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The Childcare Director's Role in Preventing Burnout: A Positive-Psychological Examination of the Caregivers' Lived Experience
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Iris Zadok; Moriah Nissan; Tzipi Versicherter-Chechik – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
This study applied a positive-psychological approach to examining childcare directors' role in maintaining the stability of their staff from the caregivers' and directors' points of view. Most of the childcare centers in Israel are characterized by high burnout and turnover of staff members. Nevertheless, some teams stay stable, and turnover is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Administrator Role, Child Care Centers, Burnout
Supporting Children's Social and Emotional Well-Being in the Early Years: An Exploration of Practitioners' Perceptions
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Seaman, Holly; Giles, Pandora – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Children's social and emotional well-being can be supported through their experiences of early years education to promote positive life-long outcomes. This study explored the views of 10 early years practitioners in relation to supporting children's social and emotional well-being. Data was gathered using semi-structured interviews and analysed…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Well Being, Mental Health
Examining Regional Differences in the Nebraska Early Care and Education Workforce
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Gebhart, Tracy; Steber, Kate; Franchett, Audrey; Epstein, Dale; Madill, Rebecca – Child Trends, 2020
There is evidence that early care and education (ECE) teachers and caregivers share common challenges, it is not clear whether their challenges differ by geographic location. That is, are there any regional characteristics that may affect the ECE workforce differentially? To better understand the pressures facing the ECE workforce and whether…
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Well Being
Examining Regional Differences in the Arkansas Early Care and Education Workforce
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Gebhart, Tracy; Garrison, Hallie; Franchett, Audrey; Fojut, Jackson; Epstein, Dale; Madill, Rebecca – Child Trends, 2020
This brief explores whether the geographic location of the early care and education (ECE) workforce might be associated with variations in well-being. Child Trends examined differences in Arkansas's ECE workforce by region and by urbanicity. Measures of well-being were derived from a comprehensive statewide ECE workforce survey. For this study,…
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Well Being
Not Babysitting: Work Stress and Well-Being for Family Child Care Providers
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Gerstenblatt, Paula; Faulkner, Monica; Lee, Ahyoung; Doan, Linh Thy; Travis, Dnika – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2014
Family child care providers contend with a number of work stressors related to the dual roles of operating a small business and providing child care in their home. Research has documented many sources of work related stress for family child care providers; however, research examining family child care providers' experiences outside of the…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Family Environment, Work Environment, Stress Variables
Investigating Burnout and Psychological Well-Being of Staff Working with People with Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour: The Role of Personality
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Chung, Man Cheung; Harding, Carly – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: The present research extended previous research by broadening the dimensions of personality traits, and focusing on burnout and psychological well-being among staff working with people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour. Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey in which 103 staff completed questionnaires…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Mental Retardation, Burnout, Questionnaires