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The Quality of Teacher-Child Interactions and Teachers' Occupational Well-Being in Finnish Kindergartens: A Person-Centered Approach
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Penttinen, Viola; Pakarinen, Eija; von Suchodoletz, Antje; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The aim of the present study was to identify profiles of kindergarten teachers based on the observed quality of interactions with the children in their classrooms and to explore possible differences between the profiles in terms of teachers' occupational well-being and teacher and classroom characteristics. Participants were 54…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Teacher Student Relationship, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers
Investigating Quality Indicators of Early Childhood Education Programs in Kosovo, Ukraine and Finland
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von Suchodoletz, Antje; Larsen, Ross; Uka, Fitim; Nadyukova, Iryna; Pakarinen, Eija; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2022
The existing literature on early childhood education (ECE) quality is predominantly from the US or other developed countries. In low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), systematic research on ECE quality, however, is very limited. In the present study, we explore variation in structural and process indicators of ECE quality in two Eastern…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Cultural Differences, Preschool Teachers
Teachers' Daily Physiological Stress and Positive Affect in Relation to Their General Occupational Well-Being
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Jõgi, Anna-Liisa; Aulén, Anna-Mari; Pakarinen, Eija; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Background: Teachers' stress, affect and general occupational well-being influence their teaching and their students. However, how teachers' daily physiological stress and positive affect are related in the classroom is unknown. To reduce teachers' stress and enhance their positive affect, it is crucial to understand how occupational well-being…
Descriptors: Teachers, Stress Variables, Psychological Patterns, Affective Behavior
Work-Related Stress of Elementary School Principals in Finland: Coping Strategies and Support
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Elomaa, Mailis; Eskelä-Haapanen, Sirpa; Pakarinen, Eija; Halttunen, Leena; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2023
The present study aimed to investigate elementary school principals' self-reported causes of work-related stress, their coping strategies to deal with stress and the support they need for their leadership. Seventy-six principals filled in the questionnaire, which included open-ended questions. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Principals, Stress Variables