Some emotional labour performed by school principals can be described as care work. This article explores how care is performed by 40 principals who shared their feelings about managing a critical incident via a national qualitative survey.

The possibility of physical interaction is often described as a supportive element for children’s social-emotional development during the pre-school years. During the COVID-19 pandemic opportunities for teachers and young children to engage in ordinary physical contact was reduced. This study examined whether a decrease in such contact was associated with teachers’ reports of children’s psychological…

Early childhood educators’ work involves high levels of stress due to multiple roles and frequent friction with parents. Therefore, it is important to understand the personal, professional, and organizational factors contributing to Early childhood educators’ ability to manage stress during war.

This qualitative study focuses on the ways kindergarten teachers used metaphors as a professional coping strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Intervening in gender-based violence (GBV) experienced by young people is a challenge commonly faced by teachers and other professionals working in schools. This study sought to understand how affect and emotions shape teachers’ and other school professionals’ agency for intervening in GBV in schools.

The past few years have been a challenging time for schools in Australia and around the world. Schools have adapted to the impacts of COVID-19; some have also dealt with natural disasters like floods and bushfires. For school principals – no matter their level of experience – new research shows leading during crises like these…

This paper offers a comparative analysis of how Australasian principals navigated a period of compounding crises. Building on our previous research, this study examines the longer-term impacts and lessons learned from crises experiences. (pdf)

Artikeln undersöker förskolans beredskap för krissituationer, som skjutningar, sprängningar, bilbränder och pandemier, genom intervjuer med elva rektorer i särskilt utsatta områden. (pdf)

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Hur kan lärare och förskollärare bemöta kris och sorg i skolan och förskolan? Regionalt utvecklingscentrum vid Örebro universitet har utvecklat ett digitalt material som nu blir tillgängligt för fler. Materialet Professionella relationer i kris och sorg består av intervjuer med erfarna pedagoger, videoklipp och diskussionsfrågor som ger stöd och vägledning.