Research
Australian Teacher and Nurse Wellbeing During Times of Crisis.
The world-wide COVID-19 pandemic changed life as we knew it. This period in history is acknowledged as one of the highest times of psychological distress for the global population.
During this time Australian teachers and nurses were expected to provide continued services and support to others, whilst navigating the stress and trauma of their own pandemic experience.
This research project seeks to investigate the wellbeing experiences of Australian teachers and nurses during a time of crisis, how their governing institutions managed their wellbeing, and how teacher and nurse wellbeing compare.
This independent research aims to explore the perspectives and experiences of frontline teachers and nurses, and the systemic or structural support for the wellbeing of teachers and nurses provided by their respective workplaces during and following the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2022). This research survey combines a collection of questions that collect data on the personal/psychological wellbeing, social wellbeing, and workplace wellbeing of Australian teachers and nurses who worked during the 2020-2022 COVID-19 pandemic, as well as sociodemographic information.
Eligible respondents:
• Must be teachers and nurses who worked in Australia during the 2020-2022 COVID-19 pandemic (in either a full-time, part-time, or casual capacity)
• Must be over 18 years of age
• Must be primary or high school teachers. Early childhood or tertiary educators are not eligible for the study (differing union and mandated lockdown employment practices exclude them from this study), OR
• Must be nurses who were employed by a hospital or GP/Clinic. Nurses who worked in aged-care facilities during the pandemic are not eligible for the study (differing union and mandated lockdown employment practices exclude them from this study).
This research is anonymous, without any respondents needing to disclose their name or the name of their employer. Participants may withdraw from the survey at any time without penalty by closing the tab or leaving the survey unfinished. The collected research will be analysed securely within Qualtrics© and then stored securely on a password protected laptop throughout the duration of the project. Following completion of the project (in 2024) data will be stored at the University of Canberra for the required five-year period, after which it will be destroyed according to university protocols. The project has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of Canberra (11894). To consent to being involved in this research please check the box at the bottom of the page. For more information, please contact the head researcher: bianka.costigan@canberra.edu.au