A STUDY ON JOB INVOLVEMENT OF SCHOOL TEACHERS IN RELATION TO THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AT HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL

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1 Rsarch Papr E-ISS O : X VOLUME : 3 ISSUE : JULY 21 A STUDY O JOB IVOLVEMET OF SCHOOL TEACHERS I RELATIO TO THEIR METAL HEALTH AT HIGHER SECODARY LEVEL V. MAIKADA 1 P. KARA 2 1 M.Ed Studnt, GRT Collg of Education. 2 Asst. Profssor, GRT Collg of Education. ABSTRACT This study xamind th rlationship btwn job involvmnt and mntal halth of school tachrs Thiruvallur District. This study adoptd survy mthod of rsarch. participants wr 15 school tachrs at highr scondary lvl was randomly slctd from diffrnt schools in Thiruvallur District.Th rsarch instrumnts usd for data collction was job involvmnt scal dvlopd by Blau&Boal (1), Balay (2) and mntal halth scal dvlopd by Pramod kumar.d tstd at.5 an.1 lvl of significanc..th findings indicatd that thr xists a positiv rlationship btwn Job Involvmnt and Mntal Halth. Thr xists significant impact with rspct to location, typs of managmnt. And thr is no significant impact on Gndr, dsignation of tachrs, taching xprinc, marital status on th job involvmnt and mntal halth of school tachrs at highr scondary lvl. Kywords:, Job involvmnt, Mntal Halth, Random, Survy Mthod. Introduction mold th livs that thy influnc bcaus th lssons larnd from tachrs rmain with thir studnts throughout lif. W should always rspct our tachrs. nd ncouragmnt and support from th community to fl that thir dvotion to studnts is apprciatd. Th quality of ducation or larning outcoms is intgrally linkd to th quality of tachrs, spcially so for th larg numbr of first gnration larnrs who won t b abl to gt any support from thir own parnts at hom. Grat tachrs can mak a hug diffrnc to a child. Thr ar many xcllnt tachrs in India today and thy hav bn doing a grat job unsung and unnoticd for yars. Tachr is a most vital singl factor in th systm of ducation. Of all th human factors in th school systm, th tachr occupis th ky position. It is only through him that th ultimat procss of ducation taks plac. Without th manpowr of tachr no ducational systm can b concivd. Job involvmnt Job involvmnt is th intrnalization of valus about th work or th importanc of work according to th individual. Job involvmnt may apprais th as with which a prson can b furthr socializd by an organization. Organizational socialization is th procss by which an individual undrstands th valus, abilitis, bhaviors, and social knowldg indispnsabl for an organizational rol and for taking part in as a mmbr (Ramsy t al., 15). Mntal halth Ivy and Simk Dowing (1) dfind a Mntally Halthy Prson as follows: Th prson, who acts intntionally, has a sns of capability. H can gnrat altrnativ bhaviors in a givn situation and approach a problm from diffrnt vantag points. Th intntional and fully functioning individual is not bound to on cours of action; but rsponds in a momnt of changing lif situations and look forward to longr trm goal. Mntal halth is a vry ambiguous trm bcaus it is difficult to agr on its gnral application in a singl contxt. Mntal halth is not a vry prcis trm and th fild of mntal halth is striving for scintific status whil also srving as an idological labl. Statmnt of th Problm Formally th problm can b statd as follow I T E R A T I O A L E D U C A T I O A L S C I E T I F I C R E S E A R C H J O U R A L 1 A study on Job Involvmnt of school in rlation to thir Mntal Halth highr scondary lvl in Tiruvallur District Objctiv of th Study 1. To find out significant diffrnc btwn th Job Involvmnt basd on thir Gndr. 2. To find out significant diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth basd on thir Gndr. 3. To find out significant diffrnc btwn th Job Involvmnt basd on thir Location. 4. To find out significant diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth basd on thir Location. 5. To find out significant diffrnc btwn th Job Involvmnt basd on thir Dsignation of. 6. To find out significant diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth basd on thir Dsignation of.. To find out significant diffrnc btwn th Job Involvmnt basd on thir Typ of Managmnt.

2 MALE FEMALE RURAL URBA BT PG O. OF SAMPLES Rsarch Papr E-ISS O : X VOLUME : 3 ISSUE : JULY 21. To find out significant diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth basd on thir Typ of Managmnt.. To find out significant diffrnc btwn th Job Involvmnt basd on thir Taching xprinc. 1. To find out significant diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth basd on thir Taching xprinc. 11. To find out significant diffrnc btwn th Job Involvmnt basd on thir marital status. 12. To find out significant diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth basd on thir marital status. 13. To find out significant rlationship btwn th Job Involvmnt Tachr and Mntal Halth. Hypothss of th Study 1. Thr is no significant diffrnc btwn th Job Involvmnt basd on thir Gndr. 2. Thr is no significant diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth basd on thir Gndr. 3. Thr is no significant diffrnc btwn th Job Involvmnt basd on thir Location. 4. Thr is no significant diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth basd on thir Location. 5. Thr is no significant diffrnc btwn th Job Involvmnt basd on thir Dsignation of. 6. Thr is no significant diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth basd on thir Dsignation of.. Thr is no significant diffrnc btwn th Job Involvmnt basd on thir Typ of Managmnt.. Thr is no significant diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth basd on thir Typ of Managmnt.. Thr is no significant diffrnc btwn th Job Involvmnt basd on thir Taching xprinc. 1. Thr is no significant diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth basd on thir Taching xprinc. 11. Thr is no significant diffrnc btwn th Job Involvmnt basd on thir marital status. 12. Thr is no significant diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth basd on thir marital status. 13. Thr is no significant rlationship btwn th Job Involvmnt Tachr and Mntal Halth. Rsarch Dsign Mthodology Th study was conductd through survy mthod of rsarch and it is most suitabl for th prsnt study. Sampl A stratifid random sampling tchniqu was adoptd for th slction of sampl 15 school tachrs wr takn for th study. Tabl - I Th Tabl Shows th Background Variabls of th Sampls GEDER LOCATIO DESIGATIO O.OF SAMPLE MALE 5 FEMALE 5 RURAL 2 URBA BT 1 PG 41 Figur I TOTAL Graph Showing th Background Variabls of th Sampls Rsarch tools To vrify th hypothsis formulat in th study, th following tool hav bn us. 1. Job involvmnt Scal prpard and validatd by Blau, 16; Blau & Boal, 1; Balay, Mntal Halth Scal prpard and validatd by Pramod Kumar, D. Statistical Tchniqus A Rsarch should b familiar with principls, procdur, mrits, and dmrits of th statistical tchniqus, h is going to adopt. For th prsnt study, th invstigator has usd th following statistical tchniqus. Man Corrlation Cofficint t Tst F Tst Major Findings GEDER LOCATIO DESIGATIO I T E R A T I O A L E D U C A T I O A L S C I E T I F I C R E S E A R C H J O U R A L 2

3 SCORES OF TEACHERS JOB IVOLVEMET Rsarch Papr E-ISS O : X VOLUME : 3 ISSUE : JULY It is found that thr xists no significant diffrnc btwn Mal and Fmal tachrs with rgard to thir Job Involvmnt. 2. It is found that thr xists no significant diffrnc btwn Mal and Fmal tachrs with rgard to thir Mntal Halth. 3. It is found that thr xists a significant diffrnc btwn rural and urban ara tachrs with rgard to thir Job Involvmnt. 4. It is found that thr xists a significant diffrnc btwn rural and urban ara tachrs with rgard to thir Mntal Halth. 5. It is found that thr xists no significant diffrnc btwn undr graduat and post graduat with rgard to thir Job Involvmnt. 6. It is found that thr xists no significant diffrnc btwn undr graduat and post graduat with rgard to thir Mntal Halth.. It is found that thr xists significant diffrnc btwn Govrnmnts vs. Aidd, Govrnmnts vs. Privat and Privat vs. Aidd school tachrs basd on thir Job Involvmnt.. It is found that thr xists significant diffrnc btwn Govrnmnts vs. Privat and Privat vs. Aidd school tachrs basd on thir Mntal Halth.. It is found that thr xists no significant diffrnc btwn Blow 5 yars and Abov 6 yars taching xprinc with rgard to thir Job Involvmnt. 1. It is found that thr xists no significant diffrnc btwn Blow 5 yars and Abov 6 yars taching xprinc with rgard to thir Mntal Halth. 11. It is found that thr xists no significant diffrnc btwn Marrd and Unmarrd tachrs with rgard to thir Job Involvmnt. 12. It is found that thr xists no significant diffrnc btwn Marrd and Unmarrd tachrs with rgard to thir Mntal Halth. 13. It is found that thr xists a positiv rlationship btwn Job Involvmnt and Mntal Halth. Tabl - II Tabl Shows th Significant Diffrnc Btwn th Job Involvmnt Basd on thir Gndr Basd on thir Gndr Using Man Scors. Fmal Tabl - III Tabl Shows th Significant Diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth Basd on thir Gndr Using Man Scors. Mntal Halth GED ER Mal 5 Fmal Tabl IV valu.1 Tabl Shows th Significant Diffrnc btwn th Job Involvmnt Basd on thir Location Using Man Scors. Job Involvmnt LOCATI O Rural Urban Figur - II valu S Graph Showing Diffrnc btwn th Job Involvmnt Basd on thir Location Using Man Scors GEDE R valu 1 Job Involvmnt Mal S LOCATIO I T E R A T I O A L E D U C A T I O A L S C I E T I F I C R E S E A R C H J O U R A L 3

4 SCORE OF TEACHERS METAL HEALTH Rsarch Papr E-ISS O : X VOLUME : 3 ISSUE : JULY 21 Tabl - V Tabl Shows th Significant Diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth Basd on thir Location Using Man Scors. Mntal Halth LOCATI O Rural Urban Figur - III valu 2.4 Graph Showing Diffrnc btwn th Mntal Halth Basd on thir Location Using Man Scors Tabl - VI Showing th Rlationship btwn th Job Involvmnt and Mntal Halth. Variabl umbr Corrlation Involvmnt Vs Halth Job Mntal 25.5 RURAL LOCATIO URBA. 1 Educational Implications and th Organization ar th two sids of a sam coin. Without tachrs an organization alon cannot run a school. Thrfor both th tachrs and th organizations ar vry much intrrlatd. ar pottrs whos hands th clay of childrn ar givn, thy shap and mould thm to a bttr pot to productiv and mak us of thm to a grat nation buildrs. It will not b an xaggration if I say that th growth of a nation rsts in th hand of tachrs. To crat this sns in th childrn th tachrs and th organization hav to work unanimously. Bttr nvironmnt produc bttr products. Th analysis basd on statistical tchniqus clarly shows that th fmal tachrs job involvmnt is lss that th mal tachrs. It ariss bcaus th fmal tachrs hav to play diffrnt rol in diffrnt placs. Bing a hom makr thy ar in a position of maintaining both th family and school with major car. And th sam is not obsrvd in th tachrs mntal halth. Both th mal and fmal tachrs hav no diffrnc in thir mntal halth man scor. Statistical tchniqus clarly show that th fmal tachrs mntal halth is slightly bttr than th mal tachrs. Bcaus th fmal tachrs bing a soft natur thy ar not hard towards othr and thy did not xprss thir flings to othrs lik th mal tachrs, finally it affcts thir mntal halth totally. Th urban tachr s job involvmnt is prcivd to b lss than th rural tachrs, bcaus th studnts from urban aras ar mor comptnt and hav mor awarnss than th rural studnts; hnc th tachrs from th urban aras ar not significant to studnt bcaus most of th studnts gain knowldg from tuitions. It is thought that nothing would b achivd without making th prsons who srv (tachrs) to hav involvmnt on th work or job thy do. It has bn infrrd that th phras Fittst man for th Fittst Job is mant that qualifid tachrs hav to b appointd for ach class or ach subjct. But th mattr dos not sm to nd itslf. It taks longr tim to achiv th goal of making vryon ducatd. For that purpos th tachrs ar fully rsponsibl to achiv this objctiv. All th tachrs may b of th sam rquird qualification. But it cannot b xpctd that thy passs th sam willingnss, ability, attitud towards thir Job. Thy may hav diffrnc owing to svral rasons such as ag, xprinc, incom, sx nvironmntal conditions, typ of work ar th placs of thir srvic. For anyon ths rasons mntiond abov, th tachrs may hav mor Job satisfaction, lss Job involvmnt or no involvmnt. Unlss th analyss with sms xist is rctifid, th Education cannot b put on right rails towards right dirction. Hnc th rsarchr concludd hr survy having in mind th abov lmnts and concludd th survy aftr analyzing th data had intrprting it proprly. Involvmnt givs strngth to th tachrs and it brings victory to th tachrs in thir achivmnt in I T E R A T I O A L E D U C A T I O A L S C I E T I F I C R E S E A R C H J O U R A L 4

5 Rsarch Papr E-ISS O : X VOLUME : 3 ISSUE : JULY 21 acadmic ara. Conclusion and th organization should hav a vry good rlationship, whr both will b bnfitd. Th motivation by th organization boost th tachrs to ddicat thmslvs in thir job, thy try to adapt th organizations cultur in thir lif and bar grat fruit to th organization and to th socity. ar th strong pillars of th nation building. Th tachr s contribution for th progrss of studnts and managmnt prspctiv ar vital. It rflct dirctly and indirctly for th formation of a bttr organizd socity which can bar th fruit of growth of th individual, family, socity, nation as wll as th world at larg. Whr thr is strong cultur thr shall b strong involvmnt, whras wak cultur brings wak involvmnt. Both cultur and involvmnt togthr bring progrss in th organization/ducational institution or any, as wll as its mploy s growth and bnfit. Th study hlps th futur rsarchr to dvlop th prsnt study in a scintific way. Th problms facd by th in th socity must radicat to dvlop th ducational systm of our country. Th study shows that most of our tachrs ar suffrd du to svral facts. Th study xamind Job involvmnt and Mntal Halth of school tachrs in Tiruvallur District. Th appropriat tools wr usd to scur quantitativ data. Th findings rachd th conclusion that th lvl of Job involvmnt and Mntal Halth wr high. Th study clarly shows that all th tachrs ar facing th strss and halth problm in thir job. This problm obviously affcts thir attitud towards taching. Th coping stratgis ar ndd to rduc th strss and burnout at all tims in any lvls. Thn only thir involvmnt lvl and thir mntal halth may improv gradually. All must trat tachrs as a human bing rathr than lctronic machin and should rspct thir flings. REFERECES 1. Armstrong, David; Pric, Dborah; Crowly, Tim (215) Thinking It Through: A Study of How Pr-Srvic Rspond to Childrn Who Prsnt with Possibl Mntal Halth Difficultis. Emotional & Bhavioural Difficultis, v2 n4 p Askll-Williams, Hln; Lawson, Michal J. (213) ' Knowldg and Confidnc for Promoting Positiv Mntal Halth in Primary School Communitis. Asia-Pacific Journal of Tachr Education, v41 n2 p Blackburn, J. Joy; Robinson, J. Shan (2) Assssing Tachr Slf-Efficacy and Job involvmntof Early Carr Agricultur in Kntucky. Journal of Agricultural Education, v4 n3 p Blanch, Angl; Aluja, Anton (21) Job Involvmnt in a Carr Transition from Univrsity to Employmnt. Larning and Individual Diffrncs, v2 n3 p Jun Convy, John J. (21) Motivation and Job involvmnt of Catholic School. Onlin Submission, Papr prsntd at th Annual Mting of th Amrican Educational Rsarch Association (Dnvr, CO, Apr 3-May 4, 21). 6. Craig, aomi (21) Mntal Halth Issus and Highr Education Psychology Taching. Psychology Taching Rviw, v16 n1 p Fuming, Xu; Jiliang, Shn (2) Rsarch on Job involvmntof Elmntary and High School and Stratgis to Incras Job Satisfaction. Chins Education and Socity, v4 n5 p6-6 Sp-Oct 2.. Graham, Ann; Phlps, Rnata; Maddison, Carri; Fitzgrald, Robyn (211) Supporting Childrn's Mntal Halth in Schools: Tachr Viws. and Taching: Thory and Practic, v1 n4 p Hacktt, Latha; Thodosiou, Louis; Bond, Carolin; Blackburn, Clair; Spicr, Frya; Lvr, Rachl (21) Mntal Halth ds in Schools for Emotional, Bhavioural and Social Difficultis. British Journal of Spcial Education, v3 n3 p Sp Klassn, Robrt M.; Andrson, Colin J. K. (2) How Tims Chang: Scondary ' Job involvmntand Dissatisfaction in 162 and 2. British Educational Rsarch Journal, v35 n5 p45-5 Oct Landrs, Eric; Altr, Ptr; Srvilio, Kathryn (2) Studnts' Challnging Bhavior and ' Job Satisfaction. Byond Bhavior, v1 n1 p26-33 Fall Lin, Ruilin; Xi, Jingchn; Jng, Yoau-Chau; Wang, Zhng-Hong (211) Th Rlationship btwn Job Involvmnt and School Administrativ Effctivnss as Prcivd by Administration. Managmnt in Education, v25 n3 p Jul Liu, Chunyu; Liu, Yanling; Guo, Chng; Lan, Haiying (214) Prliminary Exploration of th Mntal Halth Education Comptncy Survy of Primary and Middl School Had. Journal of Education and Training Studis, v2 n1 p3- Jan Marsh, Robbi J. (216) Idntifying Studnts with Mntal Halth Issus: A Guid for Classroom. Intrvntion in School and Clinic, v51 n5 p May Patrnit, Carl E.; Johnston, Thrs Chiara (25) Rational and Stratgis for Cntral Involvmnt of Educators in Effctiv School-Basd Mntal Halth Programs. Journal of Youth and Adolscnc, v34 n1 I T E R A T I O A L E D U C A T I O A L S C I E T I F I C R E S E A R C H J O U R A L 5

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