Parents as Teachers as Students: Managing Multiple Roles During the Covid-19 Pandemic

This study focuses on a central question: how do graduate students manage theirroles as teachers and parents during the covid-19 pandemic? It specifically gathersthe narratives of the seven participants in particular ways they employ to jugglemultiple roles. The study utilized a phenomenological design as a qualitativeresearch approach as it captures the shared meanings that the participants (as aparent, teacher, and student) of the study hold about their common livedexperiences during the covid-19 pandemic. Findings revealed that participantsemployed three major strategies in managing multiple roles, which includeseparating and integrating, time managing, and prioritizing. Managing multipleroles amid a health crisis entails gigantic challenges that need to be urgentlyaddressed. Pressing concerns are inevitably crucial since these multiple roles,especially those of parents and teachers impact the lives of children and students.Juggling numerous roles requires commitment and dedication so one’s self-careand well-being will also be guaranteed and uncompromised. Being a parent,teacher, and student all at the same time is indeed an uphill struggle and the healthcrisis has made the situation worse. A balancing act is central in theseunprecedented times