<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Temporary lockdowns have been introduced in many countries as a preventive measure against the spread of the virus in 2020 and 2021. School closures and remote education have posed some difficulties for both students and teachers. A qualitative study and the semi-structured interview method was chosen to collect hospital teachers’ insights into their work experiences during the pandemic. The sample consisted of 21 participants who worked as hospital school teachers. The study revealed the following thematic areas: introduction of remote/hybrid teaching (Frequency=8), lack of the sense of employment stability (F=4), limited contact with students (F=6), necessity to adapt to dynamically changing conditions (F=3), sedentary character of work (F=3), improvement of the quality of work and work conditions (F=4). The research was conducted as part of the Back to School Project (project number: 2019-1-PL01-KA201-065602), with funding from Erasmus+. The data collected during the study will be used to create guidebooks for both hospital school and mainstream school teachers.</p></abstract>

Temporary lockdowns have been introduced in many countries as a preventive measure against the spread of the virus in 2020 and 2021. School closures and remote education have posed some difficulties for both students and teachers. A qualitative study and the semi-structured interview method was chosen to collect hospital teachers’ insights into their work experiences during the pandemic. The sample consisted of 21 participants who worked as hospital school teachers. The study revealed the following thematic areas: introduction of remote/hybrid teaching (Frequency=8), lack of the sense of employment stability (F=4), limited contact with students (F=6), necessity to adapt to dynamically changing conditions (F=3), sedentary character of work (F=3), improvement of the quality of work and work conditions (F=4). The research was conducted as part of the Back to School Project (project number: 2019-1-PL01-KA201-065602), with funding from Erasmus+. The data collected during the study will be used to create guidebooks for both hospital school and mainstream school teachers.

Hospital schools during COVID-19: Teachers' perspective

Journal of Mother and Child

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Temporary lockdowns have been introduced in many countries as a preventive measure against the spread of the virus in 2020 and 2021. School closures and remote...

Hospital schools during COVID-19: Teachers' perspective

Article Category: Original research

Publié en ligne: 09 févr. 2022

Pages: 202 - 208

Reçu: 28 juin 2021

Accepté: 09 juil. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20212503SI.d-21-00016

Mots clés
Remote teaching, hybrid teaching, hospital teachers, COVID-19 pandemic, in-hospital education

© 2021 Maja Gajda et. al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Hospital schools during COVID-19: Teachers' perspective

Article Category: Original research

Publié en ligne: 09 févr. 2022

Pages: 202 - 208

Reçu: 28 juin 2021

Accepté: 09 juil. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20212503SI.d-21-00016

Mots clésRemote teaching, hybrid teaching, hospital teachers, COVID-19 pandemic, in-hospital education

© 2021 Maja Gajda et. al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Remote teaching, hybrid teaching, hospital teachers, COVID-19 pandemic, in-hospital education