Motivation and Challenges of Teleworking Employees of Educational Institutions in Latvia During COVID-19

Q2 Social Sciences

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI:10.2478/jtes-2021-0020

Sarmīte Rozentāle, Ieva Grīntāle, Linda Paegle, I. Vanadziņš, L. Matisāne

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Abstract

Abstract This study reflects motivation as one of the most important resources for achieving the goals of sustainable education. Motivation is a challenge as well as an important goal for the sustainability of education. The impact of COVID-19 has reached such proportions that the professional life of educators may never be the same again. Some of the key questions to consider in the context of educational sustainability: What are the most effective tools for motivating educators? What are the most important mechanisms for supporting telework? The aim of this study was to find out the motivation and challenges of teleworking employees of educational institutions in Latvia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data of the study were obtained using an employee survey of 495 remote-working respondents in the period from September to October 2020. The main sources of theoretical data were the analysis of literature, policy documents and publications. For quantitative data processing, IMB SPSS and MS Excel software were used. The authors found remarkable differences and similarities in motivation and challenges between the employees of educational institutions and the rest of the group of employees. The results showed that the main work motivations were salary, good working conditions, social guarantees, stable work, career opportunities, training opportunities and the interesting job.

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新冠肺炎期间拉脱维亚教育机构远程工作员工的动机和挑战

摘要本研究反映动机是实现可持续教育目标的最重要资源之一。激励是教育可持续发展的一个挑战，也是一个重要目标。2019冠状病毒病的影响如此之大，以至于教育工作者的职业生涯可能再也不会一样了。在教育可持续性的背景下需要考虑的一些关键问题:激励教育者的最有效工具是什么?支持远程办公最重要的机制是什么?本研究的目的是找出拉脱维亚教育机构员工在COVID-19大流行期间远程办公的动机和挑战。该研究的数据是通过对2020年9月至10月期间495名远程办公受访者的员工调查获得的。理论数据的主要来源是文献分析、政策文件和出版物。定量数据处理采用IMB SPSS和MS Excel软件。作者发现，教育机构员工与其他员工群体在动机和挑战方面存在显著差异和相似之处。结果显示，薪酬、良好的工作条件、社会保障、稳定的工作、职业发展机会、培训机会和有趣的工作是主要的工作动机。

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Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability Social Sciences-Education

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期刊介绍： Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability (JTEFS) is a forum for the meeting of different views, ideas and research to promote the further development of studies and practice of teacher education in all areas of formal and non-formal education in relation to sustainability. Contributors are encouraged to submit articles with relevance to content and forms of teacher professional and academic education, problems and tasks of teacher in-service education and other issues to help teachers to become responsible mentors for the sustainable development.