Abstract
The delivery of classes through an online medium has been a recent modification brought out by the education system in Pakistan in the midst of the current pandemic situation. The purpose of this study was to conduct an online survey regarding the prevalence of occupational stress among the University Faculty in online teaching in Pakistan during the outbreak of COVID-19. Thus, this survey describes university teachers’ perceptions and concerns with regard to taking online classes that have been made mandatory due to the spread of coronavirus. The sample consisted of 183 teachers (120 female and 63 male participants) from both public and private sector universities in Punjab, Pakistan. An online survey method was used for the purpose of data collection. The findings show that the non-availability of technical support, work-family conflict, work overload, and lack of training for online teaching are the major causes of occupational stress among university teachers of Pakistan in online teaching during COVID-19. University administrators and management can benefit from the findings of this study in taking future emergency decisions concerning the implementation of online learning programs.
Keyword(s)
COVID-19, occupational stress, Online Teaching, university faculty