The Flourishing School: School-Level Factors that Impact Teacher Flourishing

dc.contributor.advisorScalise, Kathleen
dc.contributor.authorSproles, Kraig
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-06T21:53:45Z
dc.date.available2018-09-06T21:53:45Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-06
dc.description.abstractWhen teachers find their work engaging and meaningful, experience joy at school, feel successful, and are able to maintain positive relationships, they are more effective in the classroom and are more likely to stay in the profession. These teachers can be described as flourishing. Situated in the field of positive organizational psychology, a new surge of research investigates individual attributes that impact employee flourishing. However, little research has been conducted to understand school-level factors that create the conditions for teacher flourishing. By employing a sequential, mixed-methods design, this project addresses this gap in the research. In the first phase, extant data from the 2016 Oregon TELL survey was used to quantitatively identify workplace factors that impact perceptions of teacher flourishing. In the second phase, focus groups with teachers from one district were conducted to understand factors that impact flourishing in that setting. In the third phase, data from these focus groups were linked with the TELL data to deepen understanding about how school-level factors impact individual perceptions of teacher flourishing in a specific setting. The results of this study will be used to inform district and state officials about the importance of implementing and supporting school structures that create the conditions for a flourishing school community.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/23710
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectPERMAen_US
dc.subjectTeacher Flourishingen_US
dc.subjectTeacher Well-Beingen_US
dc.subjectTELL Surveyen_US
dc.titleThe Flourishing School: School-Level Factors that Impact Teacher Flourishing
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.leveldoctoral
thesis.degree.nameD.Ed.

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