Teacher Candidate Resilience and Grit Survey

We are pleased to invite you to participate in a short, 6 minute, voluntary, anonymous online survey designed by Ontario Tech University/Trent University.

The purpose of this project is to assess the Resilience and Grit behaviours and habits of Pre-service Teacher Candidates. 

We are particularly interested in these research questions:

1. What are the self-perception factors that have a positive/negative impact on your Resilience and Grit as a pre-service teacher candidate?

2. What are the physical lifestyle factors that have a positive/negative impact on your Resilience and Grit as a pre-service teacher candidate?

3. What are the social/community factors that have a positive/negative impact on your Resilience and Grit as a pre-service teacher candidate?

4. What are the emotional/mental health/wellbeing factors that have a positive/negative impact on your Resilience and Grit as a pre-service teacher candidate?

5. What are your beliefs about teaching that have a positive/negative impact on your Resilience and Grit as a pre-service teacher candidate?

By accessing and answering the online survey, you have given informed consent. You may quit the survey at any time by simply closing your browser and your data will not be included.

Thank you for participating in our survey. Please feel free to direct any questions to:



Dr. Wendy Barber, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Ontario Tech University
wendy.barber@ontariotechu.ca

Dr. Ian Brown, Ph.D., C.Psych, Adjunct Professor, Trent University

ianbrown@trentu.ca

Dr. William Walters, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, St. Francis Xavier University