Digital Tools in Romanian Higher Education: The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Digitalization of Universities
<p>Abstract The goal of this research is to find out how much digital tools are used in Romanian institutions on a daily basis. These tools can be used for both administrative and instructional tasks and processes. Furthermore, we investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic aided or hampered the...
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Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
2023-06-01
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| description | <p>Abstract The goal of this research is to find out how much digital tools are used in Romanian institutions on a daily basis. These tools can be used for both administrative and instructional tasks and processes. Furthermore, we investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic aided or hampered the ongoing digitalization process, which had already begun prior to 2020, and whether any online tools implemented in response to lockdowns and a reduction in face-to-face interactions were kept or abandoned after the restrictions were lifted in the spring of 2022. We conducted interviews with Chief Information Officers (or comparable positions) at the top 5 Romanian universities and surveyed 15 of the most important Romanian universities to determine the changes in teaching and administrative procedures brought about by digital technology.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1325fbcabf7a4365ab1b290d54fb1d122024-03-14T07:28:38ZengBabes-Bolyai University, Cluj-NapocaTransylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences1842-28452023-06-011969446310.24193/tras.69E.3784Digital Tools in Romanian Higher Education: The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Digitalization of UniversitiesAdrian Hudrea0Dorin Spoaller1Nicolae Urs2Lecturer, PhD, Department of Public Administration and Management, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaTeaching Assistant, PhD, Department of Communication, Public Relations and Advertising, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaAssociate Professor, PhD, Department of Public Administration and Management, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania<p>Abstract The goal of this research is to find out how much digital tools are used in Romanian institutions on a daily basis. These tools can be used for both administrative and instructional tasks and processes. Furthermore, we investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic aided or hampered the ongoing digitalization process, which had already begun prior to 2020, and whether any online tools implemented in response to lockdowns and a reduction in face-to-face interactions were kept or abandoned after the restrictions were lifted in the spring of 2022. We conducted interviews with Chief Information Officers (or comparable positions) at the top 5 Romanian universities and surveyed 15 of the most important Romanian universities to determine the changes in teaching and administrative procedures brought about by digital technology.</p>https://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/741covid-19 pandemicdigital transformationhigher educationromania. |
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| title | Digital Tools in Romanian Higher Education: The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Digitalization of Universities |
| title_full | Digital Tools in Romanian Higher Education: The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Digitalization of Universities |
| title_fullStr | Digital Tools in Romanian Higher Education: The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Digitalization of Universities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digital Tools in Romanian Higher Education: The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Digitalization of Universities |
| title_short | Digital Tools in Romanian Higher Education: The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Digitalization of Universities |
| title_sort | digital tools in romanian higher education the influence of the covid 19 pandemic on the digitalization of universities |
| topic | covid-19 pandemic digital transformation higher education romania. |
| url | https://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/741 |
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