POSITIVE EDUCATION INTERVENTION PROGRAMME OUTCOME ON THE TEACHER SELF- EFFICACY OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS

Abstract

Teachers are nation builders, they shoulder great responsibility of nurturing young minds in the country. The multifarious role played by teachers places a tall demand on them and thus they are particularly prone to burn out. They often end up giving so much from their human reservoir beyond what is healthy for them as individuals. Thus it is imperative that the teachers are equipped with knowledge and skills that will help them to develop their well- being. Positive education is an approach to education that focusses on well- being and character strengths along with cognitive development of students. This paper aims to ascertain the outcome of positive education intervention programme on the teacher self- efficacy of the pre-service teachers. The positive education intervention programme of 30 hours was developed for this purpose. The participants included in the study were 46 and 48 pre-service teachers in the control and experimental group respectively. The findings of the study indicate moderate effect of positive education programme on the teacher self-efficacy of the pre-service teachers.