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Pankhuri Bhatnagar and S.N. Ghosh
Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
Educational institutions, like school settings are dynamic. Teachers need to employ
effective strategies to combat such challenges for their personal growth and maintain a
healthy environment for the students as well as positive learning environment. Teachers
can proactively craft specific aspects of their job keeping the core structure of the job
as it is, and fit their jobs with their own skills, abilities and motivation. Thus, the present
study aims to explore using a qualitative design whether job crafting is used by teachers
to help to adapt their roles to suit their skills, abilities, motivation and well-being.
Moreover, we aim to identify themes regarding job crafting behaviours and its impact on
their engagement and well-being across cultures using Focus Group Discussions (FGD).
48 teachers participated in the study and eight focus group discussions were conducted.
The analysis indicated that teachers cross culturally engage in job crafting (task crafting,
relational crafting and cognitive crafting). These adjustments not only increased teacher’s
engagement with their work but also contribute to their well-being. In essence the
study indicates that the proactive measures teachers take to render their responsibilities,
ultimately lead to more fulfilling professional experience.