Stressors and Coping Strategies in the New Normal: A Case Study of Teachers in a Higher Education Setting

When governments restricted holding in-person classes to contain the spread of COVID-19, many higher education institutions turned to digital technology to continue the education of their students. This abrupt change in the delivery of teaching and learning posed pedagogical and technological challe...

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Main Authors: Balajadia, Janine Marie, Dy, Maria Micole Veatrizze, Pariñas, Lukas, Taguba, Christine Leila, Tan, Alessandra Grace, Tuazon, Maxine Therese, Uy, Jerome Patrick, Adarlo, Genejane M
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Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/hs-faculty-pubs/38
https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2023.01.92
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.hs-faculty-pubs-10372024-02-29T05:06:10Z Stressors and Coping Strategies in the New Normal: A Case Study of Teachers in a Higher Education Setting Balajadia, Janine Marie Dy, Maria Micole Veatrizze Pariñas, Lukas Taguba, Christine Leila Tan, Alessandra Grace Tuazon, Maxine Therese Uy, Jerome Patrick Adarlo, Genejane M When governments restricted holding in-person classes to contain the spread of COVID-19, many higher education institutions turned to digital technology to continue the education of their students. This abrupt change in the delivery of teaching and learning posed pedagogical and technological challenges to the teachers. And as governments have gradually allowed the return of students to physical classrooms with the decline in COVID-19 cases and the rollout of vaccines, teachers must adapt once more to a different arrangement for teaching and learning. Using the Job Demands-Resources Model as a theoretical framework, this case study examined the stressors (i.e., job demands) encountered by teachers in a higher education setting as students have returned to physical campuses. It also explored their coping strategies (i.e., job resources) that helped them adjust to the demands of using a different arrangement for teaching and learning in the new normal. Thematic analysis of responses to open-ended questions in a survey of 100 teachers in an institution of Catholic higher education in the Philippines showed demands related to teaching as a job and other competing concerns were brought up as stressors when in-person classes resumed after two years of fully online teaching. It also revealed seeking social support, focusing on teaching and research, and practicing self-care as their ways of coping with the demands of the new normal. Findings from this study can contribute to policies that can cater to faculty development. 2023-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/hs-faculty-pubs/38 https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2023.01.92 Health Sciences Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Coping Strategies Faculty Development Higher Education Job Demands-Resources Model New Normal Stressors Teachers Education Educational Psychology
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topic Coping Strategies
Faculty Development
Higher Education
Job Demands-Resources Model
New Normal
Stressors
Teachers
Education
Educational Psychology
spellingShingle Coping Strategies
Faculty Development
Higher Education
Job Demands-Resources Model
New Normal
Stressors
Teachers
Education
Educational Psychology
Balajadia, Janine Marie
Dy, Maria Micole Veatrizze
Pariñas, Lukas
Taguba, Christine Leila
Tan, Alessandra Grace
Tuazon, Maxine Therese
Uy, Jerome Patrick
Adarlo, Genejane M
Stressors and Coping Strategies in the New Normal: A Case Study of Teachers in a Higher Education Setting
description When governments restricted holding in-person classes to contain the spread of COVID-19, many higher education institutions turned to digital technology to continue the education of their students. This abrupt change in the delivery of teaching and learning posed pedagogical and technological challenges to the teachers. And as governments have gradually allowed the return of students to physical classrooms with the decline in COVID-19 cases and the rollout of vaccines, teachers must adapt once more to a different arrangement for teaching and learning. Using the Job Demands-Resources Model as a theoretical framework, this case study examined the stressors (i.e., job demands) encountered by teachers in a higher education setting as students have returned to physical campuses. It also explored their coping strategies (i.e., job resources) that helped them adjust to the demands of using a different arrangement for teaching and learning in the new normal. Thematic analysis of responses to open-ended questions in a survey of 100 teachers in an institution of Catholic higher education in the Philippines showed demands related to teaching as a job and other competing concerns were brought up as stressors when in-person classes resumed after two years of fully online teaching. It also revealed seeking social support, focusing on teaching and research, and practicing self-care as their ways of coping with the demands of the new normal. Findings from this study can contribute to policies that can cater to faculty development.
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author Balajadia, Janine Marie
Dy, Maria Micole Veatrizze
Pariñas, Lukas
Taguba, Christine Leila
Tan, Alessandra Grace
Tuazon, Maxine Therese
Uy, Jerome Patrick
Adarlo, Genejane M
author_facet Balajadia, Janine Marie
Dy, Maria Micole Veatrizze
Pariñas, Lukas
Taguba, Christine Leila
Tan, Alessandra Grace
Tuazon, Maxine Therese
Uy, Jerome Patrick
Adarlo, Genejane M
author_sort Balajadia, Janine Marie
title Stressors and Coping Strategies in the New Normal: A Case Study of Teachers in a Higher Education Setting
title_short Stressors and Coping Strategies in the New Normal: A Case Study of Teachers in a Higher Education Setting
title_full Stressors and Coping Strategies in the New Normal: A Case Study of Teachers in a Higher Education Setting
title_fullStr Stressors and Coping Strategies in the New Normal: A Case Study of Teachers in a Higher Education Setting
title_full_unstemmed Stressors and Coping Strategies in the New Normal: A Case Study of Teachers in a Higher Education Setting
title_sort stressors and coping strategies in the new normal: a case study of teachers in a higher education setting
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2023
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/hs-faculty-pubs/38
https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2023.01.92
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