Pivoting in a Time of Pandemic: The Faculty Experience

Authors

Aaron M. Peterson, Minnesota State University MoorheadFollow
Jason A. Kaufman, Minnesota State University, MankatoFollow
James LeDuc
Larry Tate

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-28-2021

Abstract

These results suggest that those faculty who responded to our survey were successfully coping with the elevated stress of the online pandemic pivot. Yet, in response to a final, open-ended item asking what they had done since the online transition due to the coronavirus pandemic to cope with the stress of teaching, research, and/or service at their colleges, faculty revealed a great deal of distress. Specifically, three themes emerged from their detailed and emotive comments: Faculty reported an emphasis on attending to students’ needs, especially beyond content; faculty reported with high frequency a reliance on their college colleagues; and faculty reported with high frequency a frustration with administrator communication and/or leadership.

Department

Educational Leadership

Print ISSN

0199-106X

Publication Title

Innovation Abstracts

Recommended Citation

Peterson, A. M., LeDuc, J., Tate, L., & Kaufman, J. A. (2021). Pivoting in a time of pandemic: The faculty experience. Innovation Abstracts, 43(2). https://www.nisod.org/2021/01/26/xliii_2/

Publisher's Copyright and Source

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