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Estonian and Finnish early childhood education teachers’ views of well-being and changes at work during the COVID-19 pandemic




AuthorsNeitola, Marita; Tuul, Maire; Ugaste, Aino; Hurme, Tarja-Riitta; Laakkonen, Eero; Kinos, Jarmo; Lend, Liisi; Yrjänäinen, Sari

PublisherTaylor & Francis

Publication year2024

JournalEuropean Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Journal name in sourceEuropean Early Childhood Education Research Journal

ISSN1350-293X

eISSN1752-1807

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2024.2422342

Web address http://doi.org/10.1080/1350293x.2024.2422342

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/470935013


Abstract

This study aimed to shed light on how the first wave of COVID-19 influenced well-being and changed the work of early childhood education and care (ECEC) teachers in Estonia and Finland and how well-being and changes are associated with each other. The data used in this quantitative study were gathered via nationwide online surveys of early childhood education teachers (N = 378). The results revealed that there was no major change in teachers’ well-being at work. Likewise, changes in work were limited. However, there were large individual variations in these experiences between teachers and between countries. Finnish teachers’ well-being at work was only slightly explained by job changes, while Estonian teachers’ well-being was significantly more explained by them. The findings highlight the intertwined nature of well-being at work and work changes and the individual nature of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on teachers’ work.


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