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  • Rehtoreiden työhyvinvointiprofiilit Covid-19-pandemian aikana : Vaatimukset ja voimavarat -malli 
    Tähkälä, Sally (2022)
    Objectives. The aim of this study was to examine the well-being of Finnish school principals during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 by using a person-oriented approach to identify work burnout and engagement profiles. In addition, this study examined how the identified profiles differed in terms of job demands and resources. Stress caused by the Covid-19 crisis and by the successful deregulation of Covid-19 restrictions were examined as job demands and as job resources, this study examined resilience and servant leadership. In this study the job demands-resources (JD-R) model was used as the theoretical framework. It is important to examine the well-being of Finnish school principals during the Covid-19 pandemic because the previous studies have indicated that the increased amount of job demands caused by the pandemic have had a negative impact on the well-being of the principals. Methods. The research data was gathered as a part of a wider national research project concerning the health and well-being of Finnish school principals. The data was collected in Spring 2021 by sending a self-report questionnaire to all (approx. 1200) members of the Finnish Principals’ Association. The final sample consisted of 526 principals, of which 59 % were women. The profiles were identified by using TwoStep -cluster analysis and the differences between the profiles in terms of job demands and resources were examined by using the Kruskal-Wallis H test. Results and conclusions. Three different well-being profiles were identified among the school principals; engaged (35 %), at risk of burnout (45 %), and in burnout (20 %). Those who were at risk of burnout or already suffered from burnout experienced more stress caused by the Covid-19 crisis and by the successful deregulation of Covid-19 restrictions than the engaged principals. The engaged principals experienced the most resilience and they reported that their leadership style corresponded the most to servant leadership when compared to the principals that were at risk of burnout or those that already suffered from burnout. The results showed that more than half of the principals (65 %) belonged to burnout profiles, which is very alarming. In the future, it is important to examine more extensively principals’ job demands and resources and to find concrete ways to support the well-being of principals by using the knowledge gathered.
  • Yliopisto-opiskelijoiden kokemat haasteet opinnoissa koronapandemian ja etäopiskelun aikana 
    Murto, Elisa (2022)
    Objectives. At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, a large part of teaching in higher education institutions was transferred to distance learning, which affected the lives of students in many ways. The aim of this study was to examine what kind of challenges Finnish university students experienced in their studies during the Covid-19 pandemic and distance learning in the fall of 2020. The connections of the perceived challenges to gender and to the start date of studies were also examined. This study aimed to form a deeper understanding of what kind of demands the Covid-19 pandemic caused for university students. Based on the demands, it was discussed what kind of resources students would need to support their studies and well-being. In this study the study demands-resources model was used as theoretical framework. Methods. The research data was gathered as a part of the research of the educational psychology research unit of the Faculty of Education, University of Helsinki. The sample consisted of university students (N=1264) aged 18–58, of whom 81% were women. The measures of the study were based on an open question regarding the challenges experienced by students in their studies. The data was analyzed by classifying the challenges appearing in the answers using qualitative methods. The connections of the perceived challenges to gender and to the start date of studies were also examined using cross-tabulation. The significance of the observed differences was tested with the χ² test. Results and conclusions. Thirteen different categories of challenges were identified from the data, which described different physical, social, emotional and cognitive challenges experienced by the students. The most common challenges reported by students were related to high workload, time management and organizational skills, as well as lack of social interaction and loneliness. The results showed differences in the perceived challenges according to the start date of the studies. The results also suggested gender differences, but these differences were not statistically significant. Based on the results, students would need social support which the university could provide, for example by enabling social integration, especially at the beginning of studies. In addition, students would need support for developing time management and organizational skills, as well as physical support, for example in the form of providing facilities suitable for studying.

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