Stress and Coping Strategies of Madrasah’s Teachers on Applying Distance Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Authors

  • Siti Muawanah National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Umi Muzayanah National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Moses G. R. Pandin Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Mochamad D. S. Alam Universitas Palangka Raya, Indonesia
  • Januari P. N. Trisnaningtyas Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48161/qaj.v3n4a174

Keywords:

coping strategies, COVID-19, distance learning, stress, madrasah teachers

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of life, including face-to-face learning processes in madrasah to distance learning. These changes have caused psychological problems or stress among teachers. The study aims to describe the mental health issue during COVID-19 and how to overcome it. The study applied quantitative and qualitative approaches, with 1,520 teachers, consisting of 615 teachers from Islamic Schools (madrasah) in Bali and 905 in NTT. Findings indicate that the stress level experienced by madrasah teachers in the two provinces was in a low category at a score of 1.54, though both regions were at very different levels in terms of internet affordability, the highest cause of teacher stress was the concern for students’ ability to absorb the learning material; and 92.68% of teachers selected problem-focused coping mechanisms, particularly efforts to improve their skills in conducting distance learning. The findings from the study provide important input for teachers’s coping strategies for mental health issues of distance learning.

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Author Biographies

Siti Muawanah, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia

National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia

Moses G. R. Pandin, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia

Faculty of Humanities

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Published

2023-11-27

How to Cite

Muawanah, S., Muzayanah, U., G. R. Pandin, M., D. S. Alam, M., & P. N. Trisnaningtyas, J. (2023). Stress and Coping Strategies of Madrasah’s Teachers on Applying Distance Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia. Qubahan Academic Journal, 3(4), 206–218. https://doi.org/10.48161/qaj.v3n4a174

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