Pohoda (well-being) ředitelů a ředitelek mateřských škol během pandemie covidu-19
The well-being of kindergarten principals during the Covid-19 pandemic

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the various external factors of the quality of working life that exerted an impact on the subjectively perceived well-being and job satisfaction of kindergarten principals in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic. Data (N = 1,080) obtained from the Economic and personnel management of kindergartens during the Covid-19 pandemic research project was used for the analysis. An integrated approach to the analysis of both the quantitative and qualitative data was applied to answering the various questions with the aim of capturing both the importance and variety of the conditions that influenced the subjective assessment of well-being in autumn 2020. The factors that negatively affected the well-being of kindergarten principals included their overwhelming workload and difficulties with communication within a decentralised management system. Internal ethical struggles resulting from the desire of principals to protect their own health and the health of their employees, while at the same time fulfilling their professional responsibilities towards both children and families, also contributed to the problem.

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