International research on teachers and their job satisfaction – an analysis of research approaches and intents

• Authors: Bronislava Kasáčová , Henrieta Jonek

Abstracts

EN

The study presents theoretical starting points and research approaches dedicated to the teaching profession in an international context. It provides interesting insights into the relationship between teachers’ workload and their life satisfaction. The research presented in this study is focused on primary and pre-primary teachers. The authors present the results of a theoretical survey of the current studies and identify the intents of the research objective. They plan to expand the research objective to include a comparison of cross-cultural data between teachers from Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic. The findings are intended to provide valuable knowledge and inspiration for improving the working conditions of teachers. In addition, they can contribute to the innovation of undergraduate teacher education and lifelong teacher education programs. The current international research is aimed to find out how teachers in the early stages of children’s education, i.e. teachers of primary and pre-primary education, manage the demands of their profession through the lens of their specific professional activities. Subsequently, the obtained results are compared with the feeling of satisfaction in their life. The aim of this research is to provide an international comparison of teachers from Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic.

Keywords

EN

international comparison; teaching as a profession; subjective workload; teachers’ life satisfaction; research on teachers’ job satisfaction

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Edukacja Międzykulturowa
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 72-83

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Bronislava Kasáčová

• Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica

• https://orcid.org/0000000291746443

author

Henrieta Jonek

• Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica

• https://orcid.org/0009000353590390

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/em.2023.04.05

Biblioteka Nauki

22659593