Coping Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies for Students in Online Education in Romania

Abstract

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased risk of increasing the infection
rate, all forms of education have undergone organizational changes, including the transition to
education on the online platform. This measure was a novelty for Romanian education, which generated
less desired, or less beneficial effects among participants in the educational process in Romania, both
among students and teachers. The lack of physical contact, the physical presence in classes generated a
stressful situation regarding the adaptation to the new form of development of the educational act with
the help of the technological resources which in turn were a great challenge for both students and
teachers. All these changes in logistics and infrastructure have determined the actors involved in the
educational act to resort to specific coping mechanisms and strategies to adapt to the new educational
trend.