Teachers’ Growth Mindset and Work Engagement: Inputs to the Creation of a Website for Teachers' Well-being

Bernadette Q. Samson^1,

¹School of Graduate Studies, University of Nueva Caceres, Naga City, Philippines

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Bernadette Q. Samson. Teachers’ Growth Mindset and Work Engagement: Inputs to the Creation of a Website for Teachers' Well-being. American Journal of Educational Research. 2023; 11(5):273-278. doi: 10.12691/education-11-5-4

Abstract

The COVID 19 pandemic brought drastic changes on the teaching and learning process not just on the Department of Education but other private and public institutions as well. Growth mindset drives the attributes and attitudes of teachers toward development and flexibility as well as influencing their level of work engagement. The purpose of the study was to identify the level of teachers’ growth mindset and work engagement among six selected schools and its significant relationship. The study employed a quantitative design and data are gathered via printed survey questionnaire. With the use of mean, One and Two Way ANOVA and Pearson’s R Correlation, the information gathered were processed and interpreted. The result shows that teachers have growth mindset despite the struggles caused by the pandemic. With regards to the work engagement they have a Very High level of dedication and High level of vigor and absorption. Statistics show that there is a significant relationship between growth mindset and vigor and dedication but no significant relationship on absorption. The study suggests that there be an online website for teachers’ wellbeing where topics like mental health, wellbeing assessment tool and financial literacy lectures are available because these aspects are the most common sources of burnout and stress of teachers. By being aware of it, teachers are more likely to adopt growth mindset not just on their professional but also to their personal life.

Keywords:
growth mindset work engagement well-being website

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