Identification of psychosocial needs of high school students with strong educational-vocational aspirations and analysis of the impact of organizations on the well-being of the studied group. Report on project results Cover Image

Identyfikacja potrzeb psychologiczno-społecznych młodzieży licealnej nacechowanej dużymi aspiracjami edukacyjno-zawodowymi i analiza wpływu organizacji na dobrostan badanej grupy. Sprawozdanie wyników projektu
Identification of psychosocial needs of high school students with strong educational-vocational aspirations and analysis of the impact of organizations on the well-being of the studied group. Report on project results

Author(s): Katarzyna B. Wojtkiewicz, Magdalena Łużniak-Piecha, Justyna Sarnowska, Sylwia Barakeh, Katarzyna Szczepaniak
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Psychology, Sociology, Higher Education , Organizational Psychology, Methodology and research technology, Social differentiation, Management and complex organizations, Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: strategy, Quality of Life (QOL); education; management; well-being

Summary/Abstract: This report presents research findings on creating and managing the developmental strategy within a school organization with students characterised by high educational and career aspirations. The study aimed at assessing the alignment of this strategy with the quality of life paradigm for the stakeholders. In the initial project stage, a qualitative study (N = 22) comprised focus group interviews and workshop elements, while utilizing visual communication through arts (Social Issues in Art & Music) [cf. Yeo, 2014]. An online survey (CAWI) was also conducted with IB participants (N = 141). The survey addressed workshop-related issues and included the adapted Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) questionnaire to evaluate the psychological well-being of students. The research examined psychosocial consequences resulting from the heightened expectations placed on the high school students (by parents, peers or teachers) and the influence of organizational culture (school) on student wellbeing. Most respondents exhibited symptoms of occupational burnout typically found among individuals in their forties [Lenton & Łużniak-Piecha 2016]. No strategic organizational actions that indirectly or directly monitored and positively impacted student well-being were identified. The report identifies vital premises of observed phenomena and offers managerial recommendations. The researchers implemented crisis intervention at the final stage of the project.

  • Issue Year: 60/2023
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 139-161
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish
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