Reconfiguration of life and work routines of senior professors during the COVID-19 pandemic - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

Reconfiguration of life and work routines of senior professors during the COVID-19 pandemic |

ABSTRACT

Objectives:

to analyze the challenges and interferences experienced in reconfiguration of daily life and work of senior professors working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods:

qualitative research, with 15 professors from different levels of education. Snowball sampling and individual interviews were carried out, with structured and semi-structured questions. Analysis was simple statistical, percentage and lexicographic using Alceste software.

Results:

age ranged from 60 to 78 years, with a majority of women and difficulties in starting remote classes. There were more hours of work with overload, physical health problems due to a sedentary lifestyle and mental health problems.

Final Considerations:

learning to use technology was understood as reinventing oneself as a professor. Collaborative work was a strategy to overcome challenges, and there was little psychological support from institutions. There is a clear need for investment in updating teaching staff and greater assistance to older teachers in their difficulties to overcome limitations.