An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Challenges Faced by the University Teachers in Pakistan Amid Covid-19

Fareyha Said; Iffat Ali; Tariq Javed

doi:10.46661/ijeri.5256

Authors

Fareyha Said University of Malaya https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7338-5587
Iffat Faculty of Social Sciences University of Malaya
Tariq Faculty of Management and Economics Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46661/ijeri.5256

Keywords:

Online learning, Covid-19, Challenges, IPA

Abstract

Purpose- This study aimed to analyse the challenges faced by the university teachers during the transition towards purely online-based classes due to Covid-19 outbreak in Pakistan.

Design/ methodology- A qualitative research design was used by employing an interpretative phenomenological analysis approach to capture the experience of university teachers. Interviews were conducted with the participants selected through snowball sampling technique.

Findings- The findings showed that the university teachers in Pakistan had to cope up with many challenges. The specific factors such as infrastructural problems, student’s behavioural issues and difficulties in the assessment of student’s performance indicate that physical classrooms are a more effective mode of learning than the online mode of learning.

Originality/ value- This is among the first studies in addressing the online learning challenges faced by university teachers in Pakistan during Covid-19 outbreak.

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