Holistic measurement of early childhood educators’ well-being: a protocol

Sandie Wong*, Tamara Cumming, Alexander MacQuarrie, Rebecca Bull, Caroline Robertson, Mari Saha, Laura McFarland, Helen Logan

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Abstract

Early childhood educators are key to delivering early childhood education and care (ECEC) for the benefit of children, their families and society alike. For the benefits of ECEC to be realised, however, the educators who deliver these services need to be well. Despite growing attention to attracting and retaining a high-quality early childhood workforce, little is known about the work-related psychological and physiological well-being of early childhood educators. This paper contributes an example of a protocol for an holistic study of early childhood educators’ well-being. It describes the use of multiple, interdisciplinary, innovative methods to measure educators’ physiological and psychological well-being, within the context of their work environment. Recommendations are provided for future studies of educators’ holistic well-being.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)515-527
Number of pages13
JournalInternational Journal of Research and Method in Education
Volume46
Issue number5
Early online date7 Oct 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Oct 2023

Keywords

  • cortisol
  • early childhood education
  • health
  • physiological
  • psychological
  • Well-being

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