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Publication Date: 2021
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An Investigation into the Views of Refugee Students' Teachers on Their Subjective Well-Being: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, v16 n2 p354-365 2021
The negative effects of natural and social issues on individuals have necessitated the discussion of the concept of subjective well-being as a major health concern. Teachers' subjective well-being has a crucial role in the functioning of the education system. This qualitative descriptive study aims to examine the views of refugees' teachers on their subjective well-being. The data obtained in the study were collected with semi-structured interviews. The data were collected from seven teachers working at a public primary school in Çanakkale, Turkey in the fall semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. The analyses of the semi-structured interviews with the teachers of the refugee students produced four subjective well-being themes -- i.e., family relationships, communication with refugee students, cooperation with parents, and working conditions. The data revealed that teacher's good relationships with the refugee students' family members and parents, culture-sensitive education-oriented communication with students, and working conditions with a supporting school environment were key to enhancing subjective well-being of the refugees' teachers. This result presented a crucial implication for policymakers to prepare in-service training for the population of the interviewed teachers.
Descriptors: Refugees, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Well Being, Mental Health, Life Satisfaction, Children, Teacher Student Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Collegiality, Work Environment, Communication Problems, Culturally Relevant Education, Foreign Countries
International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://epasr.penpublishing.net/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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