The Responsiveness of Teacher Education Managers at an ODeL College to Resilience and the Well-Being of Staff Working from Home during COVID-19

Autor/inn/en	van Wyk, Micheal M.; Kotze, Christy J.; Tshabalala, Samson L.; Mukhati, Fulufhelo
Titel	The Responsiveness of Teacher Education Managers at an ODeL College to Resilience and the Well-Being of Staff Working from Home during COVID-19
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Methodology, 7 (2021) 4, S.623-635 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (van Wyk, Micheal M.) ORCID (Kotze, Christy J.) ORCID (Tshabalala, Samson L.) ORCID (Mukhati, Fulufhelo)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2469-9632
Schlagwörter	Resilience (Psychology); Well Being; Teleworking; COVID-19; Pandemics; Transformational Leadership; Middle Management; Organizational Effectiveness; Schools of Education; College Administration; Open Education; Distance Education; Electronic Learning; Job Performance; Foreign Countries; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Telework; Telearbeit; Mittlere Führungskraft; Unternehmenserfolg; Erziehungswissenschaftliche Fakultät; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Ausland; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has increased anxiety and stress among teacher education managers and has given rise to the question of whether they have the competencies to execute their operational responsibilities productively. The theories of resilience and transformational leadership underpin this study in which teacher education managers' resilience and their responsiveness to the well-being of staff executing their operational practices in an open distance e-learning context were explored. A qualitative approach was adopted and virtual video conferencing interviews with teacher education managers were used to explore how they mitigated their strategic and operational roles and their managerial functions to ensure the well-being and organisational performance of staff working from home. Results revealed the experiences of distance managers to have been positive in that they implemented organisational strategies to mitigate the challenges faced to ensure wellness and performance among staff working from a distance. Further research applying a mixed-method design should be undertaken to determine how resilient managers and staff working from home are. That may yield different results. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Eurasian Society of Educational Research. 7321 Parkway Drive South, Hanover, MD 21076. e-mail: publisher@ijem.com; Web site: https://www.ijem.com/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01