A Descriptive Study to Assess the Impact of COVID-19 Post-Pandemic Among Teachers in Selected Schools of Panchgani

Abstract

Corona is a contagious disease that has affected the whole population worldwide. The closure of all educational institutions as a preventive measure against the spread of Covid-19 has affected the educational system worldwide. The main obstacles encountered by teachers were lack of technical skills and infrastructure, expensive internet costs, learner’s poor attitude, shortage of equipment, and lack of time. In this study, we sought to better understand the impact of post Covid -19 pandemic among the teachers both males and females with a post-pandemic assessment questionnaire. Data was collected from 50 participants by administering the questionnaire to teachers who understood English. Tool consisted of two Sections, Demographic variables (age, gender, marital status, religion etc.) and Post-Pandemic Assessment tool which consists 30 questions on six domains (physical health, mental health, professional aspect, work-family balance, financial aspects and social aspects) based on a 5-point Likert Scale. The study revealed that social impact (mean=19.98) was the highest, as the teachers found difficulty in connecting with others post pandemic. The second highest impact was work-family balance (mean=19.32). The third highest impact was physical impact (mean=19.16). The fourth highest impact on the teachers after pandemic was impact on mental health (mean=17.64). The fifth was professional aspect (mean=17.54) and the least was on financial aspects (mean= 15.74).