Occupational well-being of school staff : Experiences and results from an action research project realised in Finland and Estonia in 2009-2014
Year: 2015
Type: book
Abstract: This publication is based on the research and development project Promoting the Occupational Well-being of School Staff -an action research project in Finland and Estonia in 2009-2014, whose purpose was to promote occupational well-being of primary and upper secondary school staff in Finland and Estonia between the years 2009 and 2014.The project was part of an international Schools for Health in Europe (SHE) study in the two countries.The project was carried out in collaboration with the staff of 21 Finnish and 39 Estonian schools and a Finnish-Estonian research group consisting of researchers and experts from the University of Eastern Finland, the Estonian National Institute for Health Development and the Foundation for School Health Care, Estonia.The Department of Nursing Science of the University of Eastern Finland was responsible for the study.The aim of this publication is to describe and report on the occupational well-being of school staff in the two countries and to disseminate the results of the project at different project phases and the methods developed for the promotion of occupational well-being in the school communities.Moreover, the publication describes the development of a theory and a model for the promotion of occupational well-being of school staff members, which can be used to improve occupational well-being in school communities.Lastly, future challenges of promoting occupational well-being at schools will be discussed at the end of this publication.Research data were collected in the project from the school staff members at the turn of the year 2009/2010 and 2012/2013 by using the quantitative Well-being at Your Work index questionnaire, which also included a small number of open questions.Furthermore, a qualitative mid-term review survey was carried out in the school communities of both countries at the turn of the year 2011/2012 by using an electronic questionnaire form.The data were analyzed by statistical methods and by inductive and inductive-deductive content analysis.The structural equation model will also be used to test the functionality and structure of the Content Model for the Promotion of Occupational Well-being of School Staff based on the data from the baseline and final survey data.The content model will be further developed based on the results.Along with the tested and developed content model, the results and experiences from this action research project produce evidence-based information that school personnel and health promotion professionals can utilize in improving the occupational well-being at schools.Finally, the results and operation models of this study can be used more extensively in the promotion of occupational well-being by nursing and health care professionals, school employees and administration, and researchers, educators and experts in the field.
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Itä-Suomen Yliopisto
OpenAlex ID: W3097110493