Author(s)

Chen Zitong ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of English Studies, Xi'an International Studies University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

Corresponding Author

Chen Zitong

ABSTRACT

By reviewing the literature on teacher well-being, there remain several problems unresolved in the theoretical dimension. For one thing, the term teacher well-being cannot be defined explicitly. For another, some existing studies did not construct the definition of teacher well-being concerning the researches themselves. On the basis of empirical and non-empirical studies, this paper elucidates the definition of teacher well-being first and then reviews teacher well-being from three theoretical perspectives, which may help researchers understand this term deeply and comprehensively, thus establishing a solid theoretical foundation for future studies.

KEYWORDS

Teacher; teacher well-being; theoretical perspectives

CITE THIS PAPER

Chen Zitong, An Overview of Theoretical Perspectives of Researches on Teacher Well-being. Applied & Educational Psychology (2024) Vol. 5: 140-144. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2024.050420.

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