TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS AMONG KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AND NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SCHOOL TEACHERS IN RELATION TO MENTAL HEALTH

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the effectiveness of teachers of Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas teachers and mental health. The study sample consisted of 370 secondary school teachers with 185 students from all types of schools. These participants were incorrectly selected from 12 districts in Himachal Pradesh, India to ensure a balanced presentation of gender and location. To collect data, this study used the Teacher Efficacy Scale (TES-UK) of Umme Kulsum (2017) and the Positive Inventory of Mental Health (PMHI-ACHR) developed by Agashe and Halode (2007). The results showed a strong positive correlation between the effectiveness of teachers in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas and the mental health of educators. This indicates that improvements in mental wells in both educational settings can contribute to improving lesson effectiveness. Furthermore, this study confirmed a large link between these variables, increasing the idea that teachers who improve mental health tend to have greater benefits in occupations, but lower mental health tend to be less effective. These findings highlight how important it is to support teacher intellectual wells to improve general educational outcomes and quality of education.