Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education

 

Date of this Version

2023

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Yang, M., Oh, Y., Lim, S., Kim, T., Teaching with resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: Korean teachers and collective professionalism, Teaching and Teacher Education (2023), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104051.

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Abstract

This study applies system-focused resilience and collaborative professionalism to examine how teachers in Korea collectively developed resilience and transformed teaching during COVID-19. Using qualitative data from seven individual interviews and four focus groups, we found Korean teachers navigated complex challenges (rapidly changing policies, online teaching, exacerbated learning gaps, and excessive social pressure) and utilized contextual resources (collective autonomy and flexibility, solidity and solidarity, and collective responsibility) to develop strategies (collaborative inquiry, timely communication, and envisioning the future of schooling). The study extends teacher resilience toward more collective and communal, from the individual level, by linking resilience to collaborative systemic changes.

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