Changes in Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction of School Psychologists and Pedagogues During the Pandemic/Promjene u obilježjima posla i zadovoljstvo poslom školskih psihologinja i pedagoginja tijekom pandemije bolesti Covid-19

Ivana Miočić, Zrinka Ristić Dedić, Vesna Kovač

Abstract


Abstract
This paper presents the results of a survey of changes in the job characteristics of
professional associates in schools related to supporting pupils, teachers, and parents
that followed the organisational adjustment of school processes during the COVID-19
pandemic. The study included 245 pedagogues and psychologists working in
Croatian elementary and upper-secondary schools. Differences in perceived changes
in the structure and demands of jobs were examined regarding different profiles
of professional staff and types of schools in which the professional associates are
employed. A four-level hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to explore
the contributions of various individual and school factors to professional staff job
satisfaction, finding that the quality of collegial support was the only statistically
significant predictor. This study provides an empirical basis for understanding changes
in the work processes of professionals in schools and contributes to the identification
of professionals’ specific needs for additional training and support.
Key words: COVID-19 pandemic; education during a pandemic; job satisfaction;
professional associates in schools.

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Sažetak
U ovom radu prikazuju se rezultati istraživanja o promjenama u obilježjima posla
stručnih suradnika u školama koje se odnose na pružanje podrške učenicima,
učiteljima i roditeljima, nastalih zbog organizacijske prilagodbe rada škola tijekom
pandemije bolesti Covid-19. Istraživanjem je obuhvaćeno 245 pedagoga/inja i
psihologa/inja zaposlenih u hrvatskim osnovnim i srednjim školama. Provjerene
su razlike u percipiranim promjenama u strukturi i zahtjevnosti poslova s obzirom
na različite profile stručnih suradnika i vrstu škola u kojima su stručni suradnici
zaposleni. Provedena je hijerarhijska regresijska analiza u četiri koraka kako bi se
provjerili doprinosi nekoliko individualnih i školskih čimbenika na zadovoljstvo
stručnih suradnika poslom, pri čemu je utvrđeno da se kvaliteta kolegijalne podrške
pokazuje kao jedini statistički značajni prediktor. Ovo istraživanje predstavlja
empirijsku osnovu za razumijevanje promjena u odvijanju radnih procesa stručnih
suradnika u školama te doprinosi prepoznavanju specifičnih potreba stručnih
suradnika za dodatnim usavršavanjem i podrškom.
Ključne riječi: obrazovanje tijekom pandemije; pandemija Covid-19; poslovi stručnih
suradnika; stručni suradnici u školama; zadovoljstvo poslom.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v26i3.5299

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