. I also addressed the topic of everyday life during the epidemic and concluded the theoretical introduction with an analysis of social work in emergency situations.
The empirical part includes a presentation of the research problem, the research questions and the applied methodology. This is followed by the results, the discussion and conclusions. The research shows that at first remote learning was perceived as relaxing and relieving, however, with time it became stressful and monotonous. When remote learning was first introduced, professors were disoriented and unorganized, however, as time passed, they became more organized. The female students reported to have had high levels of energy during the first lockdown, whereas during the second lockdown all participating students had very low levels of energy and felt that their life was monotonous. During the lockdown some female students had their own rooms, while others didn’t have access to a quiet space. They focused on their personal growth and peace, as well as on taking time for themselves. During the epidemic all the female students who participated in the research kept in contact with other people through online platforms. During the lockdown they all experienced different forms of psychological distress. They experienced panic attacks, crying spells, depression, loneliness and anxiety.
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