A Study on Mental Health of Female Teachers with Regard to Locationand Management in Bongaigaon District of Assam

Abstract

Teachers play a very important role in the formal system of education. Quality of education mostly depends on the teachers. The teachers should have some specific, personal as well as professional qualities. Moreover they need a good mental health to perform their duties and responsibilities properly. Especially the primary school teachers should have a very good mental health. They should have patience, love and affection to teach the very little children. These qualities may be found among the mentally healthy teachers. In the primary school the number of female teachers is found to be higher than the male teachers. They can create a lovely and homely environment in school which is attractive for every child. But every female teacher does not have a sound mental health. So it is important to provide attention on the mental health of the teachers especially in primary schools. Hence an attempt has been made to conduct the present study by the investigator. The sample size of the study is 280female primary school teachers of Bongaigaon district. The purposive sampling method has been applied to select the sample teachers. Tools used in the study are-1. RCE Mental Health Scale for Teachers developed and standardised by S.P. Anand (Former Professor in Education, NCERT). 2. An Interview Schedule, prepared by the investigators to collect the required data. The collected data are analysed and interpreted on the basis of the statistical techniques”Mean, Standard Deviation, Q₁,Q₂, and t-test. Simple percentage is also used in the present study. The major findings of the study are”1.The percentage of the teachers of average mental health is 57.14%. 2. There is significant difference between urban and rural teachers.  3. The mental health of the urban teachers is better than the rural teachers. 4. There is no significant difference between the government and private teachers.