The possibility of using the categories of Teachers Well-being and Commitment to the work in school  effectiveness research (SER) Cover Image

O możliwości zastosowania kategorii dobrostanu nauczycieli i zaangażowania w pracę w badaniach szkoły jako efektywnej organizacji
The possibility of using the categories of Teachers Well-being and Commitment to the work in school effectiveness research (SER)

Author(s): Marzanna Farnicka, Inetta Nowosad , Renata Socha
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo OR TWP w Szczecinie
Keywords: well-being; teachers; engagement at work; commitment at organization, satisfaction of work;school improvement;

Summary/Abstract: In the article the authors discuss well-being and commitment as categories, which may be used in study on the personal growth and job satisfaction of teachers. Paper theoretically is based on organizational positive psychology and raises a subject of well-being and professional commitment category (at organization and work) as a source of life satisfaction. In order to examine relationships between the well-being and commitment to the work and organization the results of the study was presented. The study was conducted among teachers (N = 129). In study were used: UWES Questionnaire for examinations (Ultrecht Work Engagement Scale, Schaufelie and Bakker), Questionnaire of the Welfare in the work situation and Affective Continuance and Normative Commitment Scales. Analysed results showed a positive connection between the well-being at work and engagement at work and the organization and it is not linked with the duration of the professional career. Moreover research showed positive connection between the commitment to work and the commitment to the organization and it is not linked with the length of the work at the given institution. Based on analysed results the new study approach was proposed.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 69-86
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English, Russian