A ROOT – CAUSE ANALYSIS ON THE CHALLENGES OF NOVICE FACULTY MEMBERS IN TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY

The main functions of any instructor in any educational institution are to teach and be an effective education to their students, be an inspiration to their community and influence the university with great success. Upon transitioning to the new normal arrangement of teaching, most educators experience difficulties especially for those who are new in the field of teaching. Some literatures also state that having a good teaching evaluation rating proves no challenges in teaching. Hence, looking on the other side may reveal that every person that is new to the field experiences challenges in handling their loads in the teaching profession. The study used an exploratory research design. Specifically, the known as the Fishbone Diagram or Ishikawa Diagram along with a Root – Cause Analysis Quantitative Design. Total Sampling was employed since the study focuses on all faculty members hired during the pandemic era coming from different colleges. The study also used a qualitative approach specifically a phenomenological approach using Thematic analysis in identifying the challenges of faculty members and their motivational practices to continue their teaching profession. With all the methodological process, the study aims to identify the challenges in teaching experienced by the novice faculty members being hired during the new normal arrangement of teaching. The study identified three (3) categories of challenges of the faculty members, specifically, (a) class preparation, (b) class management and (c) instruction along with their personal and professional challenges. The study also revealed half of the Student Evaluation on Teaching has negative comments about the class preparation and instruction of the faculty members which reflects the difficulties experienced by the faculty members. Alongside, the faculty members also revealed that they have experienced challenges from both personal and professional aspects and are focus mostly on the transitioning phase of different teaching strategies, professional growth, and skills development. The faculty members also shared their ways of coping with the challenges they have and with this, the study revealed that novice faculty members will always have these challenges with them but learning how to handle it will give them a positive SET afterwards.