OCCUPATIONAL WELL BEING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
Occupational Wellbeing is the sum total of physical, psychological and economic factors which affect the occupation. Occupational Wellbeing indicates the extent to which teachers can enhance their personal lives through their work environment and experience. For effective development of the system of education, Occupational Well being of teachers is essential. The main intention behind the present study was to study the level of Occupational Well being among Secondary School Teachers and to compare the Occupational Well being of Secondary School Teachers with respect to Gender, Locale and Type of Management. The present study was conducted on a representative sample of 300 Secondary School Teachers belonging to Kozhikode, Malappuram and Wayanad Districts of Kerala. For the present study, the investigators used a recently developed Scale of Occupational Well Being. Percentage analysis was used was used to assess the level of Occupational Well being for the total sample and Mean Difference Analysis was used to compare the Occupational Well being of Secondary School Teachers with respect to Gender, Locale and Type of Management. From the study, it is evident that majority of the Secondary School Teachers have average level of Occupational Well being and there is significant difference between the secondary school Teachers' Occupational Well being based on different