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Measuring resilience, happiness and sense of coherence of teachers in rural schools
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/40462 Measuring resilience, happiness and sense of coherence of teachers in rural schools Ebersohn, L. (Liesel) hdejong86@gmail.com Ferreira, Ronel Scherman, Vanessa De Jong, Herman Teachers Rural schools Resilience Adaptive coping Sense of coherence happiness Protective resources Positive psychology UCTD Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2013. The purpose of this study is to describe and explore the happiness, sense of coherence and resilience of rural teachers from a positive psychology framework where positive and healthy adaptation is emphasized. This study forms part of the dissemination phase of a longitudinal study known as STAR (Supportive Teachers Assets and Resilience). Completed questionnaires by twelve rural teachers in STAR schools (2 primary and 1 secondary) in rural Mpumalanga were purposively sampled as data sources for secondary analysis. The measures included the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ), Resilience Scale (RS-14) and the Orientation to Life Questionnaire (SOC-13). Results are presented as descriptive and non-parametric statistics. Results indicated that teachers possess High Moderate to High levels of happiness, Moderate to High Moderate sense of coherence, and High Moderate to high levels of resilience. There was no significant relationship between happiness, sense of coherence and resilience. No significant differences were observed between levels of happiness, sense of coherence and resilience of teachers in (Pre- STAR intervention and post- STAR intervention); nor with regards to gender. Theorizing the findings of this study within the theoretical framework of positive psychology indicates that despite significant risk and adversity, teachers are able to demonstrate positive psychological constructs in the form of happiness (extraversion, kindness, humor, sense of purpose, aesthetic appreciation, locus of control, positive affect, self-efficacy, physical health and self-esteem ), sense of coherence (comprehensibility, manageability and meaning) and resilience (self-reliance, having a purposeful and meaningful life, equanimity, perseverance and existential aloneness). gm2014 Educational Psychology unrestricted 2014-06-30T09:38:53Z 2014-06-30T09:38:53Z 2014-04-14 2013 Mini Dissertation De Jong, H 2013, Measuring resilience, happiness and sense of coherence of teachers in rural schools, MEd dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40462> F14/4/230/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40462 en © 2013 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Teachers Rural schools Resilience Adaptive coping Sense of coherence happiness Protective resources Positive psychology UCTD Measuring resilience, happiness and sense of coherence of teachers in rural schools |
| title | Measuring resilience, happiness and sense of coherence of teachers in rural schools |
| title_full | Measuring resilience, happiness and sense of coherence of teachers in rural schools |
| title_fullStr | Measuring resilience, happiness and sense of coherence of teachers in rural schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring resilience, happiness and sense of coherence of teachers in rural schools |
| title_short | Measuring resilience, happiness and sense of coherence of teachers in rural schools |
| title_sort | measuring resilience happiness and sense of coherence of teachers in rural schools |
| topic | Teachers Rural schools Resilience Adaptive coping Sense of coherence happiness Protective resources Positive psychology UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40462 |