How Do Social Media Literacy, Psychological Capital and Work Engagement Influence the Employee Morale of the Hospitality and Tourism Industry?

This study aims to assess the employee morale (EM) in the hospitality and tourism industry through social media literacy (SML), psychological capital (PsC), and work engagement (WE). The study followed the deductive reasoning approach to examine the hypothesized associations. The structural equation modeling via SmartPLS3 was used to analyse the cross-sectional data which were collected through the convenience sampling method. Results showed that SML and PsC positively influenced WE, and WE predicted EM. WE partially mediates the influence of SML and PsC on EM. The moderating effect of age showed that young adults' social media literacy on WE significantly differs from old adults. However, no significant age difference between young and old is observed between PsC and WE. The study intends to develop a better comprehension of practitioners' insights of SML, PsC that may influence employees' WE and morale who have been working in hospitality and tourism industries. The strengths and limitations of the study are also documented for policymakers, academics, and future researchers. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022.

What determines the tax compliance intention of individual taxpayers receiving COVID-19-related benefits? Insights from Indonesia

PurposeEven as governments worldwide take extraordinary measures and spend unprecedented amounts of their state budgets to combat COVID-19, tax compliance remains challenging. Therefore, this study employs previously identified predictors to investigate the factors that persuade individual taxpayers to comply with the law.Design/methodology/approachIndividual taxpayers in Indonesia (N = 699) who had experienced COVID-19-related benefits were asked to assess the provided evaluation regarding the tax compliance intention and its determinants. The bootstrapping analysis was employed using smart partial least squares (SmartPLS) to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results suggest that the perceived fiscal exchange, tax morality, tax fairness, tax complexity and the power of authority are significant determinants of tax compliance intention. This study also supports the indirect effects of numerous factors on tax compliance intention through the perceived fiscal exchange and tax morality. In practice, reminding taxpayers of how tax payments fund public services, improving taxpayer morale, increasing the perceived fairness of the tax system, streamlining the tax code and managing the effectiveness of tax administration could all lead to a greater intention to comply with the law.Originality/valueIn addition to highlighting the dynamics of tax compliance amid the unprecedented pandemic crisis, our findings also provide insight into the importance of perceived fiscal exchange and tax morality for achieving and sustaining planned behavior to comply with tax rules.

Teacher Morale, Job Satisfaction, and Burnout in Schools of Choice Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

Student enrollment patterns have been studied during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many families seeking alternatives to traditional public schools. Less is known about teacher experiences in these alternatives. We explored predictors of teacher job satisfaction, burnout, and morale. Of particular interest was whether these presented differently across school types. We surveyed teachers nationwide (n = 798) in May 2022. Three linear regression models were tested. Results suggested that teacher autonomy and administrative support were significant predictors in each model. Private school teachers experienced greater job satisfaction and morale than traditional public school teachers;charter school teachers had greater levels of morale. © 2023 Taylor & Francis.

UK street art and the meaning of masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020-21

This paper contributes to social and cultural geographies of the COVID-19 pandemic through an exploration of the role of UK street art in documenting the remarkable shifts in the practice of wearing facemasks, the tensions and emotions involved, and the transformations in the meaning of facemasks during the pandemic. Street art has become an important outlet for political critique and social engagement, capturing the public mood in response to policies and recommendations attempting to stem viral transmission, including the requirement to wear facemasks in some public places. Drawing primarily on image analysis of street artworks produced during 2020 and sourced using online search tools, and qualitative interviews with UK street artists in 2020 and 2021, the paper first explores the changing geographies and politics of street art during the pandemic. It then examines the ways in which street art portrays mask-wearing simultaneously as reassuring, protective and fear-inducing, and reflects the meaning of masks in relation to protecting public health, managing anxieties concerning health risks, boosting morale, and symbolising solidarity and public spiritedness. The paper argues that pandemic street art contributes to public dialogue by articulating emotion and deeply held concerns, and communicating the intimate politics, semiotic meanings and social properties of objects associated with disease.

The Tax Side of the Pandemic: Shifts in Compliance Attitudes and Perceptions in Rwanda

While much knowledge is being generated on the impact of the pandemic, we still know very little on its implications on taxation in lower-income countries. Yet, tax is crucial to fund crisis response and recovery, in addition to broader development plans and expanded government expenditure. This paper starts addressing this gap using an unique dataset of survey data from Rwanda. We document two significant shifts in taxpayers' views during the pandemic: perceptions about the fairness of the tax system improve by 40 per cent, and their attitudes to compliance become more conditional on the provision of public services of sufficiently good quality. We put these results in the broader context of crisis response. We show that they are not simply linked to individual experiences of the crisis or access to relief, but they are more likely linked to generalised improvements in solidarity and patriotism. © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Policing the pandemic: Frontline officers' perspectives on organisational justice

Much of the literature on the policing of the coronavirus pandemic reflects research that has been extra-organisationally focused, examining the prospective impact of the police approach to applying the public health legislation on relationships with the public and the potential impact on police legitimacy. Less research has been intra-organisationally focused;investigating the potential affect on police officers of policing during an extraordinary public health crisis, which has required them to navigate an ambiguous and constantly fluctuating legislative and policy landscape that has driven significant changes to internal working practices and operational procedures within their organisational environment. Using original empirical data from a small multi-method study within one Division of a United Kingdom police force, we examined the issue from an organisational justice perspective;exploring perceptions of intra-organisational fairness, and how these may have directly impacted upon the responses of frontline officers during the pandemic. We argue that in this period, both organisational processes and their resultant outcomes did not meet normative expectations, as they discriminated against officers with public-facing (frontline) roles. This directly impacted upon the officers' experience of the 'organisational climate'. The resulting sense of organisational injustice felt by frontline officers reduced their morale, impacted upon relationships with senior officers, and nurtured feelings that they were not being treated with respect, dignity and trust. We conclude by discussing the potential implications of the study for police organisations and their leaders, outlining opportunities for organisational learning and consider the need for the development of policy that complements notions of organisational justice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of International Journal of Police Science & Management is the property of Sage Publications, Ltd. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Effects of COVID-19 on administrators' and teachers' morale

Since March of 2020, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, the world changed, and countries closed their schools and moved instruction and student learning to remote and online formats. These changes created challenges ranging from a lack of internet access, the need to learn new technologies, and increased teacher and administrator workloads to social and professional isolation, mental health issues, and increased stress among teachers.This study aimed to explore the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on administrators' and teachers' morale. The participants for the study included elementary school teachers and administrators from five elementary and unified school districts in the County of Riverside, California. A mixed-methods approach was used to analyze data collected through a survey with guiding questions for this study included the following: (A) What are administrator and teacher experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic? (B) How does teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic impact morale? (C) According to administrators and teachers, how does the COVID-19 pandemic change perception on their own job satisfaction? (D) What can be done to help boost morale in the workplace? This study identified five themes that affected morale: frustration of uncertainty, needed support, self-care, relational connection and mental health, and workload. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Educator Turnover Has Markedly Increased, but Districts Have Taken Actions to Boost Teacher Ranks: Selected Findings from the Sixth American School District Panel Survey. Research Report. RR-A956-14

This survey wanted to obtain a national picture of teacher and principal turnover at the end of the 2021-2022 school year and districts' staffing shortages at the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year, researchers surveyed 300 district and charter network leaders in the American School District Panel from October to December 2022. Key findings from the survey include: (1) Teacher turnover increased 4 percentage points above prepandemic levels, reaching 10 percent nationally at the end of the 2021-2022 school year. Principal turnover increased too, reaching 16 percent nationally going into the 2022-2023 school year;(2) Teacher turnover in 2021-2022 was highest (around 12 to 14 percent) in urban districts, high-poverty districts, and districts serving predominately students of color. Meanwhile, principal turnover was highest (around 21 to 23 percent) in high-poverty districts and in rural districts;(2) District leaders generally perceived staffing shortages to be less acute in 2022-2023 than they were in 2021-2022. However, in fall 2022, staffing shortages continued to be most acute for substitute teachers, special education teachers, and bus drivers. High-poverty districts in particular had considerable shortages in several teaching categories;and (3) Ninety percent of districts experienced one or more policy changes either they or their state enacted to boost teacher ranks in response to shortages. Chief among these changes were increased pay and/or benefits and the expansion of grow-your-own teacher preparation programs. [For the technical document, see ED626482.]

Tackling the unseen virus at the unseen frontier

There has been widespread coverage, attention and discussion regarding the anxieties of COVID-19 pandemic in health and social care settings;however, compared to other healthcare environments, mental health care settings have not received a similar level of attention and concern. Interestingly there are unique challenges in mental health units and at the height of the pandemic there has been a significant impact on staff, patients and carers. Mental health staff have had to adapt their ways of working, focusing more on the physical health of patients and caring for COVID positive patients in a mental health unit. Anxiety about the infection spreading to other patients and to staff who interact very closely with patients were significant concerns, with the additional difficulties of accessing the appropriate PPE during the early stages of the outbreak. Some challenges are unique to mental health settings and become even more intense within a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU). These include difficulties with isolation, social distancing and the reluctance of patients to wear masks. The lessons learnt caring for the most challenging patients in a PICU are explored. The adaptability, flexibility and commitment to providing kind, compassionate care at the height of the COVID pandemic is remarkable. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

The impact of COVID-19 on nurses (ICON) survey: Nurses' accounts of what would have helped to improve their working lives.

AIMS: To use nurses' descriptions of what would have improved their working lives during the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. DESIGN: Analysis of free-text responses from a cross-sectional survey of the UK nursing and midwifery workforce. METHODS: Between 2 and 14 April 2020, 3299 nurses and midwives completed an online survey, as part of the 'Impact of COVID-19 on Nurses' (ICON) study. 2205 (67%) gave answers to a question asking for the top three things that the government or their employer could do to improve their working lives. Each participants' response was coded using thematic and content analysis. Multiple response analysis quantified the frequency of different issues and themes and examined variation by employer. RESULTS: Most (77%) were employed by the National Health Service (77%) and worked at staff or senior staff nurse levels (55%). 5938 codable responses were generated. Personal protective equipment/staff safety (60.0%), support to workforce (28.6%) and better communication (21.9%) were the most cited themes. Within 'personal protective equipment', responses focussed most on available supply. Only 2.8% stated that nothing further could be done. Patterns were similar in both NHS and non-NHS settings. CONCLUSIONS: The analysis provided valuable insight into key changes required to improve the work lives of nurses during a pandemic. Urgent improvements in provision and quality of personal protective equipment were needed for the safety of both workforce and patients. IMPACT: Failure to meet nurses needs to be safe at work appears to have damaged morale in this vital workforce. We identified key strategies that, if implemented by the Government and employers, could have improved the working lives of the nursing and midwifery workforce during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and could prevent the pandemic from having a longer-term negative impact on the retention of this vital workforce. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: No Patient or Public Contribution, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, urgency of the work and the target population being health and social care staff.

COVID-19 and the Care of the Financialized Self

In the United States, the threat of COVID-19 as a public health problem was impossible to separate from the financial threat. From the start, the virus's circulation through human bodies intermingled with all the ways human lives had been defined by neoliberalism's economizing rationality. To unpack the convergence of the pandemic with neoliberal rationality, this article examines the financial advisory discourse produced by credit and fintech companies at the start of the pandemic, focusing on Equifax, Experian, and Mint. This messaging was replete with expressions of care, along with promises of institutional assistance. However, reading further it became clear the companies offered mostly financial self-help advice. The immediate turn to this type of messaging suggested how much the financial system depended on a collective continuation of the individual's sense of moral responsibility for financial self-management and creditworthiness, and especially diligent debt-payment.Alternate :Aux États-Unis la menace de la COVID-19 comme problème de santé publique était indissociable de la menace financière. Dès le début de la pandémie, la circulation du virus dans les corps humains s'est interposée avec toutes les façons dont les vies humaines ont été définies par la rationalité économisante du néolibéralisme. Pour éclaircir la convergence de la pandémie avec la rationalité néolibérale, le présent article examine les messages d'avis financiers produits par les entreprises de crédit et de technologie financière pendant la pandémie, notamment Equifax, Experian et Mint. Ces messages étaient emplis d'expression de soutien, avec des promesses d'aide institutionnelle. Cependant, une lecture plus attentive permet de voir que ces entreprises ont surtout offert des conseils visant l'auto-assistance financière. Le recours immédiat à ce type de message indique le degré auquel le système financier dépend sur la continuation collective du sens de responsabilité morale des personnes pour gérer eux-mêmes leurs finances et leur capacité de crédit, et particulièrement pour continuer à payer leurs dettes.

The recovery of training and education post-COVID-19: the importance of supporting the consultant workforce.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, training and education have been significantly disrupted, causing an incalculable effect on trainees. However, the consultant workforce is crucial to the success of training recovery. The motivation of the consultant workforce to assist in training recovery, in a context of significant workload and increasing pressures on resources, is currently unknown. METHODS: This survey gathered the consultant workforce's views on assisting training recovery at one site of a large NHS foundation trust. RESULTS: There was reduced motivation to engage in training and education when compared to pre-pandemic levels, widespread indicators of burnout, and changes in attitude towards reducing their working hours and early retirement. CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate a worrying trend that is likely to be replicated nationwide, which highlights the need to support consultants to avoid further disruption to training recovery.

EFFECTIVENESS OF ONLINE LEARNING PROCESS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN KOSOVO

Globalna kriza koronavirusa vodila je prema radikalnoj transformaciji obrazovnog sustava. Obrazovne institucije su morale prihvatiti metode on-line podučavanja zbog obvezne izolacije i smanjenja ekonomske aktivnosti. On-line učenje je predstavljalo iznenadenje te izazov, kako za sveučilišta, tako i za studente. Da bismo analizirali učinkovitost on-line učenja, na Ekonomskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Prištini, u razdoblju od prosinca 2021. do ožujka 2022., proveli smo 500 anketa. Procijenili smo čimbenike, koji uključuju motivaciju za on-line učenje, uvjete kod kuće, motivaciju za dodatno čitanje te razinu suradnje izmedu studenata za vrijeme pandemije COVIDA-19. Navedeni su čimbenici korišteni za procjenu učinkovitosti on-line učenja. U mjerenju učinkovitosti on-line učenja, mjerili smo iskustvo studenata s on-line učenjem prije pandemije, spremnost studenata za daljnjim akademskim obrazovanjem u budućnosti, ohrabrivanje od strane profesora na aktivnost, količinu aktivnosti za vrijeme on-line učenja te želju za nastavkom on-line obrazovanja u budućnosti. Na temelju prikupljenih podataka, koristili smo metodu modeliranja strukturnih jednadžbi (Structural Equation Modelling - SEM), koja pokazuje da su rezultati značajni, ali da je učinkovitost on-line učenja niska. Ovo će istraživanje pomoći u identificiranju izazova, s kojima se studenti suočavaju za vrijeme on-line učenja uslijed izolacije te na koji način navedeno djeluje na holističku učinkovitost on-line učenja.Alternate :The global coronavirus crisis led to a radical transformation of the education system. Educational institutions had to switch to virtual teaching methods due to mandatory isolation and the decline of economic activity. Online learning was a surprise and a challenge for both universities and students. To analyze the effectiveness of online learning, we conducted 500 surveys from December 2021 to March 2022 at the Faculty of Economics, University of Prishtina. We assessed factors such as motivation for online learning, home conditions, motivation to read more, and the level of collaboration between students during the Covid-19 pandemic. These factors were used to determine the effectiveness of online learning. In measuring the effectiveness of online learning, we measured students' experience with online learning before the pandemic, students ' willingness to pursue additional academic levels in the future, professors ' encouragement to be active, work done during online learning, and desire to practice online education in the future. Based on the collected data, we applied a structural equation model (SEM), which shows that the results are significant, but the effectiveness of online learning is low. The research will help to identify the challenges students face during online learning due to their isolation and how this affects the holistic effectiveness of online learning.

A WEB-BASED APPLICATION FOR MAKING LOW-COST VACATION RESERVATIONS FOR TOURISTS USING THE K-NEAREST NEIGHBORS ALGORITHM

An occasional recreational vacation is a necessity for many people. It provides a perfect opportunity for the body and the mind to get much-needed rest after weeks, months, or years of daunting tasks and a break from routine. It also gives people morale as they perform their usual tasks afterward. Unfortunately, many people are unable to afford a vacation not only internationally but also locally due to the high costs involved. This makes many people prefer spending their holidays with extended families, by, for instance, traveling to their rural homes as opposed to taking a vacation. To boost the tourism sector in our country that is being promoted by initiatives such as ‘Tembea Kenya’, we should encourage domestic tourism. Another challenge is the experience in hotels that some people do not like that would entirely cause them to opt to spend their holidays differently, for example, the lack of privacy in the shared accommodation facility, the limited space in hotels, the numerous restrictions, the level of cleanliness in the shared facility especially during the COVID-19 crisis, etcetera. The aim of this project was to solve the problem by coming up with a technological means of enabling people to make reservations for vacation homes with each other such that they mutually benefit from the program thus eliminating the fee for renting out the house. This solution was implemented using a web-based application and applied the K-Nearest Neighbors machine learning algorithm that was used to classify homes based on the features available.

Job morale of physicians and dentists in Kazakhstan: a qualitative study.

BACKGROUND: Job morale is thought to be particularly low in Kazakhstan, adversely affecting job motivation, job satisfaction and burnout rates. Previous research suggests that high job morale has a better effect on patient outcomes and care quality. We, therefore, conducted a qualitative study to explore experiences underpinning positive and negative job morale, and to generate potential strategies for improving job morale of physicians and dentists working in public healthcare settings in Kazakhstan prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Three focus groups containing 23 participants and 30 individual interviews were conducted, evidencing respondents' explanations of what affects job morale, and possible strategies to improve it. Data was synthesised using a thematic analysis. RESULTS: The themes about what influences job morale were: being unfairly rewarded for work; feeling vulnerable and undervalued; poor working styles and practices; and high internal value-based motivation. Various strategies were identified by participants to improve job morale, and these included: ensuring adequate and equitable financial income; improving the current malpractice system; eliminating poor working styles and practices; and creating a shared responsibility for health. CONCLUSIONS: The current study has found that despite prevailing threats, job morale amongst physicians and dentists working in public healthcare settings in Astana have been prevented from becoming negative by their strong sense of calling to medicine and the satisfaction of helping patients recover. Emphasising this rather traditional understanding of the role of physicians and dentists may be a way to improve job morale throughout training and practice.

Impact Of Covid-19 on the Morale of the Employees: The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy

The aim of this research paper is to analyse the influence of COVID-19 on the morale of the employees and simultaneously, assess the mediating role of self-efficacy. For this purpose, a questionnaire survey was conducted with 300 employees to comprehend their perception of how the pandemic crisis has affected their morale and self-efficacy. The questionnaire consisted of closed-ended questions which were developed on a five-point Likert Scale. The study findings indicated that COVID-19 significantly impacted employee morale and self-efficacy. Also, it was found that self-efficacy impacted employee morale. Finally, from the mediation analysis, it was affirmed that the association between COVID-19 and employee morale is mediated by self-efficacy. The study provided significant recommendations and suggestions that can be employed by HR managers to improve employee morale and self-efficacy in the unprecedented times of the COVID-19 crisis.

Psychosocial wellbeing of healthcare workers during COVID-19

During the present COVID-19 pandemic healthcare workers are confronted with multiple stressors. At the beginning of the pandemic these stressors mainly related to health and safety issues. In the course of the pandemic societal stressors became more salient. These include lacking credibility of important stakeholders (leadership, organization and policy) as well as lacking appreciation from society and policy. Both, stressors referring to safety related issues, as well as stressors referring to trust or morally related issues have negative impact on psychosocial wellbeing in terms of distress, anxiety, burnout, depression and moral injury. To mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on healthcare workers and to enhance the resilience and psychosocial well-being of healthcare workers, psychosocial support is important to be delivered on different levels. Résumé Pendant la pandémie actuelle COVID-19, les personnels de santé ont été confrontés à de multiples facteurs de stress. Au début de la pandémie, ces facteurs de stress étaient principalement liés à des questions de santé et de sécurité. Au cours de la pandémie, les facteurs de stress sociétaux sont devenus plus saillants. Il s’agit notamment du manque de crédibilité des parties prenantes importantes (direction, organisation et politiques) ainsi que du manque d’appréciation de la part de la société et des politiques. Que ce soient les facteurs de stress liés à la sécurité, ceux liés à la confiance ou à la morale, tous ont un impact négatif sur le bien-être psychosocial en termes de détresse, d’anxiété, d’épuisement, de dépression et de préjudice moral. Afin d’atténuer les effets de la crise COVID-19 sur les personnels de santé et d’améliorer la résilience et le bien-être psychosocial de ces derniers, il est important d’apporter un soutien psychosocial à différents niveaux.

Why teachers are leaving and what we can do about it

Teaching has always been a demanding profession, and the demands have only escalated during the COVID-19 pandemic. David T. Marshall, Tim Pressley, Natalie M. Neugebauer, & David M. Shannon review research from before and during the pandemic to learn what makes teachers likely to leave the profession and share results from their May 2022 survey of 830 teachers. Around three-fourths of teachers surveyed had considered leaving their positions during the 2022-23 school year, with more than half considering positions outside education. Teachers describe the increased workload, ongoing stress, and lack of support from administrators and parents as factors that led them to consider leaving.

The perceptions of elementary principals on promoting positive staff morale

Elementary principals influence organizational behavior and school climate through their actions and behaviors. The leader's style can have a lasting impact on staff morale. Employee morale refers to an employee's sense of psychological safety, purpose, and confidence in the future. Research has shown that school leaders influence staff morale and positive school climate through their interactions with the people in the organization and their decision-making processes. This qualitative phenomenological study extrapolated the lived experiences of elementary principals who had maintained or accomplished a positive school climate over time. This study was designed to answer the following questions: (1) What are the elementary principals' perceptions of the actions a leader takes to promote positive staff morale? and (2) What critical life experiences do elementary principals believe impacted their leadership actions that improved staff morale? A phenomenological approach using interviews, surveys, and focus groups was used to understand the essence of the lived experiences and perceptions of elementary school principals in relation to how they have maintained or promoted a positive staff morale and school climate over time. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, data were collected virtually. The criterion sample consisted of 33 elementary school principals who had been identified as having a positive school climate by a district survey. In all data collection sources, principals consistently referenced actions they took to promote a positive staff morale that centered around common ideals and concepts. The following six themes emerged from triangulation of the data: (a) Serve them, relate to them, (b) Collaborate and engage, (c) Be authentic;(d) Be visible and accessible;(e) Learn the school culture;and (f) Embrace your lived experiences. The lived experiences of the elementary school principals in this study served as a resource to help other school leaders take similar actions to promote a positive staff morale. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

What factors influence morale in a rural high school in the time of COVID-19?

Ramifications from a teacher shortage were already being felt across the country prior to the pandemic. The pandemic has not just caused substantial changes to the work and environment of teachers, it has also highlighted existing issues. This includes poor ventilation and climate control, inequities between districts in terms of resources and physical plants, and differences in how teachers are treated from district to district. Framed through Leader-Member Exchange, organizational compassion and forgiveness, compassion fatigue and burnout, and secure-base leadership, this study attempts to determine what steps could be taken to improve conditions and the agency of the workforce.Participants at this school in the northeast United States were afforded first the opportunity to complete a survey and then the opportunity to be interviewed about their morale. This data collection took place in August and September of 2021, after a vacation and before it became apparent that there would be additional surges in COVID-19. Participants seemed optimistic at the time that teaching conditions would be returning to a pre-pandemic situation and were only just beginning to see an increase in student behavior issues. On the survey, teachers highlighted issues pertaining to interactions with the community and salary as issues, while indicating the students and their colleagues were bright spots in their work. In interviews, participants confirmed these survey results, and added significant data around communication and concerns around physical plant. Teachers highlighted increased opportunities for being in the outdoors, completing parent conferences and professional development from home, and more compassion for their homelives during the early part of the pandemic as positives. However, when many of these opportunities were removed during a return to business as usual, teachers cited this loss as detrimental to their morale. Following this data collection, a list of recommendations was created for consideration. The recommended course of action to disseminate this list of recommendations was a series of presentations to board members, administrators, and labor leaders. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)