Ascolta

Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Edificio 15, Palermo, 90128, Italy.

e-Mail: giorgia.coppola@unipa.it

Education

• Master’s Degree in Lifelong Learning Sciences (LM-57)

 

Current Positions

PhD Student in Health Promotion and Cognitive Sciences

 

PhD project title and a short abstract

From burnout to the educating community. For pedagogical teacher education

Many psychological and pedagogical studies have highlighted that the relational and care work of teaching is closely linked to the risk of burnout. The research focuses on the potential pedagogical reshaping of the psychological concept of burnout, within a hermeneutical-phenomenological framework. This approach aims to understand the relationship between “explanation” and “understanding” of educational phenomena. More specifically, the research explores the impact of the changes caused by the Covid-19 pandemic on the burnout levels and job satisfaction of secondary school teachers in the province of Palermo. To study teacher burnout and possible preventive and training interventions from a pedagogical perspective, an exploratory survey based on a mixed-methods approach was developed. The qualitative and quantitative data provided stepwise analysis, moving from a psychological explanation to a proper pedagogical understanding. The researcher intends to develop the psychological concept of “job engagement” - as opposed to burnout - into pedagogical categories - such as generativity, community, and vocation - in order to configure a theoretical framework on which to base interventions aimed at reducing the risk of burnout and promoting a more tailored teacher education.

 

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Maria Vinciguerra 

Curriculum Vitae

 

Main research areas of interest

- Community pedagogy,

- General and social pedagogy,

- family pedagogy,

- adult education

 

Researcher ID

https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4681-928X