Educational Psychology - Andrea Higgins

Question 1

(background):

What is an Educational Psychologist? (EP)

Answer 1

(background):

An applied psychologist trained and specialising in educational issues - now working with the 0 to 25 age range and their families/schools.

EPs strategically apply psychology to promote psychological/emotional well being and educational opportunity for all.

4 ELEMENTS TO TRAINING:

• University sessions
• Fieldwork placements
• Research
• Private study

Question 2

(Higgins’ study):

What was the research question?

Answer 2

(Higgins’ study):

What are the perceptions of teachers and teachingassistants workingin international schools regarding their own wellbeing?

> What promotes the wellbeing of teaching staff?
What are the barriers to wellbeing for teaching staff?

Question 3

(Higgins’ study):

What was the research design?

Answer 3

(Higgins’ study):

Mixed MethodsSequential exploratory design

Question 4

(Higgins’ study):

What was the procedure?

Answer 4

(Higgins’ study):

• Ethical permission was given and all correct procedures
  were followed

QUALITATIVE

• 18 individual semi-structured interviews
• Thematic analysis of interviews

QUANTITATIVE

• 31 question questionnaire
• completed online using QUALTRICS

PARTICIPANTS
(see slide 11)

Question 5

(Higgins’ study):

What were the results?

Answer 5

(Higgins’ study):

see slide 12+ 13 + 18

Question 6

(Higgins’ study):

read slides 15-17

Answer 6

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Question 7

(background):

Describe the equilibrium model of wellbeing.

Answer 7

(background):

see slide 17

Question 8

Read slides 21 onwards, figure out whats actually her study.

Answer 8

YOUVE GOT THIS, JUST THIS HURDLE AND THEN YOU KNOW IT FOR GOOD.