The well‐being of teachers in Flanders: The importance of a supportive school culture
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Research on the well‐being of teachers was conducted at the request of the Department of Education in Flanders, Belgium. The goals were: (1) to construct an instrument for the Education Inspectorate; and (2) to conduct a survey in order to identify school‐related conditions relevant for teachers’ professional well‐being. Based on literature and panel discussions with teachers and principals, a questionnaire was constructed, tested and subdivided in subscales following a factor analysis. The questionnaire was administered to a representative sample of elementary (covering both nursery and primary schools, children aged 3–12) and secondary school teachers. A multilevel analysis reveals how differences in scores can be explained at school level.
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Teacher well-being may be correlated with the quality of a teacher's relations with parents, as shown in five studies.
“TWB may be correlated with the quality of a teacher's relations with parents, as shown in five studies”
From Teacher well-being: A systematic review of the research literature from the year 2000–2019 (2021) · cites this paper as Aelterman et al., 2007
Some results comparing primary teachers to other teachers revealed differences in teacher well-being with a small degree of practical significance.
“some results regarding school levels, comparing primary teachers to other teachers, revealed differences with a small degree of practical significance”
From Teacher well-being: A systematic review of the research literature from the year 2000–2019 (2021) · cites this paper as Aelterman et al., 2007
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- Authors
- Aelterman, A., Engels, N., Van Petegem, K., & Pierre Verhaeghe, J.
- Affiliations
- Ghent University (BE)
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
- Corresponding author
- Aelterman, Antonia
- ORCID
- Engels, Nadine
- Venue
- Educational Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2007-09
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 285-297
- ISSN
- 0305-5698 (ISSN-L)
- 1465-3400
- OpenAlex
- W2080320655
- Cited by
- 228
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 23 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 6.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Educational Studies (publishedVersion)
- Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
- VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
- Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
- Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Keywords
- teacher well-being, teacher professional well-being, questionnaire development, primary school teachers, secondary school teachers, school level differences, Flanders
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