distance learning

Online courses are a trend of today. Thanks to distance education, people can improve their skills, broaden their horizons or completely change their professions. In modern Russia, the institutionalization of distance education on online platforms is being implemented quite intensively, and many steps have already been taken in this area. In future, this trend will only intensify, as dynamic processes require constant training and advanced training which is certainly capable of implementing distance education.

The purpose of the article is to reveal the features of changes in the perceptions and behavior of various groups in the education system during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors analyzed the results of two focus groups conducted in the summer of 2021. Interns of the Scientifi c and Educational Regional Center for Monitoring Research, Gagarin SSTU. As a result, diff erences in the perception of social isolation by students living with families and single people were found.