Capacity Building to Bolster Well-Being Among Early Childhood Educators and the Children they Support in Alberta

Well-being problems (e.g., burnout, depression, and efficacy) have been a long standing issue among educators in Early Learning and Care (ELC) settings. This issue not only impacts the health status and work performance among educators, and by association influences the social and emotional development of children. To address this problem, a coaching model has been adopted by Getting Ready for Inclusion Today (GRIT) to support educators in social and emotional teaching to children. The present research aims to examine whether coaching supports can 1) prevent burnout, depression and maintain a healthy work environment among early childhood educators; 2) improve the outcomes among the targeted children.

Faculty Supervisor:

Veronica Smith

Student:

Partner:

Getting Ready for Inclusion Today

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Alberta

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