Stress in the Preschool Profession: Action Research
Stress has become an integral part of modern humans’ busy lives. One of the professions in which stress is highly prevalent is that of a preschool teacher. Therefore, action research was conducted in a higher education context aimed at reducing preschool teacher stress. After one month of introducin...
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| description | Stress has become an integral part of modern humans’ busy lives. One of the professions in which stress is highly prevalent is that of a preschool teacher. Therefore, action research was conducted in a higher education context aimed at reducing preschool teacher stress. After one month of introducing changes that met teachers’ interests and needs and realizing their baseline values, teacher stress was reduced. Moreover, the research produced multiple benefits on both the personal and professional levels. The paper points to the need to organize a motivating pedagogical environment in higher education, which will make positive changes in students’ lives and in their professional development. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f40ff6aeb38b4ae7931e548592ce3fbe2025-08-20T02:45:37ZdeuUniversity of Maribor PressRevija za Elementarno Izobraževanje1855-44312350-48032024-12-0117440341610.18690/rei.3498Stress in the Preschool Profession: Action ResearchTonća Jukić0Iskra Tomić Kaselj1University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social sciencesUniversity of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social sciencesStress has become an integral part of modern humans’ busy lives. One of the professions in which stress is highly prevalent is that of a preschool teacher. Therefore, action research was conducted in a higher education context aimed at reducing preschool teacher stress. After one month of introducing changes that met teachers’ interests and needs and realizing their baseline values, teacher stress was reduced. Moreover, the research produced multiple benefits on both the personal and professional levels. The paper points to the need to organize a motivating pedagogical environment in higher education, which will make positive changes in students’ lives and in their professional development.https://journals.um.si/index.php/education/article/view/3498experiential teachingoccupational stresspreschool teachersvalueswell-being |
| spellingShingle | Tonća Jukić Iskra Tomić Kaselj Stress in the Preschool Profession: Action Research Revija za Elementarno Izobraževanje experiential teaching occupational stress preschool teachers values well-being |
| title | Stress in the Preschool Profession: Action Research |
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| title_short | Stress in the Preschool Profession: Action Research |
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