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Category Archives: Research

Work-life balance during COVID-19: an MUT Survey

April 28, 2020 at 4:22 pm

Work-life balance during COVID-19: an MUT Survey

The MUT is currently conducting a survey to analyse the work-life balance of educators following the closure of schools effective from 13th March 2020. The work-life balance is the division of an employee’s time and focus between work and family or leisure activities. This survey is completely anonymous and all educators are welcome to provide […]

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Fifth edition of The Educator journal published by the MUT

December 3, 2019 at 11:42 am

Fifth edition of The Educator journal published by the MUT

The Malta Union of Teachers has just issued the fifth edition of The Educator – A Journal of Educational Matters, which is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research on aspects related to education. The journal attracts contributions which help to promote debate on educational matters and presents new or updated research on many topics. In […]

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Malta Education Survey by the MUT – meeting announced

October 31, 2019 at 2:46 pm

Malta Education Survey by the MUT – meeting announced

The MUT has commissioned a survey to gather feedback from members about its proposal entitled Malta Education. This survey shall be administered and analysed by Dr Vincent Marmara, who is renowned for his surveys in various areas including education and employment. Survey results shall guide MUT in the submission or otherwise of the proposal. Results […]

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Survey on difficult relationships at work

October 23, 2019 at 4:55 pm

Survey on difficult relationships at work

konsultadvisory and SurgeAdvisory are conducting a study entitled “Difficult relationships at work” and have asked the MUT to distribute it to members. The focus of the study is on individual relationship conflict and the impact on one-to-one relationships rather than industrial disputes or group conflict. This becomes more relevant given the increasing diversity of the […]

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Directive re work on research related to migrants in schools

February 13, 2019 at 3:50 pm

Directive re work on research related to migrants in schools

The MUT is informed that a research study has been commissioned to an entity to carry out research on migrants in schools. Since the research team appointed is expecting the work to be carried out by educators which is neither paid nor on a voluntary basis, the Union is directing all members to refrain from […]

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Study on Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes towards Biodiversity in Malta

January 28, 2019 at 2:20 pm

Study on Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes towards Biodiversity in Malta

A questionnaire part of a research study is being circulated whose aim is to find out what the Maltese adult population thinks of the local biodiversity and environment, and their attitude and behaviour towards it. This project is being conducted by Deborah Cefai at The Centre for Environmental Education and Research (CEER) through The University […]

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Educators and Aggressive Behaviour – a survey by the Malta Union of Teachers

December 7, 2018 at 2:29 pm

Educators and Aggressive Behaviour – a survey by the Malta Union of Teachers

During the last two scholastic years there have been many serious cases of aggression on educators reported, most of which unfortunately perpetrated by parents and students. These are being treated as isolated cases by the authorities and remain hidden so as to project the idea that everything is under control. The MUT has been asserting […]

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