Character strengths and life satisfaction of Slovenian in-service and pre-service teachers.

Autor/in	Gradisek, Polona
Titel	Character strengths and life satisfaction of Slovenian in-service and pre-service teachers.
Quelle	In: CEPS journal, 2 (2012) 3, S. 167-180Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2232-2647
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-opus-67923
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Fragebogenerhebung; Charakter; Ehrlichkeit; Emotionale Intelligenz; Freude; Kreativität; Liebe; Persönlichkeit; Positives Denken; Selbsteinschätzung; Zufriedenheit; Grundschule; Lehrer; Lehramtsstudent; Referendar; Soziale Kompetenz; Humor; Gerechtigkeit; Slowenien
Abstract	Character strengths and life satisfaction of Slovenian in-service and pre-service teachers were researched. The VIA-IS self-assessment questionnaire has been translated into the Slovenian language and has been used for the first time in Slovenia. A total of 173 primary school teachers and 77 student teachers from the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, completed the VIA-IS and the Satisfaction with Life Scale questionnaires. The highest reported strengths in both groups studied were fairness, kindness, integrity and love. Unexpectedly, both in-service and pre-service teachers reported low endorsements of creativity; in-service teachers also showed low endorsement of humour. Surprisingly, the lowest endorsed strength of pre-service teachers was love of learning. Correlations between strengths and life satisfaction were consistent with related research findings. Low endorsement of creativity, teachers' humour and students' love of learning are discussed. From the research findings, it can be concluded that professional environment should stimulate, as well as provide support and opportunities for teachers to build not only upon the strengths of humanity and justice, but also on those of wisdom and knowledge. There is a need in the undergraduate level of teacher education for systematic interventions regarding students' intellectual strengths with a special focus on cultivating their creativity. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2013/2