Changes in the ability to work and work activity of teachers of higher educational institutions during the transition to distance learning

Pechkovskaya Elizaveta Mikhailovna

The purpose of the study is to analyze the key problems of changing the working capacity and work activity of university teachers during the transition to distance learning and to identify the most favorable working mode for teachers in conditions of the possibility of using various training formats. Among the main objectives of the study is to identify differences in the impact of changes in the nature of work on the efficiency and satisfaction of teachers with the new work and rest regime, depending on gender, age, degree of knowledge of information technologies and the country of residence of respondents. The study involved university teachers from Russia and South Africa, men and women aged 28 to 70 years. The results obtained confirm the hypothesis that the distance form of educational activity, in comparison with the full-time format, differs in compliance with the work and rest regime, workload, job satisfaction, depending on gender, age and scientific activity and the country of residence. The scientific novelty lies in the development and testing of the author's methodology for questioning teachers on the topic of research.

Keywords:higher education; distance education; working capacity, intensification of labor activity; information technologies.