Abstract:

The SARS COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a global crisis. The whole world has been trying to slow down and overcome this crisis since the beginning of 2020. Various ways are used to prevent the virus from spreading uncontrollably to humans. One of the tools used, ie. home office and the introduction of distance learning. In the Czech Republic, distance learning was widely introduced in all types of schools from March to May 2020 and from September 2020 to the present - March 2021. Distance learning applies to all levels of education - primary, secondary and tertiary education.

The article focuses on students in the field of social work and their view on the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning. The authors are based on the current experience when students went through both forms of teaching - classical teaching, face-to-face and distance teaching, in which various forms of teaching are used. The paper evaluates and quantifies the views of students in the field of social work from universities, who participated in a larger research survey, dealing with the evaluation of distance learning in the period of emergency measures. The study of the field of social workplaces specific demands on students, teaching also takes place through the training of specific skills - interviewing, model situations, etc., for this reason, the student's view of the possibility of using distance learning in the study of this field is ascertained. The paper aims to find out how students in the field of social work in the Czech Republic evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning.

Keywords:

Distance education, COVID-19. Students.