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Lived Experiences of Mothering and Teaching during the Pandemic: A Narrative Inquiry on College Faculty Mothers in the Philippines

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  • Alma Espartinez

    (Theology-Philosophy Department, School of Multidisciplinary Studies, De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde, Manila 1004, Philippines
    Department of Philosophy, School of Arts & Sciences, Providence College, Providence, RI 02918, USA)

Abstract

How do academic mothers navigate their embodied selves in a disembodied academic life? More particularly, how do mothers in Philippine Higher Education balance the demands of mothering and teaching during the pandemic? This qualitative study used a narrative inquiry approach involving in-depth interviews with academic mothers from various faculties and ranks at some Philippine Higher Education Institutions. This approach explored the complex and often contradictory discourses surrounding the tension between the polarizing models of the ideal caring mother and ideal academic, trying to excel in both roles during the pandemic. The research began with an overview by way of a literature review of the pre-pandemic mother academics. It then reflected on eight mother college professors who balanced their careers with childcare, some with adult care, as this pandemic amplified deeply ingrained traditional social norms that perpetuate social inequities. Finally, it concluded that the two domains—academy and family—remained inhospitable to professing mothers in the Philippines. This study proposed that care work should be valorized, work–family narratives normalized and mainstreamed, and public and educational policies that support mothering and teaching rethought.

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  • Alma Espartinez, 2022. "Lived Experiences of Mothering and Teaching during the Pandemic: A Narrative Inquiry on College Faculty Mothers in the Philippines," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-19, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:12:y:2022:i:1:p:24-:d:1019301
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