Sustaining the Work-Related Wellbeing of Early Childhood Educators: Perspectives from Key Stakeholders in Early Childhood Organisations

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作者
Logan, Helen [1 ]
Cumming, Tamara [1 ]
Wong, Sandie [2 ]
机构
[1] Charles Sturt Univ, Sch Teacher Educ, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
[2] Macquarie Univ, Dept Educ Studies, Sydney, NSW, Australia
关键词
Educator wellbeing; Early childhood organisations; Elite interviews; Adult work environments; Occupational health and safety; TEACHERS; STRESS;
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10.1007/s13158-020-00264-6
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G40 [教育学];
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040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
The capacities of early childhood educators to function well in their work environments are critical to providing high-quality programs for children. Few studies have investigated work-related wellbeing of educators from an organisational perspective. This paper reports findings from a qualitative study that investigated the perspectives about the wellbeing of educators through interviews with nine senior managers employed in ECEC organisations in Australia. Data were drawn from individual interviews and analysed using principles of conventional content analysis. Four themes were identified in the data: health and safety issues (e.g. supports needed to ensure physical and emotional safety); operational challenges (e.g. issues related to work-related stress and importance of recruiting and retaining well-qualified educators); invisibility (e.g. complexities in educator's work for which the impact on personal wellbeing may not be easily evident to others); supportive adult work environments (e.g. aspects of workplace design, work and staffing practices). The key stakeholders interviewed also identified strategies used to address workplace challenges that impact on educator wellbeing. ResumeLa capacite des educateurs de la petite enfance de bien fonctionner dans leur environnement de travail est cruciale pour que des programmes de haute qualite soient offerts aux enfants. Peu d'etudes se sont penchees sur le bien-etre au travail des educateurs d'un point de vue organisationnel. Cet article presente les conclusions d'une etude qualitative ayant examine les perspectives sur le bien-etre des educateurs au moyen d'entretiens avec neuf cadres superieurs employes dans des organisations d'education et de garde a la petite enfance (ECEC) en Australie. Les donnees sont tirees des entretiens individuels et analysees en faisant appel a des principes d'analyse conventionnelle de contenu. Quatre themes ont ete identifies dans les donnees: les questions de sante et securite (par ex. le soutien necessaire pour assurer la securite physique et emotionnelle); les defis operationnels (par ex. les questions relatives au stress lie au travail et l'importance de recruter et retenir des educateurs bien qualifies); l'invisibilite (par ex. la complexite du travail des educateurs, dont l'impact sur le bien-etre personnel n'est peut-etre pas facilement percu par les autres); les environnements de travail qui soutiennent les adultes (par ex. la facon de concevoir le lieu de travail, les pratiques de travail et de dotation de personnel). Les intervenants cles interroges ont egalement identifie des strategies utilisees pour relever les defis du lieu de travail ayant un impact sur le bien-etre des educateurs. ResumenLa capacidad de educadores de preescolar para desempenarse bien en su ambiente de trabajo resulta critica para suministrar programas de alta calidad para los ninos. Pocos estudios han investigado el bienestar ocupacional de educadores desde una perspectiva organizacional. Este articulo presenta los resultados de un estudio cualitativo centrado en las perspectivas sobre el bienestar de educadores, mediante entrevistas a nueve administradores de organizaciones de Educacion y Cuidado Pre-escolar (ECEC por su abreviatura en ingles) en Australia. Se recolecto informacion de entrevistas individuales. Los datos se analizaron por medio del uso de principios de analisis convencional de contenido. Se identificaron cuatro temas: problemas de salud y seguridad ocupacional (p.ej. , suministro de ayudas para asegurar la seguridad fisica y emocional); retos operacionales (p.ej., problemas relacionados con estres laboral y la importancia de seleccionar y retener a educadores altamente calificados); invisibilidad (es decir, complejidades en la labor del educador para las cuales el impacto al bienestar personal puede no ser evidente a otras personas); ambientes laborales con apoyo (p.ej., aspectos del diseno del sitio de trabajo y practicas laborales y de seleccion de personal). Los entrevistados tambien identificaron estrategias para combatir retos laborales que impactan el bienestar del educador.
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