Abstract
Teachers in Hong Kong endured an unprecedented 2019–2020 school year with widespread civil unrest followed by the COVID-19 pandemic. These events placed a great deal of stress on teachers as they navigated them with students in face-to-face and virtual environments. The current study examines how social uncertainty impacted ten primary and secondary school teachers in Hong Kong through semi-structured interviews. Findings indicated that the challenging events strengthened teacher motivation as they demonstrated greater commitment to teaching, a strong desire to journey with students through hardship, and a motivation to equip students with tools to navigate uncertain circumstances in the future.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 649-655 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Loss and Trauma |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Nov 2020 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Psychiatric Mental Health
- Social Psychology
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Psychiatry and Mental health
User-Defined Keywords
- COVID-19
- Hong Kong
- protests
- social uncertainty
- Teacher motivation
