ERIC Number: EJ1426930
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 17
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Social and Healthcare Educators' Competence in Well-Being at Work -- A Cross-Sectional Study
Kristina Mikkonen; Johanna Pirttisalo; Sari Pramila-Savukoski; Kati Immonen; Miro Koskenranta; Anna-Maria Tuomikoski; Merja Männistö; Tuulikki Sjögren; Meeri Koivula; Minna Koskimäki; Heli-Maria Kuivila
International Journal of Research in Education and Science, v10 n2 p299-314 2024
The study's purpose was to describe the competence in well-being at work of social and health care educators and the factors influencing it. Cross-sectional study. Data were collected using a questionnaire from social and health care educators (n=243) working at ten randomly selected educational organizations. K-means clustering was used to identify three distinct educator profiles. Educators belonging to profiles 1 and 2 exhibited low competence in managing work wellbeing. All profiles exhibited intermediate competence in promoting work wellbeing. Competence in appreciating the work of educators was either intermediate or high in all three profiles. Managers working in educational organizations need to ensure and support educators' well-being.
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Well Being, Administrator Role, Work Environment, Foreign Countries, Allied Health Occupations Education, Social Work, Stress Management, Higher Education, Vocational Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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