Browsing by Author "Kaarto, Raisa"

Aims. The purpose of this study was to systematically analyse what we know about teachers’ compassion, self-compassion and compassion fatigue. My research question was What do we know about teachers’ compassion, self-compassion and compassion fatigue according to previous research? As a theoretical framework, I used previous research of compassion, self-compassion and compassion-fatigue from other fields of science such as psychology. In this systematic review my purpose was to explore how compassion, self-compassion and compassion fatigue affect teachers’ work. Methods. This research is based on systematic review. For the review, I analysed 14 high quality peer-reviewed academic articles, which are studies of teachers’ or teacher students’ compassion, self-compassion and compassion fatigue. Results and conclusions. In this systematic review, I found that teacher students are high in compassion. Compassion predicts well-being in schools’ workers and prevent teachers’ stress. Teachers’ compassion helped understand pupils and their challenges. Higher self-compassion level predicted better social emotional competence and more positive approach towards inclusion. School’s administration’s support, fellow teachers’ support and teamwork prevented compassion fatigue. I also found that keeping personal lives separate from work protected teachers from fatigue. This systematic review indicated that there is just small amount of research made on a chosen topic. It would be beneficial to make more research on teachers’ self-compassion and on how it works against stress and fatigue.