ERIC Number: EJ1399637
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
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What Processes or Key Components Do Teachers Attribute to Their Well-Being? A Cross-Cultural Qualitative Study of Teacher Well-Being in Cambodia, Kenya, and Qatar
Huynh, Hy V.; Proeschold-Bell, Rae Jean; Sohail, Malik Muhammad; Nalianya, Micah; Wafula, Sylvia; Amanya, Cyrilla; Vann, Vanroth; Loem, Pisey; Baghdady, Ahmed M.; Al-Khalaf, Maryam S.; Namestnik, Alexa; Whetten, Kathryn
Psychology in the Schools, v60 n12 p4967-4987 2023
The study of teacher well-being is critically important. However, teacher well-being studies are lacking in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, and also generally in low-income countries. This exploratory case study sought to identify teachers' perceptions of work-related characteristics and personal practices associated with well-being and burnout in three underrepresented, diverse sites: Battambang, Cambodia; Bungoma, Kenya; and Doha, Qatar. Ninety teachers participated in in-depth interviews (Qatar N = 21, Cambodia N = 33, Kenya N = 36), as well as 16 principals and 11 policymakers. Qualitative analysis was conducted using data-driven, emergent codes. Findings revealed that teachers attributed remarkably similar processes and key components to their well-being (e.g., engagement school-wide or district-wide, schools attending to teachers' personal needs) and burnout (e.g., administrative burden, student misbehavior) across all three sites, with a few notable differences worthy of future follow-up. Few teachers could name any well-being programs at their school.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teachers, Principals, Well Being, Teacher Attitudes, Work Environment, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Behavior
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cambodia; Kenya; Qatar
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