Outdoor Education and Teachers’ Subjective Well-Being : A correlational study on the well-being of Dutch primary school teachers and the use of outdoor education

The present study among Dutch primary school teachers investigated the difference in teachers' subjective well-being (SWB) between teachers that used outdoor education (OE) and their peers. The influence of the duration and frequency of outdoor lessons has also been explored. A similar study showed that outdoor educators had a higher SWB. In contrast, other studies mentioned that outdoor educators experienced a high workload or curriculum pressure, which indicated a lower SWB. In this study, SWB consisted of life evaluation, affect, and eudaimonia, and was measured with a questionnaire. A tota... Mehr ...