2025 IJRSE – Volume 14 Issue 9
Available Online: 2 May 2025
Author/s:
Dagiw-an, Dizon F.
Department of Education, Eastern Kayapa District, SDO Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines (dizonfdagiwan888@deped.gov.ph)
Guyong, Fernando I.*
Nueva Vizcaya State University-Bambang Campus, Philippines (fernandoguyong067@gmail.com)
Abstract:
This study employed a quantitative methodology using a descriptive-correlational research design to examine the mental wellness and teaching practices of 71 public secondary school teachers from four public schools in the Eastern Kayapa District during the 2024–2025 academic year. Participants were selected through stratified random sampling, utilizing the Slovin formula. Data were gathered via standardized, validated survey instruments and analyzed using statistical tools, including means computation and Pearson’s correlation coefficient, with a significance level set at 0.05. Findings revealed that teachers generally perceived themselves as possessing high mental wellness, with emotional intelligence emerging as their strongest area among the six dimensions assessed. Teaching practices were rated as very satisfactory overall, with the personal model style being the most strongly favored approach. In terms of the relationship between the two main variables, a very low, statistically insignificant positive correlation (r = 0.186) was found between mental wellness and teaching practices, suggesting no meaningful relationship. Based on these findings, a training intervention titled “Empowered Educators: Enhancing Emotional Resilience and Adaptive Teaching Practices for Holistic Classroom Impact” was developed to support teacher well-being and promote student-centered learning, aiming to strengthen emotional resilience and foster leadership among public secondary school teachers.
Keywords: mental wellness, teaching practices, management intervention
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2025.25092
Cite this article:
Dagiw-an, D. F., & Guyong, F. I. (2025). Mental wellness and teaching practices of secondary school teachers in Eastern Kayapa: An indigenous peoples’ community in northern Philippines. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 14(9), 25-38. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2025.25092
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