Undeniably, technology has become a critical lifeline during the COVID-19 pandemic. In education, specifically, while the younger cohort of teachers has found the affordances of technology manageable and beneficial in delivering online instruction, a seemingly reverse and alarming scenario may be observed among their senior counterparts. Previous studies suggest that due to poor technology competence, lack of technology support and preparation, resistance to change, and health problems, adapting to technology is a major challenge confronting the cohort of older teachers. Hence, this phenomenological study aims to explore how a select group of teachers (50–60 years old) from the province of Pampanga, Philippines, collectively views their exploration, learning, and acceptance of technology. A total of 13 older teachers were purposively invited to a semi-structured interview, and data gathered were subjected to Sarah Tracy’s Phronetic Iterative Data Analysis and were validated via a member-checking procedure. The study findings yielded an interesting framework labeled as Filipino Older Teachers’ (50–60 y/o) Technology Adoption Landscape During the COVID-19 Pandemic that highlight three spheres of adoption: Sphere of Pains, Sphere of Strains, and Sphere of Gains. The exposition of these spheres is represented through the dilemmas they encountered and the faces that they have become. The chapter concludes by accentuating the older teachers’ ability to adapt to the online environment despite some internal and external tensions, the attention to their silent pains and hardships disguised as resiliency, and the emphasis on reverse mentoring program and intergenerational learning to support the older cohort’s technology development.

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Does the Matthew Effect Matter in Teacher Development?: Technology Exploration, Learning, and Acceptance among Filipino Older Teachers

  • Kaneesha M. Dungca,
  • Allan B. de Guzman

摘要

Undeniably, technology has become a critical lifeline during the COVID-19 pandemic. In education, specifically, while the younger cohort of teachers has found the affordances of technology manageable and beneficial in delivering online instruction, a seemingly reverse and alarming scenario may be observed among their senior counterparts. Previous studies suggest that due to poor technology competence, lack of technology support and preparation, resistance to change, and health problems, adapting to technology is a major challenge confronting the cohort of older teachers. Hence, this phenomenological study aims to explore how a select group of teachers (50–60 years old) from the province of Pampanga, Philippines, collectively views their exploration, learning, and acceptance of technology. A total of 13 older teachers were purposively invited to a semi-structured interview, and data gathered were subjected to Sarah Tracy’s Phronetic Iterative Data Analysis and were validated via a member-checking procedure. The study findings yielded an interesting framework labeled as Filipino Older Teachers’ (50–60 y/o) Technology Adoption Landscape During the COVID-19 Pandemic that highlight three spheres of adoption: Sphere of Pains, Sphere of Strains, and Sphere of Gains. The exposition of these spheres is represented through the dilemmas they encountered and the faces that they have become. The chapter concludes by accentuating the older teachers’ ability to adapt to the online environment despite some internal and external tensions, the attention to their silent pains and hardships disguised as resiliency, and the emphasis on reverse mentoring program and intergenerational learning to support the older cohort’s technology development.