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Significance of action plans in the development of occupational well-being in the schools of Finland and Estonia

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  • Laine, Sari
  • Saaranen, Terhi
  • Pertel, Tiia
  • Hansen, Siivi
  • Lepp, Kädi
  • Tossavainen, Kerttu

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This article is part of a long term project “Promoting the Occupational Well-Being of School Staff—Action Research Project in Finland and Estonia, 2009–2014.” The purpose of this article is to describe the significance of action plans in the promotion of the occupational well-being of primary and upper secondary school staff in Finland and Estonia from 2010 to the turn of the year 2011–2012. An electronic open questionnaire was sent to occupational well-being groups in Finland (N=18) and in Estonia (N=39). In Finland, the questionnaire was responded to by 16 (n=16) occupational well-being groups, and in Estonia, by 38 (n=38) groups. The qualitative data were analyzed using the inductive-deductive method and content analysis. The obtained results indicate that the schools had named goals for action plans in all aspects of the promotion of occupational well-being in schools (worker and work, working conditions, professional competence, working community) and that these goals were mainly realized in the schools in a systematic way. Schools felt that the action plan for occupational well-being helped them to set goals for occupational well-being and that the planned actions were realized in a more systematic way than before.

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  • Laine, Sari & Saaranen, Terhi & Pertel, Tiia & Hansen, Siivi & Lepp, Kädi & Tossavainen, Kerttu, 2016. "Significance of action plans in the development of occupational well-being in the schools of Finland and Estonia," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 74-81.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:epplan:v:54:y:2016:i:c:p:74-81
    DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.10.004
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