A Close Look at Teachers' Lives: Caring for the Well-Being of Elementary Teachers in the US

Autor/in	Kaynak, Naime Elcan
Titel	A Close Look at Teachers' Lives: Caring for the Well-Being of Elementary Teachers in the US
Quelle	In: International Journal of Emotional Education, 12 (2020) 1, S.19-34 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2073-7629
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Well Being; Teaching Conditions; Peer Relationship; Accountability; Power Structure; Student Behavior; Faculty Workload; Participative Decision Making; Teacher Empowerment; Self Efficacy; Collegiality; Student Development; Barriers; Teacher Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Peer-Beziehungen; Verantwortung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Kollegialität; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung
Abstract	The purpose of this qualitative study is to shed light on elementary teachers' perspectives on their sense of well-being, with emphasis on contextual factors that promote or block their sense of well-being. Data were collected through background questionnaires, teachers' journal writings, and interviews with teachers. Findings reveal that teachers' sense of well-being was fostered mainly by student growth and supportive colleagues. The major themes that emerged as negatively affecting teachers' well-being were the influence of accountability testing, lack of power, sense of being scrutinized, student misbehavior, and heavy workload. The results of this study show the need for restructuring teaching contexts. When schools are places in which teachers feel valued, respected, empowered and involved in decision-making processes, they are likely to have a better sense of well-being. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Centre for Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health. Old Humanities Building (OH) Room 241, University of Malta, MSD 2080, Malta. Tel: +356-2340-3014; Web site: http://www.um.edu.mt/ijee
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01