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Teacher wellbeing
Teacher wellbeing
Looking after wellbeing is linked to job satisfaction, positive emotions, professional growth and successful outcomes for learners.Teaching is exciting and dynamic. It stretches teachers physically, mentally, socially and spiritually. Teaching can test professional ability and even test the strength of hearts and minds. In short, teaching requires much more than many other jobs.
Looking after wellbeing is linked to job satisfaction, positive emotions, professional growth and successful outcomes for learners.Teaching is exciting and dynamic. It stretches teachers physically, mentally, socially and spiritually. Teaching can test professional ability and even test the strength of hearts and minds. In short, teaching requires much more than many other jobs.
A focus on wellbeing helps individual teachers and employers manage the demands of teaching and live a good life. That is not to say other factors do not need to be addressed, but focusing on wellbeing gives teachers the strength and optimism to challenge and change the way they work without burning out or giving up.
A focus on wellbeing helps individual teachers and employers manage the demands of teaching and live a good life. That is not to say other factors do not need to be addressed, but focusing on wellbeing gives teachers the strength and optimism to challenge and change the way they work without burning out or giving up.
A workplace that supports the holistic wellbeing of its employees has higher retention rates, increased loyalty, increased conscientiousness and less sickness.
A workplace that supports the holistic wellbeing of its employees has higher retention rates, increased loyalty, increased conscientiousness and less sickness.
Teacher wellbeing is both an individual and collective responsibility. It is holistic - it focuses on the spiritual, physical, mental and social wellness of teachers as professionals. In practice it looks different from person to person and place to place. (Teacher Council site)
Teacher wellbeing is both an individual and collective responsibility. It is holistic - it focuses on the spiritual, physical, mental and social wellness of teachers as professionals. In practice it looks different from person to person and place to place. (Teacher Council site)
Well-being
Well-being
The concept of well-being encompasses the physical, mental and emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health. This concept is recognised by the World Health Organisation.
The concept of well-being encompasses the physical, mental and emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health. This concept is recognised by the World Health Organisation.
Hauora
Hauora
Hauora is a Māori philosophy of health unique to New Zealand. It comprises taha tinana, taha hinengaro, taha whanau, and taha wairua.
Hauora is a Māori philosophy of health unique to New Zealand. It comprises taha tinana, taha hinengaro, taha whanau, and taha wairua.
Taha tinana - Physical well-being
Taha tinana - Physical well-being
the physical body, its growth, development, and ability to move, and ways of caring for it
the physical body, its growth, development, and ability to move, and ways of caring for it
Taha hinengaro - Mental and emotional well-being
Taha hinengaro - Mental and emotional well-being
coherent thinking processes, acknowledging and expressing thoughts and feelings and responding constructively
coherent thinking processes, acknowledging and expressing thoughts and feelings and responding constructively
Taha whanau - Social well-being
Taha whanau - Social well-being
family relationships, friendships, and other interpersonal relationships; feelings of belonging, compassion, and caring; and social support
family relationships, friendships, and other interpersonal relationships; feelings of belonging, compassion, and caring; and social support
Taha wairua - Spiritual well-being
Taha wairua - Spiritual well-being
the values and beliefs that determine the way people live, the search for meaning and purpose in life, and personal identity and self-awareness (For some individuals and communities, spiritual well- being is linked to a particular religion; for others, it is not.)
the values and beliefs that determine the way people live, the search for meaning and purpose in life, and personal identity and self-awareness (For some individuals and communities, spiritual well- being is linked to a particular religion; for others, it is not.)
Each of these four dimensions of hauora influences and supports the others.
Each of these four dimensions of hauora influences and supports the others.
Dr Mason Durie's whare tapawha model compares hauora to the four walls of a whare, each wall representing a different dimension:
- taha wairua (the spiritual side)
- taha hinengaro (thoughts and feelings)
- taha tinana (the physical side)
- taha whanau (family).
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