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Factors Constraining Teachers’ Wellbeing and Agency in a Finnish University : Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)

Mäkelä, T., Sikström, P., Jääskelä, P., Korkala, S., Kotkajuuri, J., Kaski, S., & Taalas, P. (2022). Factors Constraining Teachers’ Wellbeing and Agency in a Finnish University : Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Education Sciences, 12(10), Article 722. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12100722

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Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Mäkelä, Tiina; Sikström, Pieta; Jääskelä, Päivikki; Korkala, Salme; Kotkajuuri, Jimi; Kaski, Saara; Taalas, Peppi

Lehti tai sarja: Education Sciences

eISSN: 2227-7102

Julkaisuvuosi: 2022

Ilmestymispäivä: 19.10.2022

Volyymi: 12

Lehden numero: 10

Artikkelinumero: 722

Kustantaja: MDPI AG

Julkaisumaa: Sveitsi

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12100722

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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/83769

Tiivistelmä

The COVID-19 pandemic forced teachers to undergo a sudden shift toward technology-enhanced teaching and learning, challenging their capacities for change in many ways. This study explores those factors constraining teachers’ wellbeing and agency that influenced their capacities as teachers in a Finnish university during the first year of the pandemic. Two sets of data were collected, with an online survey in the spring (n = 297) and autumn (n = 246) of 2020. At both times, challenges with workload, time management, and interactions with colleagues were found to be the most constraining factors. Difficulties with work–life balance and home office facilities seemed more of an issue in the spring, whereas transforming teaching and adopting new technological tools were reported as more burdensome in the autumn. The findings show the need for teachers to be heard and holistically supported, particularly when extensive changes in teaching arrangements are expected on a rapid schedule.

YSO-asiasanat: yliopistot; korkeakouluopetus; etäopetus; opettajat; työhyvinvointi; toimijuus; haasteet (ongelmat); poikkeusolot; COVID-19

Vapaat asiasanat: COVID-19; emergency remote teaching; university teachers; wellbeing; agency

Liittyvät organisaatiot

OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

Raportointivuosi: 2022

Alustava JUFO-taso: 1