ERIC Number: EJ1012801
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 16
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Employee and Workplace Well-Being: A Multi-Level Analysis of Teacher Personality and Organizational Climate in Norwegian Teachers from Rural, Urban and City Schools
Burns, Richard Andrew; Machin, Michael Anthony
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v57 n3 p309-324 2013
Although teaching is frequently cited as a stressful profession, limited recent Norwegian data is available. This study addressed the extent to which organizational climate and individual and organizational well-being outcomes vary between schools in rural, urban, and city locations. Participants were predominantly female (68%), aged 45+ years (63.2%) and reported 20+ years of teaching experience (51%). Teachers from rural schools reported smaller student and teacher numbers, a more positive organizational climate and better organizational well-being. Multi-level analyses, with teachers grouped within school location, indicated that personality is most strongly associated with employee well-being, and organizational climate most strongly related to school morale and distress. Schools in rural locations are smaller and possess workplace climates that are conducive to positivity in the workplace, and subsequently better workplace well-being outcomes. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Organizational Climate, Educational Environment, Well Being, Comparative Analysis, Rural Areas, Rural Schools, Urban Areas, Urban Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Personality, Morale, Stress Variables, Teacher Characteristics, Measures (Individuals), Statistical Analysis, Tables (Data)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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