An Overview of Quality of Work Life among Teachers and Class Assistants in Little Seed Preschool and Daycare during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Josephine Krisdwiputri, Penny Handayani

2021

Abstract

In March 2020, PSBB policy was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and education was also affected by the policy. The change of learning method from face-to-face to distance learning is certainly not an easy way to be implemented. Little Seed Preschool and Daycare (LSPD) is one of the early childhood education programs that has been affected by the necessity of implementing distance learning using online platform. This change affected the quality of work-life owned by teachers and class assistants even though it is very important in an educational institution. This study aims to explore the QoWL description of teachers and class assistants of LSPD during the COVID-19 pandemic using the nine QoWL components according to Swamy, Nanjundeswaraswamy, & Rashmi. These components are the work environment, organizational culture and climate, relationships and cooperation, training and development, compensation and rewards, facilities, job satisfaction and job security, autonomy of work, and adequacy of resources. The total main participants include two teachers and two class assistants. Qualitative research was used with the descriptive writing method. Data were then collected by qualitative interview method and processed using thematic analysis. Data triangulations were also collected by interviews and observation and observation. The results showed the QoWL of Little Seed’s teachers and class assistants are still categorized as good although there were still many aspects that can be improved. The relationship between co-workers and superiors strongly supported these results because there was openness and a high sense of understanding to create more family atmosphere. However, it can also have a bad effect if it is not balanced with the nature of professionalism. It is highly recommended for the school to have proper procedures and activities for the teachers and class assistants.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Krisdwiputri J. and Handayani P. (2021). An Overview of Quality of Work Life among Teachers and Class Assistants in Little Seed Preschool and Daycare during the COVID-19 Pandemic. In Proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities - Volume 1: AICOSH, ISBN 978-989-758-603-3, pages 17-24. DOI: 10.5220/0010803300003348

in Bibtex Style

@conference{aicosh21,
author={Josephine Krisdwiputri and Penny Handayani},
title={An Overview of Quality of Work Life among Teachers and Class Assistants in Little Seed Preschool and Daycare during the COVID-19 Pandemic},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities - Volume 1: AICOSH,},
year={2021},
pages={17-24},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010803300003348},
isbn={978-989-758-603-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities - Volume 1: AICOSH,
TI - An Overview of Quality of Work Life among Teachers and Class Assistants in Little Seed Preschool and Daycare during the COVID-19 Pandemic
SN - 978-989-758-603-3
AU - Krisdwiputri J.
AU - Handayani P.
PY - 2021
SP - 17
EP - 24
DO - 10.5220/0010803300003348