Implications of Work Context on Teacher Wellbeing: a Scope Review

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Teaching is permeated by several contextual demands that reflect on the teacher's well-being; thus, the study aimed to map the environmental or circumstantial factors of the teaching action associated with the perception of well-being by teachers of basic and higher education segments. A scope review was carried out, with searches in the BVS, CAPES, BDTD, and ERIC databases, with the descriptors "well-being" and/or "teacher", in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, from 2011 to 2021. From the total of 962 studies found, 22 were selected. Several factors of the work context acted as conditioning factors of well-being, and its variation throughout the career was observed, highlighting the importance of valuing teaching and a supportive organizational culture that provides greater engagement and professional fulfillment. It is concluded by the importance of a positive environment, with the mitigation of stressors, providing the study subsidies for managerial actions and future research.

Keywords: well-being, work environment, teacher.

Author Biographies

Aline Fonseca Franco, University of West Paulista, Brazil

Fiscal Auditor of the State of São Paulo, Regional Tax Delegate from 2015 to 2019. Master's student in Education at Universidade do Oeste Paulista. Graduated in Law from Universidade do Oeste Paulista and in Dentistry from UFMG. Post-Graduate Degree in Education, Orthodontics and Endodontics, teaching in the disciplines of Civil Procedural Law and Labor Law at the Universidade do Oeste Paulista.

Camélia Santina Murgo, University of West Paulista, Brazil

Graduated and graduated in Psychology, Master in School Psychology and Ph.D. in Psychology, Science and Profession from the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas. Post-doctorate in Psychological Assessment from Universidade São Francisco. Post-Doctorate in Health Education at the University of Lisbon. Professor at the Psychology and Medicine Courses at the Universidade do Oeste Paulista. Full Professor and Coordinator of the Post-Graduate Program - Master's and Doctorate in Education - at Universidade do Oeste Paulista. Leader of the Research Group Studies on Subjectivity Processes in the School Context (CNPq). Member of the WG on Assessment of Creativity and Positive Psychology of the National Association for Research in Psychology (ANPEPP). Experience in School Psychology, Psychological Assessment and Professional Guidance, working mainly on the following topics: psychological tests, psychological assessment, positive psychology in educational contexts, self-efficacy and subjective well-being of teachers and students.

José de Oliveira Costa Filho, University of West Paulista, Brazil

Lawyer, Physician, Executive Manager and University Professor. Master in Education - UNOESTE (2021). Doctoral Student in Education - UNOESTE - (2021). Federal Medical Expert at the Ministry of Economy, joining by public examination in 2010. General Coordinator of the Faculty of Medicine of Jaú - UNOESTE - (2019/current). National Coordinator of Social Security and Assistance Services - DAS 4 - INSS - Ministry of Social Development - Brasília/DF - (2017/2019). Head of the Medical Expertise Sector and Occupational Health Section of the Executive Management of Social Security in Presidente Prudente - (2012/2017). Graduated in Medicine from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2007). Graduated in Law from Universidade do Oeste Paulista (2015). Postgraduate in Occupational Medicine from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Minas Gerais (2009). Specialist in Preventive Medicine and Health Administration by the Brazilian Association of Preventive Medicine and Health Administration - ABRAMPAS. Specialist in Legal Medicine and Medical Expertise by the Brazilian Association of Legal Medicine and Medical Expertise - ABMLPM. Post-Graduate Degree in Traffic Medicine from Faculdade Centro Sul do Paraná (2016). Professor of Bioethics, Health Management, Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the Faculty of Medicine and Professor of Labor Law, Social Security Law and Civil Procedural Law at the Faculty of Law of the Universidade do Oeste Paulista - UNOESTE. Professor of the Postgraduate courses in Occupational Medicine and Postgraduate courses in Legal Medicine and Medical Expertise at UNOESTE. Visiting Professor of Postgraduate Studies in Legal Medicine and Medical Expertise at PUC-Goiás and IEFAP-PR (Coordinator). He has experience in Medicine, Law, Executive Management and Education, with an emphasis on Medical Law and Medical Ethics, Legal Medicine and Medical Expertise, Preventive and Social Medicine, Public Health, Health Management, Occupational Health and Medical Education. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6800-8314

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2022-10-01

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Vol. 22 No. 4 (2022): rPOT N4/2022

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