A1 Journal article (refereed)
Teacher candidates' preparedness to address diverse situations that can threaten pupils’ well-being (2024)

Salo, A.-E., & Kajamies, A. (2024). Teacher candidates' preparedness to address diverse situations that can threaten pupils’ well-being. Teaching and Teacher Education, 140, Article 104470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2024.104470

The research was funded by Strategic Research Council at the Research Council of Finland.

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Salo, Anne-Elina; Kajamies, Anu

Journal or series: Teaching and Teacher Education

ISSN: 0742-051X

eISSN: 1879-2480

Publication year: 2024

Publication date: 12/01/2024

Volume: 140

Article number: 104470

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2024.104470

Publication open access: Not open

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/93205

Abstract

Amid uncertainty, teacher candidates (TCs) face increasingly complex situations when encountering pupils. However, TCs' perceived preparedness to address pupils' well-being threats remains scarcely mapped. We examined this among Finnish classroom TCs (N = 112) through a questionnaire comprising 15 situations. TCs felt least prepared addressing threat- and crisis-related anxiety and addictions, and most prepared observing peer collaboration difficulties and responding to bullying. Distance teaching weakened perceived preparedness, overall. To enhance the realization of children's right to support and TCs' well-being, we call for adopting an ecosystemic approach to well-being and placing emotional–interactional competencies at the core of teacher education.

Keywords: class teachers; teachers; teacher training; school children; schools (educational institutions); well-being; emotions; social interaction; threats; crises; becoming prepared

Free keywords: ecosystemic approach to well-being; multidimensional well-being; diversity; emotional–interactional competencies; classroom teacher candidates; teacher education

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VIRTA submission year: 2024

Preliminary JUFO rating: 3