The crisis of health and emotional and competential well-being to be a good teacher

Authors

  • Marta Abanades Sánchez European University of Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35669/rcys.2020.10(2).249-263

Keywords:

Competences, skills, teachers, well-being, experience, students

Abstract

Many efforts have been made by the entire teaching community to be able to finish the academic year with some satisfaction. The educational community, already hit for a long time by issues of stress and low motivation, is faced with the passage of COVID-19 in a crisis for trying to manage with certain well-being and in a virtual way the content of the subjects, the evaluation tests, the monitoring of students among other issues. For all this, it has become necessary for teachers to enhance their social and communication skills. This article presents the problems suffered by university professors at a private university in Spain regarding health, emotional and social well-being. The objectives set is to know by the students how important it is for them that their teachers have social and communication skills. In addition, the characteristics that a good teacher should have were addressed. A descriptive design is proposed as a research method and a questionnaire with quantitative questions is used as a tool. The results point to the need for teachers to enhance their communication skills and tools, as well as active listening. Teachers of the 21st century will be those where values, ethics and morals prevail in their person. It will also be necessary for them to master social and communication skills, as well as having extensive experience in the profession.

In conclusion, the teachers who possess the aforementioned set of skills and competencies are the preferred teachers of the students.

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Author Biography

Marta Abanades Sánchez, European University of Madrid

PhD in Education from the European University of Madrid. Degree in Psychopedagogy and Diploma in Social Education. She has several postgraduate programs: International Master in Professional and Executive Coach, Master in Human Resources and Master in Teacher Training. She teaches subjects such as social skills, management skills, competencies and leadership. She has held various positions as director of postgraduate programs, coordinator in subjects such as TFG and internships in the area of Education. She has several collaborations in research projects and is currently PI of the internal project: "Ecologies of learning in the XXI Century. Social and technological competencies needed in the workplace".

Lines of research: skills and competencies, emotional intelligence and teacher training.

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Published

2020-11-14

How to Cite

Abanades Sánchez, M. (2020). The crisis of health and emotional and competential well-being to be a good teacher. Revista De Comunicación Y Salud, 10(2), 249–263. https://doi.org/10.35669/rcys.2020.10(2).249-263

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