| Author (s) | Borreo, Ramil A. |
| Published | 01 September 2020 |
| DOI | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4001968 |
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| Abstract The readiness of the teachers on the opening of classes and the way they address the problems they encounter are crucial especially in times of crisis like COVID-19. To dive into this issue, I conducted a study with a focus on the problems encountered by teachers in the Binulasan Integrated School in the Philippines on the opening of School Year 2020-2021. The aim of this research was also to propose an intervention scheme. I used a complete enumeration or census method in the study, employing the descriptive-quantitative method. The results revealed that the teachers possessed a positive outlook towards their profession and claimed that they are ready to perform their duties and responsibilities under the new normal engendered by the COVID-19 pandemic. This readiness was verbally expressed as “Highly Ready” and is reflected in the overall mean score of 3.46. Meanwhile, most of the problems encountered by the teachers were considered not as serious problems, which was verbally interpreted as “Problem is Slightly Serious” as reflected by the overall mean score of 1.80. A concern was, however, shown on the delayed distribution of printed modules, which they could have studied first before imparting efficiently to their pupils. Also, teachers seemed to be having a hard time budgeting their time in doing their tasks while watching webinars given by the Department of Education. Lastly, the teachers seemed unhappy with the lack of supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and face masks even though they are required to conduct a house-to-house distribution of the modules to the learners. This implies that teachers may utilize the intervention program proposed in this paper, which was designed to address and overcome the problems they encountered on the opening of classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Keywords | COVID-19 COVID-19 and education Teachers’ Readiness Intervention Scheme Teachers’ Welfare in the Philippines |
| Citation | Borreo, Ramil A. 2020. Readiness and problems encountered by teachers on the opening of the school year 2020-2021 due to COVID-19: an analysis. European Journal of Interdisciplinary Research. Volume 1, issue 1. September 2020. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4001968 |
| Author Information | RAMIL A. BORREO, Ed.D. is an educator and Research Coordinator at Binulasan Integrated School, Philippines. Among others, he has presented his research paper in Research Advocacy for Community Empowerment 2019 in Pagbilao, Quezon- Philippines. He is also a member of the Ascendens Asia International Researchers Club. |
