Work From Home Experience of University Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Overview

Methodology

A qualitative approach has been followed to explore the challenges faced by the university teachers of Bangladesh. Under this qualitative approach, In-Depth Interviews (IDI) with the university teachers are considered the primary instrument. For composing this chapter, the authors have used both primary and secondary sources. The secondary sources depict the scenario and the transformation of university education that may help the chapter conceptualize the challenges of the university teachers during the pandemic situation in Bangladesh. Secondary data is collected from various books, research papers, articles, and other materials according to the need of the study.

Thirty in-depth interviews have been conducted; 17 with the teachers of different public universities and 13 with private university teachers, 15 male, and 15 female. Most of the respondents are married and have dependents. The age range of the respondents is 29-54 years, whereas the number of kids and other dependents varies from 0 to 3. The participants' profile is presented in Table 1. The study used random sampling, and all the participants were informed before the interview. They were assured of maintaining the anonymity of their identity. Therefore, participant numbers have been used in the study. Each participant has been assigned an ID. For instance, the first participant was given P1, followed by P2 for the second participant until number 30. Depending on the convenience of the participants, the interviews were conducted face-to-face, via zoom, and telephone. Each interview lasted for approximately from 30 minutes to 1 hour.