Abstract

Around the world, the Covid-19 pandemic has emerged as the most serious threat to human health, economy, and well-being, affecting substantially every country. The current outbreak has presented society with unexpected obstacles and has jeopardized mankind and global resilience. The present study intends to determine the influence of Covid-19 on 250 educators teaching at various public and private higher educational institutions in Pakistan. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted using a link to a Google questionnaire form. The survey consisted of 20 questions covering demographic information, physical activity, remote working challenges, time spent on social media, and issues with online education. The data were collected using the snowball sampling method, and it was analyzed using SPSS 2021. The findings revealed the detrimental effects of COVID-19 lockdowns, such as excessive use of social media, a sedentary lifestyle, insufficient online classes training,excessive workload, rigorous timetable, the constant worry of shrinking, and wage cutbacks are all factors to consider. To continue the smooth teaching and learning process, the study recommends that educators, government, and policymakersreshape the present policies directly associated with the national teachers' personal, social, economic, physical, and mental well-being.

Highlights

  • COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in the workings of all educational institutions, including schools, colleges, and universities, as well as other activities such as sections of on-campus training, seminars, lectures, and conferences aimed at improving skills and personal growth were disrupted

  • The results indicated that a large proportion of the educators neither took physical exercise nor before and after COVID-19 lockdown, nor did they join Jim

  • According to Medina-Guillen et al (2021), the shift from brick and mortar teaching and learning process to online education has resulted in a reorganization of o ce work and personal life, and teleworking from home necessitates a delineation of the work schedules and functions involved in the various aspects of online education by teachers [5].Besides the teaching and learning process, the educators spent time on social media (TV, Instagram, Net ix, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc.)

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Introduction

SARS-CoV-2, a new coronavirus, has wreaked havoc on our daily lives. It has shaken the world economy, affecting practically every industry. COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in the workings of all educational institutions, including schools, colleges, and universities, as well as other activities such as sections of on-campus training, seminars, lectures, and conferences aimed at improving skills and personal growth were disrupted. The epidemic has wreaked havoc on global schooling. The education sector in Pakistan was no exception, and it had a direct in uence on the personal and professional lives of educators, who are regarded as the pillars of the educational system. The purpose of this research was to look at the issues that instructors in Pakistan's public and private higher education institutions experience as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic. The following section contains excerpts diverse researches involving a wide range of professionals and the issues experienced by teachers during the COVID-19 outbreak

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