Lived Experiences of Volunteer Teachers in E-'Tulay' Program

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Volunteers; Foreign Countries; Distance Education; Public School Teachers; Teaching Experience; Values Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; Influences; Recognition (Achievement); Electronic Learning; Faculty Development; Interpersonal Relationship

The main focus of this research is the lived experiences of volunteer teachers in the E-Tulay program. This study aimed to answer the following questions: 1. What are the experiences of volunteer teachers in the E-"Tulay" Program? 2. What is the essence of being a volunteer teacher in the E-"Tulay" Program? 3. What is the meaning of the experiences of volunteer teachers in the E-Tulay Program? 4. What are the implications of these experiences to their personal and professional lives? Six co-researchers for this study were all volunteer teachers in E-"Tulay" from 2021 to 2023. The lived experiences of the primary researcher were also included in the dataset following the hermeneutical phenomenological framework and methodology which was used to guide the study. Based on the interpretation of the generated lived experiences, symbolic representations of being an E-"Tulay" teacher, internal and external forces that affect volunteerism, "pakikipagkapwa-tao," personal and professional growth of volunteer teachers, volunteers' acknowledgments, and rewards and spearheading E-"Tulay" in action emerged as the core themes. Furthermore, the composite textural-structural description exposes the constant idea of change, commitment, and contribution in the lived experiences which comprise the essence of being an E-"Tulay" volunteer teacher. A poem based on the lived experiences of the volunteer teachers was composed based on the core themes and essences, representing the synthesis of the lived experiences of the co-researchers.

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2024

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