Australian teacher stress, well‐being, self‐efficacy, and safety during the COVID‐19 pandemic

• Published in: Psychology in the schools Vol. 60; no. 5; pp. 1394 - 1414
• Main Authors: Billett, Paulina, Turner, Kristina, Li, Xia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley 01.05.2023; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: COVID-19; Educational Practices; Efficacy; Electronic Learning; Foreign Countries; Occupational stress; Pandemics; Safety; Self Efficacy; Stress Variables; Stressful environment; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Role; teacher stress; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Unsafe; Well Being; Australia; teacher stress; self‐efficacy; COVID‐19; well‐being; safety

The 2020 COVID pandemic radically altered the way in which individuals live and work. For teachers, this entailed a shift in their teaching practice, with large numbers of schools around Australia and the world closing for prolonged periods of time and moving to an “online” format. This required tea...