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Anneli Vauhkonen; Janne Kommusaar; Kirsi Honkalampi; Tytti Solankallio-Vahteri; Kadri Kööp; Merle Varik; Siiri Talts; Terhi Saaranen – Health Education, 2025
Purpose: The study aims to evaluate the occupational well-being outcomes of the Community-based Participatory Occupational Well-being Intervention for Educators among health care educators. Design/methodology/approach: This study was a community-based participatory action research with pre-test-post-test design, including a year-lasting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Teaching Conditions, Well Being
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Sotiria Varis – Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning, 2024
English-medium instruction (EMI) is a global phenomenon with accelerated growth in higher education, and with implications for EMI lecturers' professional tasks and self-understanding. This study examines the professional identity of university lecturers with EMI duties in a non-Anglosphere country, and how their experiences of stress at work may…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Higher Education
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Riikka Kess; Jóhanna Einarsdóttir – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2024
The aim of the study is to deepen understanding of educators' daily practices in the Northern ECEC through the lenses of culturally responsive teaching. The research material consists of two-staged peer interviews with 10 educators, which were selected from the whole research material for detailed analysis. The main finding of this study is…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Equal Education, Student Diversity, Culturally Relevant Education
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Reimer, David – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2019
This article provides an overview of the main sociological approaches applicable to the study and analysis of teaching, teachers and teacher education. Analytical perspectives from sociology are then compared to research on teachers from two other disciplines, education economics and educational psychology, which have produced the lion's share of…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Teacher Education, Economics, Educational Psychology
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Meriläinen, Matti; Sinkkonen, Hanna-Maija; Puhakka, Helena; Käyhkö, Katinka – Policy Futures in Education, 2016
This study focuses on the degree, nature and consequences of bullying or inappropriate behaviour among faculty personnel (n = 303) in a Finnish university. A total of 114 (38%) faculty members answered the email questionnaire. According to the results, 15% of the respondents had experienced bullying; in addition, 45% had experienced inappropriate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Behavior, Bullying
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Nikunen, Minna – Gender and Education, 2014
Managerialism and neoliberal changes and demands influence the work and family lives of academics differently in different positions and contexts. In this article, I explore how Finnish academics on short fixed-term contracts have been treated, and how they interpret recent changes and their effects on their work and private lives. I ask how the…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, Teaching Conditions
Rasanen, Keijo – Journal of Research Practice, 2008
The managerial form of university governance has changed the conditions of academic work in many countries. While some academics consider this a welcome development, others experience it as a threat to their autonomy and to the meaningfulness of their work. This essay suggests a stance in response to the current conditions that should serve…
Descriptors: Governance, Educational Change, College Faculty, Foreign Countries