Examining COVID-19 related occupational stress in teachers in Ireland through a qualitative study using a thematic analysis approach

Minihan, Elisha; Begley, Aoife; Martin, Angela; Dunleavy, Michele; Gavin, Blánaid; McNicholas, Fiona

doi:10.1016/j.ijedro.2022.100183

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“…Taken together Pieh's data and that of our group reveal a concerning picture of stress within key elements of the educational sector (teacher and student) which may reasonably be hypothesised to have a compounding effect on some elements of the stress matrix. This stark data are further illuminated by the rich lived-experience accounts outlined in the qualitative component of our group's work 5 . As described by one teacher: "The most positive thing is that every day I work, I am one day closer to retirement".…”

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Letter to the editor in response to the article entitled “Stress levels in high-school students after a semester of home-schooling” by Pieh and colleagues

McNicholas

Gavin

Minihan

2023

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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Letter to the editor in response to the article entitled “Stress levels in high-school students after a semester of home-schooling” by Pieh and colleagues

McNicholas

Gavin

Minihan

2023

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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“…After the code is given, then the code is used to determine the themes that show the characteristics of the mathematical mindset. Each of these themes is reviewed for compliance with the codes used to compile the theme (Minihan et al, 2022).…”

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The characteristics of the mathematical mindset of junior high school students

Saefudin

Wijaya

Dwiningrum

et al. 2023

EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed

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The mathematical mindset of high school students is one of the important elements when learning mathematics. The mathematical mindset is an implicit theory of the flexibility and stability of human characteristics related to mathematical ability, intelligence, and talent. Through student responses obtained by filling out questionnaires, this study aims to investigate the characteristics of students’ mathematical mindsets qualitatively. This study found that most of the junior high school students had the characteristics of a growth math mindset with a little bit of a fixed math mindset. Most students believe that mathematical abilities and intelligence can be changed, even though they find it difficult to face challenges and difficulties when learning mathematics.

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“…While this asynchronous teaching seemed to be more flexible and more adjustable for those who did not have technological support ( Etchells et al, 2021 ), it had its own flaws. Considering teachers’ TPACK level and computer skills, and the organizational support they could receive, teachers’ emotional exhaustion raised because they became physically and psychologically fatigued in the process of e-content production and sharing ( Minihan et al, 2022 ). Additionally, the teachers were required to spend a lot of time correcting students’ homework, designing online tests, and finding appropriate teaching materials on the Internet that increased their workload significantly in comparison to the pre-pandemic situation ( Kaufman and Diliberti, 2021 ).…”

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Teachers’ post-pandemic outlook on the role of Technological and Pedagogical Content Knowledge in coping with burnout under adverse conditions: How a job demand transformed into a job resource

Rastegar

Rahimi²

2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionThe sudden change of instructional mode from face-to-face to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic forced teachers to develop their ICT skills and knowledge to cope with newly imposed job pressures. The imbalance between job demands and resources in this context led to teachers’ severe burnout. This retrospective study utilized a mixed methods approach to examine teachers’ coping mechanisms, Technological and Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), and job burnout amid the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsData were gathered from 307 teachers on their experience of emergency remote teaching (ERT) at the time they returned to school in the Spring of 2022. Structural Equation Modeling was used to investigate the mediating role of TPACK in the relationship between coping strategies and burnout.ResultsThe results revealed direct effects in the pathways of avoidant, active positive, and evasive coping to burnout highlighting the role of avoidant strategies in harming teachers’ well-being and problem-focused strategies in promoting teachers’ mental health. Also, indirect effects of active positive coping to burnout through TPACK, as a constructive approach to fighting back the crisis, were verified. Further, the direct effect of TPACK on burnout as a hindrance was significant, showing that higher levels of TPACK guaranteed lower job burnout and emotional drain. Analyzing interviews with 31 teachers revealed that TPACK functioned as a stressor at the outset of the pandemic and a resource for overcoming the strain and resolving the challenges in the midst of the crisis till schools reopened.DiscussionThe findings underscore the significant role of teachers’ updated knowledge base in reducing their job pressure and taking proper decisions to cope well with unforeseen circumstances. The study has practical implications for policymakers, teacher educators, and school administrators to pay immediate attention to collective wisdom, organizational support, and technological infrastructures for improving teachers’ well-being and professional success.

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Examining COVID-19 related occupational stress in teachers in Ireland through a qualitative study using a thematic analysis approach

Cited by 15 publications

References 24 publications

Letter to the editor in response to the article entitled “Stress levels in high-school students after a semester of home-schooling” by Pieh and colleagues

Letter to the editor in response to the article entitled “Stress levels in high-school students after a semester of home-schooling” by Pieh and colleagues

The characteristics of the mathematical mindset of junior high school students

Teachers’ post-pandemic outlook on the role of Technological and Pedagogical Content Knowledge in coping with burnout under adverse conditions: How a job demand transformed into a job resource

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