“Students are Resilient”: Teacher Perspectives on Student Engagement and Progress During the Pandemic (66141)
Session Chair: Earlisha Whitfield
Friday, January 6, 2023 (17:05)
Session: Session 5
Room: 322B
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation
Prior to the pandemic, research on teaching identified high levels of burnout and attrition usually associated with workplace or occupational stress (Cooper et al., 2012; Ford et al., 2019; Redin & Erro-Garces, 2020). A stressor such as the pandemic with its associated workplace changes and demands as well as modification in methods of student engagement and content delivery is likely to impact the stress teachers normally experience and result in increased concern and worry about students’ engagement and progress. Our research focused on examining the experiences of teachers as they implemented new methods of engaging students and delivery approaches such as online or hybrid teaching while also maintaining COVID-19 protocols. One of our objectives was to understand how teachers engaged with students during the pandemic and how they perceived student engagement, academic progress, and state of mind. Our participants were 187 teachers (83% women, 17% men; 66% elementary teachers, 34% high school teachers; teaching experience range 2 –48 years; 52% self-identified as a perfectionist) who completed surveys and answered open response questions about their experiences teaching during the pandemic and its impact on students. Data was coded using both inductive and deductive coding. Reflective thematic coding employing a relativist constructionist approach was used to identify the following themes: long-term impacts; strategies; school progress and curriculum; student mental health; social connection; teacher and student engagement. Results are discussed in terms of implications for teachers and students during education recovery from the pandemic. Teachers identified both student resiliency and long-term impacts.
Authors:
Dawn Zinga, Brock University, Canada
Danielle Molnar, Brock University, Canada
Melissa Blackburn, Brock University, Canada
About the Presenter(s)
Professor Dawn Zinga is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Brock University in Canada
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