Exploring teacher wellbeing and the influence of leadership : a case study of private school teachers in Pakistan
department or school: Education, Faculty of
department or school: Education, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Tariq, Zainab
issued: 2022-03-07T22:42:42Z
issued: 2022
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Owing to the critical role that teachers play not only in the success and wellbeing of students but also in the success and wellbeing of educational organizations, international scholars in the field of education are paying special attention to the wellbeing of teachers to address issues related to teachers’ wellbeing. But there is very limited research addressing this issue in the context of Pakistan. Aligned with growing research on the importance of wellbeing in schools internationally, this study is an attempt to explore and understand teachers’ perceptions and experiences of wellbeing and how they think leadership behaviours influence this sense of wellbeing in schools in Pakistan. In order to develop an insight into teachers’ sense of wellbeing and the impact of leadership, I used a qualitative case study research design. Thirteen teachers from different private schools in Lahore participated in this study to share their experiences through online open-ended questionnaires and follow-up Zoom interviews. The findings of this research study indicated that teachers develop a sense of positive wellbeing at work when they receive appreciation, positive relationships, ample professional development opportunities, and a supportive and positive work environment. It also highlighted that leadership behaviours impact all of these experiences of wellbeing at work and offers recommendations for leaders to create conditions to cultivate school environments that foster the positive wellbeing of teachers.
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/80923
note: EXPLORING TEACHER WELLBEING AND THE INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP: A CASE STUDY OF PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS IN PAKISTAN by Zainab Tariq Bachelor of Sciences, University of Balochistan, 2009 Master of Arts, Beaconhouse National University, 2015 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (EDUCATION) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) February - 2022 © Zainab Tariq, 2022ii The following individuals certify that they have read and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, the dissertation entitled: Exploring teacher wellbeing and the influence of leadership: A case study of private school teachers in Pakistan submitted by Zainab Tariq in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Educational Leadership and Policy Examining Committee: Dr. Sabre Cherkowski, Okanagan School of Education, University of British Columbia Supervisor Dr. Lynn Bosetti, Okanagan School of Education, University of British Columbia Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Scott Douglas, Okanagan School of Education, University of British Columbia Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Fei Wang, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia Vancouver. University Examiner iii Abstract Owing to the critical role that teachers play not only in the success and wellbeing of students but also in the success and wellbeing of educational organizations, international scholars in the field of education are paying special attention to the wellbeing of teachers to address issues related to teachers’ wellbeing. But there is very limited research addressing this issue in the context of Pakistan. Aligned with growing research on the importance of wellbeing in schools internationally, this study is an attempt to explore and understand teachers’ perceptions and experiences of wellbeing and how they think leadership behaviours influence this sense of wellbeing in schools in Pakistan. In o…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2022-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0407062
language: eng
degree discipline: Educational Leadership and Policy
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Cherkowski, Sabre, 1970-
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/80923