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Mental Health of Teachers

Akbar Husain, (2006) Mental Health of Teachers. Masalah Pendidikan, 29 . pp. 179-186. ISSN 0126-5024

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University of Malaya. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Educational Psychology and Counseling.

Abstract

The objective of this article is to judge the correct definition and related believes on mental health phenomena amongst teachers as well as discuss the factors that influence the mental health of teachers. Besides this, a number of programmes that would improve teachers mental health is proposed.

Tujuan artikel ini bukanlah untuk mengecilkan usaha cemerlang para guru atau pun untuk menilai status mental mereka. Artikel ini bertujuan mempertimbangkan ketepatan definisi dan anggapan berkaitan dengan fenomena kesihatan mental dalam kalangan guru, serta membincangkan faktor yang mempengaruhi kesihatan mental guru. Di samping itu beberapa program untuk meningkatkan kesihatan mental guru dicadangkan.

Item Type:Journal
Keywords:Mental health, education
Subjects:L Education
ID Code:4960

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