Changes in job characteristics and job satisfaction of school psychologists and pedagogues during the pandemic

Miočić, Ivana and Ristić Dedić, Zrinka and Kovač, Vesna (2024) Changes in job characteristics and job satisfaction of school psychologists and pedagogues during the pandemic. Croatian journal of education, 26 (3). pp. 763-779. ISSN 1848-5189 (Print), 1848-5197 (Online)

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Abstract

IN ENGLISH: This paper presents the results of a survey of changes in the job characteristics of professional associates in schools related to supporting pupils, teachers, and parentsthat followed the organisational adjustment of school processes during the COVID-19pandemic. The study included 245 pedagogues and psychologists working inCroatian elementary and upper-secondary schools. Differences in perceived changesin the structure and demands of jobs were examined regarding different profilesof professional staff and types of schools in which the professional associates areemployed. A four-level hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to explorethe contributions of various individual and school factors to professional staff jobsatisfaction, finding that the quality of collegial support was the only statisticallysignificant predictor. This study provides an empirical basis for understanding changesin the work processes of professionals in schools and contributes to the identificationof professionals’ specific needs for additional training and support. --------------- IN CROATIAN: U ovom radu prikazuju se rezultati istraživanja o promjenama u obilježjima poslastručnih suradnika u školama koje se odnose na pružanje podrške učenicima,učiteljima i roditeljima, nastalih zbog organizacijske prilagodbe rada škola tijekompandemije bolesti Covid-19. Istraživanjem je obuhvaćeno 245 pedagoga/inja ipsihologa/inja zaposlenih u hrvatskim osnovnim i srednjim školama. Provjerenesu razlike u percipiranim promjenama u strukturi i zahtjevnosti poslova s obziromna različite profile stručnih suradnika i vrstu škola u kojima su stručni suradnicizaposleni. Provedena je hijerarhijska regresijska analiza u četiri koraka kako bi seprovjerili doprinosi nekoliko individualnih i školskih čimbenika na zadovoljstvostručnih suradnika poslom, pri čemu je utvrđeno da se kvaliteta kolegijalne podrškepokazuje kao jedini statistički značajni prediktor. Ovo istraživanje predstavljaempirijsku osnovu za razumijevanje promjena u odvijanju radnih procesa stručnihsuradnika u školama te doprinosi prepoznavanju specifičnih potreba stručnihsuradnika za dodatnim usavršavanjem i podrškom.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Language: English. - Publication is also published in Croatian (pp. 780-792). - Title in Croatian: Promjene u obilježjima posla i zadovoljstvo poslom školskih psihologinja i pedagoginja tijekom pandemije bolesti Covid-19.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	COVID-19 pandemic, education during a pandemic, job satisfaction, professional associates in schools (obrazovanje tijekom pandemije, pandemija Covid-19, poslovi stručnih suradnika, stručni suradnici u školama, zadovoljstvo poslom)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology L Education > L Education (General)
Depositing User:	Karolina
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2024 12:05
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2024 12:06
URI:	http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/1178

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