Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- Resilience: “Ordinary Magic,” Development of the Issues and Current Status of Research
- Support as an Existential Phenomenon and Experience of Relationships in a Phenomenological Perspective
- Personality, Resilience, and Stress as Predictors of Mental Health in Informal Partner Relationships
- Resiliency in Parents and Family System Profiles of Autistic Children Encompassing Social, Cultural, and Axiological Contexts
- Model of Working with Family in the Situation of Parental Separation: Diagnosis, Psychoeducation, Family Therapy
- Resilience, Social Functioning and Quality of Life Considerations as Found in the Narratives of High-Functioning Autistic Adults
- Coping with the Stress of Chronic Disease and the Occurrence of Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Adolescents’ Well-Being at School in the Light of Psychology of Place
- School Climate: Teachers’ Perspective. A Report from a Study on Elementary Schools Faced with Poland’s Current Education Reform
- Montessori Learning Environment Beneficial for Awakening of Self-authoring Features
- About the authors
School Climate: Teachers’ Perspective. A Report from a Study on Elementary Schools Faced with Poland’s Current Education Reform
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 July 2022
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- Resilience: “Ordinary Magic,” Development of the Issues and Current Status of Research
- Support as an Existential Phenomenon and Experience of Relationships in a Phenomenological Perspective
- Personality, Resilience, and Stress as Predictors of Mental Health in Informal Partner Relationships
- Resiliency in Parents and Family System Profiles of Autistic Children Encompassing Social, Cultural, and Axiological Contexts
- Model of Working with Family in the Situation of Parental Separation: Diagnosis, Psychoeducation, Family Therapy
- Resilience, Social Functioning and Quality of Life Considerations as Found in the Narratives of High-Functioning Autistic Adults
- Coping with the Stress of Chronic Disease and the Occurrence of Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Adolescents’ Well-Being at School in the Light of Psychology of Place
- School Climate: Teachers’ Perspective. A Report from a Study on Elementary Schools Faced with Poland’s Current Education Reform
- Montessori Learning Environment Beneficial for Awakening of Self-authoring Features
- About the authors
Summary
Abstract
School is an organization where relationships are intense, dependent, and occurring on a daily basis. The onus for shaping relationships is largely on teachers. Thus, it is of key importance to study and foster the emotional well-being of teachers in the workplace. This study aimed to explore and diagnose the psychosocial functioning of teachers faced with the changes brought about by Poland's current education reform; it also investigates relationships between personal variables (gender, age, and professional experience) and perceptions of the workplace; additionally, it was aimed at validating the School Climate Questionnaire (SCQ). The questionnaire study involved 224 teachers working at 10 elementary schools in little towns and villages across one county in the Lesser Poland. Selected outcomes demonstrate that particularly young teachers are burdened with workload and responsibilities. The study group has a positive outlook on their relationships with pupils, administrative staff, and other teachers. However, the outlook on their relationships with headmasters and parents is less positive. The same applies to their perceptions of Poland's current education reform. Further analysis reveals that the perceived school climate is shaped by their self-worth, self-agency, and self-esteem. The study suggests that young teachers (still learning the profession) and headmasters (faced with frustration and negative emotions from staff) are particularly in need of support. Both headmasters and teachers might benefit from know-how and experience in group processes. This may improve their understanding of group functioning and dynamics, regardless of the age and professional experience of group members.
Keywords: school climate, personal variables, interpersonal relationships, education reform
Klimat szkoły – perspektywa nauczycieli. Raport z badań prowadzonych w szkołach podstawowych w sytuacji reformy edukacji w Polsce Streszczenie
Szkoła jest organizacją, w której relacje miedzy uczestnikami są intensywne, codzienne i pełne zależności. Odpowiedzialność za kształtowanie relacji w znaczącej mierze spoczywa na nauczycielach. Stąd ważnym aspektem jest badanie i kształtowanie samopoczucia emocjonalnego nauczycieli w pracy. Celem prezentowanych badań była eksploracja i diagnoza funkcjonowania psychospołecznego nauczycieli w sytuacji zmiany, związanej z reformą w edukacji oraz poszukanie zależności pomiędzy zmiennymi podmiotowymi (płeć, wiek, staż pracy) a percepcją środowiska pracy oraz walidacja kwestionariusza Klimatu szkoły (SCQ).
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- Publisher: Jagiellonian University PressPrint publication year: 2022