Description of the Quality of Life of Teachers for Special Needs Students During the Pandemic of COVID-19

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, all activities were limited and carried out from home. It also includes learning that must be done from home, so that can affect the quality of life for teachers, especially for Special Needs or ABK teachers. The purpose of this study was to describe the quality of life of the ABK teachers during the pandemic. Participants in this study were 101 teachers of children with special needs, who were categorized as early adults and middle adults aged 20-65 years. The design of this research is non-experimental quantitative, using tools measure in the form of a questionnaire. The measuring instrument used to measure the quality of life for ABK teachers is WHOQOL-BREF which was adapted by Purba et. al. based on the quality of life domain, namely physical, psychological, social relations and social environment. The results of this study show that the quality of life of the ABK teachers is in the high category.