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Learning Experiences AMID the COVID-19 Pandemic

1College of Teacher Education, Quirino State University, Philippines


American Journal of Educational Research. 2022, Vol. 10 No. 11, 632-639
DOI: 10.12691/education-10-11-1
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Eleanor G. Garingan. Learning Experiences AMID the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Educational Research. 2022; 10(11):632-639. doi: 10.12691/education-10-11-1.

Correspondence to: Eleanor  G. Garingan, College of Teacher Education, Quirino State University, Philippines. Email: dwaynegaringan@gmail.com

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the experiences of married students and working students in flexible learning amidst pandemic. The participants of the research involved 17 married students and working students (2 males and 15 females) who are now enrolled in College of Teacher Education-Bachelor of Elementary Education and College of Information Technology and Computing Sciences at Quirino State University Main Campus. The qualitative inquiry method was used. Data were collected through individual interviews, focus group discussion, and document analysis used in this study. Narrative analysis was utilized and purposeful sampling technique was used. Employing a phenomenological analysis, the study explored the experiences of married students and working students in flexible learning amidst pandemic. Revealed in the study, the advantages of flexible learning were perseverance, time management, teacher factor, flextime, and prayer while the disadvantages were learning difficulties, poor connectivity, destructions, stress, and laziness. With these findings, the researcher recommends, raise awareness about the mental health continuum, reduce stigma associated with mental illness, promote help seeking behaviors and emotional well-being practices, and prevent suicide through individual education and outreach events. Stress management reset, recalibrate alarm system, and help mind and body adapt (resilience).

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