Revamping Teacher Training for Challenging Times: Teachers’ Well-Being, Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, and Innovative Methodologies as Key Teaching Competencies
Teresa Pozo-Rico, Rosa Poveda, Raúl Gutiérrez-Fresneda, Juan-Luis Castejón, Raquel Gilar-Corbi Department of Developmental Psychology and Didactics, University of Alicante, Alicante, 03080, SpainCorrespondence: Teresa Pozo-Rico, University of Alicante, Department of...
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| description | Teresa Pozo-Rico, Rosa Poveda, Raúl Gutiérrez-Fresneda, Juan-Luis Castejón, Raquel Gilar-Corbi Department of Developmental Psychology and Didactics, University of Alicante, Alicante, 03080, SpainCorrespondence: Teresa Pozo-Rico, University of Alicante, Department of Developmental Psychology and Didactics, Carretera de San Vicente del Raspeig, s/n, Alicante, 03080, Spain, Tel +34 690 954 264, Fax +34 96 590 3464, Email teresa.pozo@ua.esPurpose: This study aimed to design, implement, and evaluate a teacher training program to improve the quality and innovation of teaching practice. The program was designed to protect teachers’ mental health and well-being, and increase their resilience and emotional competence while introducing innovative educational methodologies.Participants and Methods: An experimental design using a control group and pre-/post-test empirical data was adopted to determine the effects of the 14-week teacher training program. The sample comprised 141 teachers with mean teaching experience of 13.1 years (SD = 6.84, 54.6% women).Results: The program had a positive impact on teacher well-being, resilience, emotional competence, and self-efficacy, linked to the innovative and effective teacher methodologies included in the training.Conclusion: More research is needed to expand on the findings and optimize teacher training implementation. The training provided in this study is evidence of the commitment to overcoming current educational framework challenges. The training contributes to teacher empowerment and provides knowledge, strategies, and resources for greater innovation and quality in the classroom – key to creating educational synergies for the emergence of stronger teachers in the face of adversity. We discuss future research directions for a better understanding of teacher training in the 21st century.Keywords: teacher education programs, emotional resilience, teacher well-being, stress management, teacher empowerment |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc6c8ae90ec546c49ee6f868716626e92023-01-11T19:18:14ZengDove Medical PressPsychology Research and Behavior Management1179-15782023-01-01Volume 1611880763Revamping Teacher Training for Challenging Times: Teachers’ Well-Being, Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, and Innovative Methodologies as Key Teaching CompetenciesPozo-Rico TPoveda RGutiérrez-Fresneda RCastejón JLGilar-Corbi RTeresa Pozo-Rico, Rosa Poveda, Raúl Gutiérrez-Fresneda, Juan-Luis Castejón, Raquel Gilar-Corbi Department of Developmental Psychology and Didactics, University of Alicante, Alicante, 03080, SpainCorrespondence: Teresa Pozo-Rico, University of Alicante, Department of Developmental Psychology and Didactics, Carretera de San Vicente del Raspeig, s/n, Alicante, 03080, Spain, Tel +34 690 954 264, Fax +34 96 590 3464, Email teresa.pozo@ua.esPurpose: This study aimed to design, implement, and evaluate a teacher training program to improve the quality and innovation of teaching practice. The program was designed to protect teachers’ mental health and well-being, and increase their resilience and emotional competence while introducing innovative educational methodologies.Participants and Methods: An experimental design using a control group and pre-/post-test empirical data was adopted to determine the effects of the 14-week teacher training program. The sample comprised 141 teachers with mean teaching experience of 13.1 years (SD = 6.84, 54.6% women).Results: The program had a positive impact on teacher well-being, resilience, emotional competence, and self-efficacy, linked to the innovative and effective teacher methodologies included in the training.Conclusion: More research is needed to expand on the findings and optimize teacher training implementation. The training provided in this study is evidence of the commitment to overcoming current educational framework challenges. The training contributes to teacher empowerment and provides knowledge, strategies, and resources for greater innovation and quality in the classroom – key to creating educational synergies for the emergence of stronger teachers in the face of adversity. We discuss future research directions for a better understanding of teacher training in the 21st century.Keywords: teacher education programs, emotional resilience, teacher well-being, stress management, teacher empowermenthttps://www.dovepress.com/revamping-teacher-training-for-challenging-times-teachers-well-being-r-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PRBMteacher education programsemotional resilienceteacher well-beingstress managementteacher empowerment. |
| spellingShingle | Pozo-Rico T Poveda R Gutiérrez-Fresneda R Castejón JL Gilar-Corbi R Revamping Teacher Training for Challenging Times: Teachers’ Well-Being, Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, and Innovative Methodologies as Key Teaching Competencies Psychology Research and Behavior Management teacher education programs emotional resilience teacher well-being stress management teacher empowerment. |
| title | Revamping Teacher Training for Challenging Times: Teachers’ Well-Being, Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, and Innovative Methodologies as Key Teaching Competencies |
| title_full | Revamping Teacher Training for Challenging Times: Teachers’ Well-Being, Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, and Innovative Methodologies as Key Teaching Competencies |
| title_fullStr | Revamping Teacher Training for Challenging Times: Teachers’ Well-Being, Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, and Innovative Methodologies as Key Teaching Competencies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Revamping Teacher Training for Challenging Times: Teachers’ Well-Being, Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, and Innovative Methodologies as Key Teaching Competencies |
| title_short | Revamping Teacher Training for Challenging Times: Teachers’ Well-Being, Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, and Innovative Methodologies as Key Teaching Competencies |
| title_sort | revamping teacher training for challenging times teachers rsquo well being resilience emotional intelligence and innovative methodologies as key teaching competencies |
| topic | teacher education programs emotional resilience teacher well-being stress management teacher empowerment. |
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