A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Estonian and Finnish early childhood education teachers’ views of well-being and changes at work during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Neitola, Marita; Tuul, Maire; Ugaste, Aino; Hurme, Tarja-Riitta; Laakkonen, Eero; Kinos, Jarmo; Lend, Liisi; Yrjänäinen, Sari
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication year: 2024
Journal: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
Journal name in source: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
ISSN: 1350-293X
eISSN: 1752-1807
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2024.2422342
Web address : http://doi.org/10.1080/1350293x.2024.2422342
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/470935013
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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