Survey on the Career Situation of Private Kindergarten Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract:

An online survey of 1577 private kindergarten teachers was conducted during the pandemic, and their career situation and its influencing factors were described and analyzed. The results indicate that, although the private kindergarten teachers tended to cope positively with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, their concern for future development exhibited significant correlation with work fatigue and avoidance of learning, reflecting the negative occupational ecology for private kindergarten teachers during the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a substantial reduction in income for the private kindergarten teachers, with a decline of 50% or more in income for more than 76% of teachers; the higher the reduction in income for the private kindergarten teachers, the more strongly their work fatigue, concern for future development, and avoidance of learning were expressed, accompanied by a significant decline in the frequency of online teaching activities. To address the current state of career situation among private kindergarten teachers produced by the pandemic, support mechanisms should be strengthened, to prevent the erosion of teachers; measures to combat the pandemic in the industry should be furthered, to build occupational confidence; educational equity should be promoted, to achieve balanced development; and online educational resources should be enriched, to standardize online educational activities.

Keywords:

• COVID-19
• private kindergartens
• kindergarten teachers
• career situation

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Funding

This paper was an interim result of a project under the Chongqing Plan for Social Sciences [Project Approval No.: 2019YBJJ102], and received funding from the Chongqing University Excellent Talents Support Program.