An Inter-disciplinary Inquiry into the Nature of Resilience in Teachers: Retention and Effectiveness in Times of Change
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Sch of Education
Abstract
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Organisations
Publications
Christopher Day (Author)
(2012)
Teacher Resilience
in SecEd
Christopher Day (Author)
(2012)
The importance of being resilient
in School Leadership Today
Christopher Day (Author)
(2011)
Resilience in teachers : retention and effectiveness in times of change
Christopher Day (Author)
(2012)
SecEd
in SecEd
Christopher Day (Author)
(2011)
Resilience in teachers : retention and effectiveness in times of change
Griffiths A
(2014)
Special issue: teachers and resilience: interdisciplinary accounts
in Teachers and Teaching
Gu Q
(2011)
Challenges to teacher resilience: conditions count
in British Educational Research Journal
| Description | Teaching is emotionally demanding work, and levels of work-related stress, anxiety and depression are higher within education than within many other occupational groups. Rather than focussing on managing stress, however, we argue that a more productive approach would be to focus on fostering resilience. Resilience is not simply an individual trait, but a capacity that arises through interactions between people within organisational contexts. Teachers' resilience can therefore be nurtured at various career stages through initial training, continuing professional development and support networks. Most crucially, school leadership has much to contribute to the development of individual and collective resilience. |
| Exploitation Route | Findings can be used in Professional Development programmes, for teachers and head teachers. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Healthcare |
| URL | http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/education/research/crsc/researchprojects/teachers-and-resilience/index.aspx |
| Description | Used by the Teacher Support Network |
| First Year Of Impact | 2014 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |