Investigating Teachers’ Self-Development Initiatives during COVID-19

Abstract

COVID-19 caused a disruption in all the domains, and higher education has not been an exception. This research study aims to highlight the impact of the Corona Virus Disease 19 on teachers’ self-development and whether they were motivated to reflect on this disruption to respond to the requirement of e-education. Hence, this case study was undertaken with EFL teachers of Ibn Khaldoun University. Two data collection instruments were used in this study; a questionnaire and an interview were utilized to identify the initiatives of teachers to improve themselves. The findings showed that teachers during the circumstances of the COVID-19 they were losing their motivation to advance their development in term of publishing and distributing content to students. Besides, they encountered several challenges; namely professional, contextual and interactional ones.