Backliners: Roles of Science Educators in the Post-COVID Milieu

COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the global environment. It affected almost all aspects of society from cultural, economic, educational, to social factors. This narrative inquiry explored science educators’ perspectives on vital roles they would play in post-COVID setting. Sixteen teachers different educational institutions were purposively selected take part this qualitative investigation. The participants wrote their short narratives significant role as after pandemic. Six themes emerged era; these include (1) communicator; (2) critical thinker; (3) knowledge creator; (4) disruptive innovator; (5) advocate against misinformation; and (6) future-ready educator. A conceptual paradigm is designed describe post-pandemic era context VUCAD2 (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, diverse, disruptive) world. Implications findings education setting are discussed paper.