Theses and Dissertations Collection

This case study examined the perceptions of Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The research questions centered around teachers’ perceptions and teachers’ well-being while teaching during the global pandemic during the 2020-2021 school year. Seven CTE teachers (three post-secondary and four secondary) throughout Idaho were identified through a sample of convenience. Each participant was interviewed via Zoom. The interview data were then thematically coded and emergent themes were identified. The findings of this study contribute to an ever-growing wealth of information regarding the state of education during the pandemic. The major findings of this study showed that post-secondary teachers had an easier time with the switch to online learning when compared to the secondary teachers. The findings also showed that student motivation and academic achievement was higher for post-secondary than for secondary environments. Post-secondary teachers reported feeling more supported by administration than the secondary educators. The future implications of this study would be to interview more CTE teachers to get an even broader sense of their experiences during the pandemic. A deeper investigation into what specific policies, programs, or learning platforms made post-secondary educators feel more supported and then implementing those at the secondary level would be warranted.