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ERIC Number: EJ1439106
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2059-0458
EISSN: EISSN-2059-0466
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Nurture Groups and Their Staff's Resilience. Experiences of Support and Implications for Practice
Elena Kombou; Helena Bunn
International Journal of Nurture in Education, v7 p45-55 2021
Nurture groups are popular teacher-led interventions in the UK, considered to improve children's ability to learn by enhancing their emotional wellbeing. As Nurture group staff may work with children with overt behaviour presentations, it is important that staff resilience is supported. This study explores what school-related factors support nurture group staff's resilience and aims to identify roles schools and educational psychologists could play in supporting staff's resilience. Eight nurture group practitioners in one Outer London borough were interviewed to understand what fostered and supported their resilience. Data was analysed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Findings identified that specific interactions between personal and environmental factors support nurture group staff's resilience in schools. "Understanding resilience," "Identity," "School structure" and "Navigating the challenges of the role" are important themes identified. These findings were aligned with existing literature. Practical implications for schools and educational psychologists have been provided to develop and sustain nurture group staff's resilience, at individual, school and community levels. Directions for future research have also been discussed.
Nurture Group Network Limited Charity. Insight House, Riverside Business Park, Stoney Common Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8PL, United Kingdom. e-mail: info@nurtureuk.org; Web site: https://www.nurtureuk.org/research-evidence/international-journal-of-nurture-in-education/#journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (London)
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