Teachers' wellbeing
Abstract
The thesis Teacher's Well-being addresses the issue of teacher's well-being at a selected primary school in Prague using the Workplace PERMA Profiler, based on Martin Seligman's PERMA model. This study is a quantitative case study based on a questionnaire survey assessing individual dimensions of teacher well-being according to the PERMA model. The main aim of the study is to map the overall average level of well-being among the respondents. Additional objectives include identifying the dimensions with higher and lower levels of well-being, analysing factors that contribute to or lower teacher's well-being. Moreover, comparing overall well-being across different sociodemographic groups and proposing recommendations to enhance teacher's well-being at this school. The results showed that the average well-being score of the respondents reached 7.4 out of 10 points, indicating above-average psychological well-being. Interpersonal relationships play a key role in overall well-being, and the survey revealed minor shortcomings in this area. In contrast, the dimension rated most positively by teachers was the meaningfulness of their work. Teachers at greater risk of lower well-being were older individuals and those with longer teaching experience. Based on open-ended questions, areas perceived by...
Fields of Study & Subjects
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Occupational Health and Burnout
Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Digital Repository (National Repository of Grey Literature)
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- CS
- Document type
- Thesis