Wellbeing Promotion in Tasmanian Schools: Have We Forgotten Support Teachers?

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Holzner, Kristy-Lee and Gaunt, Lorraine. 2023. "Wellbeing Promotion in Tasmanian Schools: Have We Forgotten Support Teachers?" Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education. 47 (2), pp. 96-109. https://doi.org/10.1017/jsi.2023.10
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Wellbeing Promotion in Tasmanian Schools: Have We Forgotten Support Teachers?

ERA Journal ID211835
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsHolzner, Kristy-Lee and Gaunt, Lorraine
Journal TitleAustralasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education
Journal Citation47 (2), pp. 96-109
Number of Pages14
Year2023
PublisherCambridge University Press
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISSN2515-0731
2515-074X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1017/jsi.2023.10
Web Address (URL)https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/australasian-journal-of-special-and-inclusive-education/article/wellbeing-promotion-in-tasmanian-schools-have-we-forgotten-support-teachers/DC65FB29BAE5387907FCBA09F6237C8E
AbstractSupport teachers are responsible for educating students with disabilities who have complex needs and require additional resources. Because of the highly stressful nature of the role, support teachers are at greater risk of professional burnout, higher attrition rates, and impacts on wellbeing. There is a distinct lack of Australian or state/territory empirical evidence on strategies to promote support teacher wellbeing. In this exploratory qualitative study, we applied thematic analysis to interviews of Tasmanian support teachers to find that their wellbeing relies on principals' and leadership staff's support and implementation of wellbeing and inclusive education practices. Support teachers are experiencing stress, anxiety, emotional exhaustion, and depression caused by workload, accountability for funding, and poor leadership. School leaders who value wellbeing and inclusive practices foster a positive culture, demonstrating ecological theory. This study marks an initial step towards understanding how to nurture the support teachers of Tasmania.
Keywordswellbeing
Contains Sensitive ContentDoes not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 20203999. Other Education
Byline AffiliationsUniversity of Southern Queensland
Charles Sturt University
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