Gelukkige leraren hebben goed presterende leerlingen?

Een paar dagen geleden concludeerde een studie dat tevreden leraren goede leraren zijn. Een nieuwe studie zou je kunnen samenvatten met de conclusie: gelukkige leraren hebben goed presterende leerlingen. Deze studie van Granziera, Martin en Collie onderzocht het welbevinden van bijna 500 Australische leerkrachten en hoe het welbevinden van leerkrachten samenhangt met leerprestaties van leerlingen. De resultaten laten zien dat de mate waarin leerkrachten uitputting ervaren negatief samenhangt met leerprestaties.

Het abstract

The present study examined the associations between school-average teacher well-being (emotional exhaustion and behavioral engagement) and school-average student achievement (literacy and numeracy) among a sample of 486 teachers in 39 elementary schools. Multilevel structural equation modelling was used to assess a two-level model, with teachers at level 1 (L1) and schools at level 2 (L2). Results revealed a significant negative association between school-level emotional exhaustion and school-level academic achievement, such that schools with higher levels of emotional exhaustion among teachers were also lower in school-average student achievement. School-level behavioral engagement among teachers was not significantly associated with school-level student achievement; however, the effect size was large highlighting the need for additional research with greater power at L2 (school-level) to examine this further. These findings hold important implications for the way in which emotional exhaustion is addressed among staff at a whole-school level and extends prior knowledge of the role teachers play in school-level academic achievement.