Using Online Modules to Build Capacity for Teacher Resilience

Teacher resilience is regarded as a complex, multidimensional, dynamic construct. Enhancing teacher resilience can potentially increase teacher commitment yet interventions to build resilience in pre-service programs are scarce. This chapter examines the effectiveness of the BRiTE (Building Resilien...

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Main Authors: Beltman, Susan, Mansfield, C., Wosnitza, M., Weatherby-Fell, N., Broadley, T.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Springer 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69631
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author Beltman, Susan
Mansfield, C.
Wosnitza, M.
Weatherby-Fell, N.
Broadley, T.
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Wosnitza, M.
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Broadley, T.
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description Teacher resilience is regarded as a complex, multidimensional, dynamic construct. Enhancing teacher resilience can potentially increase teacher commitment yet interventions to build resilience in pre-service programs are scarce. This chapter examines the effectiveness of the BRiTE (Building Resilience in Teacher Education) online modules to develop pre-service teachers’ capacity for resilience in Australia. The modules are briefly described. Perceptions of 146 final year pre-service teachers were gathered regarding resilience, self-efficacy, commitment and coping before completing the BRiTE modules and their final Professional Experience school placement. Both pre- and post-school placement measures were completed by 49 participants. To determine the impact of using the modules, matched data sets were divided with ‘users’ (n=32) scoring significantly higher scores than ‘non-users’ (n=17) on five post-placement survey scales. Despite some limitations, there was an indication that using the online modules assisted pre-service teachers develop their capacity for resilience. Adapting the modules for use with in-service teachers and other professional is an avenue for future research. This study has significance, given the importance of teacher professional resilience and suggests that interventions developed for pre-service contexts can make a difference.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-696312018-08-08T04:41:39Z Using Online Modules to Build Capacity for Teacher Resilience Beltman, Susan Mansfield, C. Wosnitza, M. Weatherby-Fell, N. Broadley, T. Teacher resilience is regarded as a complex, multidimensional, dynamic construct. Enhancing teacher resilience can potentially increase teacher commitment yet interventions to build resilience in pre-service programs are scarce. This chapter examines the effectiveness of the BRiTE (Building Resilience in Teacher Education) online modules to develop pre-service teachers’ capacity for resilience in Australia. The modules are briefly described. Perceptions of 146 final year pre-service teachers were gathered regarding resilience, self-efficacy, commitment and coping before completing the BRiTE modules and their final Professional Experience school placement. Both pre- and post-school placement measures were completed by 49 participants. To determine the impact of using the modules, matched data sets were divided with ‘users’ (n=32) scoring significantly higher scores than ‘non-users’ (n=17) on five post-placement survey scales. Despite some limitations, there was an indication that using the online modules assisted pre-service teachers develop their capacity for resilience. Adapting the modules for use with in-service teachers and other professional is an avenue for future research. This study has significance, given the importance of teacher professional resilience and suggests that interventions developed for pre-service contexts can make a difference. 2018 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69631 Springer restricted
spellingShingle Beltman, Susan
Mansfield, C.
Wosnitza, M.
Weatherby-Fell, N.
Broadley, T.
Using Online Modules to Build Capacity for Teacher Resilience
title Using Online Modules to Build Capacity for Teacher Resilience
title_full Using Online Modules to Build Capacity for Teacher Resilience
title_fullStr Using Online Modules to Build Capacity for Teacher Resilience
title_full_unstemmed Using Online Modules to Build Capacity for Teacher Resilience
title_short Using Online Modules to Build Capacity for Teacher Resilience
title_sort using online modules to build capacity for teacher resilience
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69631