Date
5-23-2025
Department
School of Education
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration (PhD)
Chair
Kristy Motte
Keywords
COVID-19, Post COVID-19, Resilience, Burnout
Disciplines
Education | Psychology
Recommended Citation
Dudley, Yashica, "Seeing Resilience Through Experience: Teachers' Resilience Experiences Post COVID-19 Pandemic" (2025). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 6995.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/6995
Abstract
The purpose of this phenomenological was to describe the post-COVID-19 resilience experiences of 6th to 12th grade schoolteachers at Hope County Public School (HCPS). The theory that guided this study is the differing pathways to resiliency theory, as it was used to describe teachers’ resilience experiences regarding the outlook on work, self-efficacy, and coping responses. The central research question was, “What are the post-COVID-19 resilience experiences of 6th to 12th grade schoolteachers at the HCPS in the classroom?” Participants included 10-15 6th to 12th grade schoolteachers who taught before, during, and post the COVID-19 pandemic. The data was collected through individual interviews, letter writing, and a focus group, which are data collection methods appropriate for qualitative research. To analyze the data, I employed the five steps outlined by Moustakas, for this research study type, to include horizonalization, reduction and elimination, clustering, the development of textural and structural descriptions, and essence extraction The three themes that emerged from the study were challenges, resilience, and self-efficacy.