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ERIC Number: EJ1467734
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0313-7155
EISSN: EISSN-1837-6290
Available Date: 0000-00-00
ECE Burnout: Early Childhood Intervention Practitioners' Sense of Hope, Life Satisfaction, and Meaning in Life
Issues in Educational Research, v35 n1 p442-460 2025
While researchers have devoted significant attention to the well-being of teaching professionals, there remains a notable gap in our understanding of early childhood intervention practitioners. For example, little is known about the factors maintaining professionals' commitment and effectiveness throughout their careers, including the role of well-being in their work. To begin to address these issues, this study was conducted to develop a deep understanding of the New Zealand early childhood intervention practitioners' perceptions of their subjective well-being. This paper presents analysed survey and interview data from a sample of 96 early intervention practitioners in New Zealand. Participants reported relatively high levels of sense of hope and life meaning, but relatively low level of life satisfaction. The findings indicated that maintaining hope and meaning significantly contributed to participants' overall well-being. Furthermore, many indicated that their lives were meaningful and that supporting young children with disabilities gave them a sense of purpose. The results revealed important insights into the current state of early childhood intervention practitioners' subjective well-being and provide implications for professional development programs as well as recommendations for future research.
Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.iier.org.au/iier.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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