IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v18y2021i19p10339-d647648.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Teaching Disruption by COVID-19: Burnout, Isolation, and Sense of Belonging in Accounting Tutors in E-Learning and B-Learning

Author

Listed:
  • Laura Parte

    (Department of Business and Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Paseo Senda del Rey, 11, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Teresa Herrador-Alcaide

    (Department of Business and Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Paseo Senda del Rey, 11, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

This study examines burnout syndrome, feelings of isolation, and sense of belonging in a sample of accounting tutors enrolled in e-learning and b-learning modalities before and after COVID-19 disruption. The study also includes several sociodemographic and labour variables to better understand the three dimensions. The participants were tutors enrolled in two accounting courses at higher education during the academic years 2019–2020 and 2020–2021. Our results do not show high levels of tutor burnout syndrome, neither before COVID-19 disruption nor after COVID-19 disruption. Findings also reveal that the isolation perception of accounting tutors is not high in both periods, while the sense of belonging of the teaching community is high in both periods. The evidence also suggests some variations in dimension scores according to sociodemographic and labour variables, but the evidence should be interpreted with caution due to the sample size. Despite this limitation, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that evaluates burnout, feelings of isolation, and sense of belonging in a tutor collective in e-learning and b-learning before and after COVID-19 disruption.

Suggested Citation

  • Laura Parte & Teresa Herrador-Alcaide, 2021. "Teaching Disruption by COVID-19: Burnout, Isolation, and Sense of Belonging in Accounting Tutors in E-Learning and B-Learning," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-22, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:19:p:10339-:d:647648
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/19/10339/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/19/10339/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Anne Marie Garvey & Inmaculada Jimeno García & Sara Helena Otal Franco & Carlos Mir Fernández, 2021. "The Psychological Impact of Strict and Prolonged Confinement on Business Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Spanish University," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-13, February.
    2. José-María Fernández-Batanero & Pedro Román-Graván & Miguel-María Reyes-Rebollo & Marta Montenegro-Rueda, 2021. "Impact of Educational Technology on Teacher Stress and Anxiety: A Literature Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(2), pages 1-13, January.
    3. Orçun Muhammet Şimşek & Orhan Koçak & Mustafa Z. Younis, 2021. "The Impact of Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions on Satisfaction with Life and the Mediating Role of Loneliness," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-18, August.
    4. João Leitão & Dina Pereira & Ângela Gonçalves, 2021. "Quality of Work Life and Contribution to Productivity: Assessing the Moderator Effects of Burnout Syndrome," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-20, March.
    5. Jongseok Ahn, 2020. "Unequal Loneliness in the Digitalized Classroom: Two Loneliness Effects of School Computers and Lessons for Sustainable Education in the E-Learning Era," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(19), pages 1-20, September.
    6. Elizabeth Daniel & MariaLaura Di Domenico & Daniel Nunan, 2018. "Virtual Mobility and the Lonely Cloud: Theorizing the Mobility†Isolation Paradox for Self†Employed Knowledge†Workers in the Online Home†Based Business Context," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 55(1), pages 174-203, January.
    7. Inmaculada Méndez & Juan Pedro Martínez-Ramón & Cecilia Ruiz-Esteban & José Manuel García-Fernández, 2020. "Latent Profiles of Burnout, Self-Esteem and Depressive Symptomatology among Teachers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-10, September.
    8. Patrick Lau & Man Yuen & Raymond Chan, 2005. "Do Demographic Characteristics Make a Difference to Burnout among Hong Kong Secondary School Teachers?," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 71(1), pages 491-516, March.
    9. Ángel Abós & Javier Sevil-Serrano & Lisa E. Kim & Robert M. Klassen & Luis García-González, 2019. "How Should Stressors Be Examined in Teachers? Answering Questions about Dimensionality, Generalizability and Predictive Effects Using the Multicontext Stressors Scale," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-16, September.
    10. Turgut Karakose & Ramazan Yirci & Stamatios Papadakis & Tuncay Yavuz Ozdemir & Murat Demirkol & Hakan Polat, 2021. "Science Mapping of the Global Knowledge Base on Management, Leadership, and Administration Related to COVID-19 for Promoting the Sustainability of Scientific Research," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-22, August.
    11. Seyyed Ostovar-Nameghi & Mohsen Sheikhahmadi, 2016. "From Teacher Isolation to Teacher Collaboration: Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Findings," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(5), pages 197-197, May.
    12. Huaruo Chen & Fan Liu & Liman Pang & Fei Liu & Tingting Fang & Ya Wen & Shi Chen & Zhiyao Xie & Xuehui Zhang & Yihong Zhao & Xueying Gu, 2020. "Are You Tired of Working amid the Pandemic? The Role of Professional Identity and Job Satisfaction against Job Burnout," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-14, December.
    13. David Ortega-Jiménez & Pablo Ruisoto & Francisco Díaz Bretones & Marina del Rocío Ramírez & Silvia Vaca Gallegos, 2021. "Psychological (In)Flexibility Mediates the Effect of Loneliness on Psychological Stress. Evidence from a Large Sample of University Professors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-8, March.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Diego Vergara-Rodríguez & Álvaro Antón-Sancho & Pablo Fernández-Arias, 2022. "Variables Influencing Professors’ Adaptation to Digital Learning Environments during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-20, March.
    2. Uthman Alturki & Ahmed Aldraiweesh, 2023. "An Empirical Investigation into Students’ Actual Use of MOOCs in Saudi Arabia Higher Education," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-23, April.
    3. Blanca Rosa García-Rivera & Ignacio Alejandro Mendoza-Martínez & Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz & Jesús Everardo Olguín-Tiznado & Claudia Camargo Wilson & Mónica Fernanda Araníbar & Pedro García-Alcaraz, 2022. "Influence of Resilience on Burnout Syndrome of Faculty Professors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(2), pages 1-19, January.
    4. Mohammed Abdullatif Almulla & Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi, 2023. "Integrated Social Cognitive Theory with Learning Input Factors: The Effects of Problem-Solving Skills and Critical Thinking Skills on Learning Performance Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-26, February.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Min Xie & Shunsen Huang & Li Ke & Xia Wang & Yun Wang, 2022. "The Development of Teacher Burnout and the Effects of Resource Factors: A Latent Transition Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-16, February.
    2. David Ortega-Jiménez & Pablo Ruisoto & Francisco Díaz Bretones & Marina del Rocío Ramírez & Silvia Vaca Gallegos, 2021. "Psychological (In)Flexibility Mediates the Effect of Loneliness on Psychological Stress. Evidence from a Large Sample of University Professors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-8, March.
    3. Cristina López-Duarte & Jane F. Maley & Marta M. Vidal-Suárez, 2021. "Main challenges to international student mobility in the European arena," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 126(11), pages 8957-8980, November.
    4. Fei Liu & Huaruo Chen & Jie Xu & Ya Wen & Tingting Fang, 2021. "Exploring the Relationships between Resilience and Turnover Intention in Chinese High School Teachers: Considering the Moderating Role of Job Burnout," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(12), pages 1-15, June.
    5. José M. Ramírez-Hurtado & Alfredo G. Hernández-Díaz & Ana D. López-Sánchez & Víctor E. Pérez-León, 2021. "Measuring Online Teaching Service Quality in Higher Education in the COVID-19 Environment," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-14, March.
    6. Fleura Shkëmbi & Erika Melonashi & Naim Fanaj, 2015. "Workplace Stress Among Teachers in Kosovo," SAGE Open, , vol. 5(4), pages 21582440156, November.
    7. Ruixia Han & Jian Xu & David Pan, 2022. "How Media Exposure, Media Trust, and Media Bias Perception Influence Public Evaluation of COVID-19 Pandemic in International Metropolises," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-14, March.
    8. Turgut Karakose & Tuncay Yavuz Ozdemir & Stamatios Papadakis & Ramazan Yirci & Secil Eda Ozkayran & Hakan Polat, 2022. "Investigating the Relationships between COVID-19 Quality of Life, Loneliness, Happiness, and Internet Addiction among K-12 Teachers and School Administrators—A Structural Equation Modeling Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-20, January.
    9. Jing A. Zhang & Tao Bai & Ryan W. Tang & Fiona Edgar & Steven Grover & Guoquan Chen, 2022. "The Development of Individual Ambidexterity Across Institutional Environments: Symmetric and Configurational Analyses," Management International Review, Springer, vol. 62(4), pages 517-540, August.
    10. Mingze Li & Shuting Peng & Liwen Liu, 2022. "How Do Team Cooperative Goals Influence Thriving at Work: The Mediating Role of Team Time Consensus," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-12, April.
    11. Asad Raza Abidi & Riaz Ahmed Mangi & Hassan Jawad Soomro & Fayaz Raza Chandio, 2014. "A Meticulous Overview on Job Burnout and It’s Effects on Health," International Journal of Management Sciences, Research Academy of Social Sciences, vol. 3(9), pages 683-694.
    12. Orçun Muhammet Şimşek & Orhan Koçak & Mustafa Z. Younis, 2021. "The Impact of Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions on Satisfaction with Life and the Mediating Role of Loneliness," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-18, August.
    13. María del Carmen Rey-Merchán & Antonio López-Arquillos, 2022. "Occupational Risk of Technostress Related to the Use of ICT among Teachers in Spain," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-11, July.
    14. Haibo Tian & Wenting Zhou & Yajun Qiu & Yi Shang, 2021. "The Impact of Cycling Specialization on Successful Aging and the Mediating Role of Loneliness," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-12, December.
    15. Qi Li & Zhilong Xie & Guofang Zeng, 2023. "The Influence of Teaching Practicum on Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety Among Pre-Service EFL Teachers," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(1), pages 21582440221, January.
    16. Shefali Liyanage & Kiran Saqib & Amber Fozia Khan & Tijhiana Rose Thobani & Wang-Choi Tang & Cameron B. Chiarot & Bara’ Abdallah AlShurman & Zahid Ahmad Butt, 2021. "Prevalence of Anxiety in University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-13, December.
    17. Dalila Eslava & Carmela Martínez-Vispo & Víctor J. Villanueva-Blasco & José M. Errasti & Susana Al-Halabí, 2023. "Family Conflict and Suicidal Behaviour in Adolescence: The Mediating Role of the Assertive Interpersonal Schema," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-10, March.
    18. Thien Khai Tran & Hoa Dinh & Hien Nguyen & Dac-Nhuong Le & Dong-Ky Nguyen & An C. Tran & Viet Nguyen-Hoang & Ha Nguyen Thi Thu & Dinh Hung & Suong Tieu & Canh Khuu & Tuan A. Nguyen, 2021. "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on College Students: An Online Survey," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-19, September.
    19. Chih Nuo Grace Chao & Alan Chi-Keung Cheung & Elaine Lau & Angel Nga Man Leung, 2023. "Teachers’ Perceptions on Quality of School Leadership and Psychological Well-Being: The Mediating Roles of Work-Related Meaning in Life and Optimism in Hong Kong Kindergarten Teachers," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 18(3), pages 1249-1268, June.
    20. Belinda Agyapong & Gloria Obuobi-Donkor & Lisa Burback & Yifeng Wei, 2022. "Stress, Burnout, Anxiety and Depression among Teachers: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-42, August.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:19:p:10339-:d:647648. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.