A Comparative Study of Mental Health of B.Ed. Trainees of Arunachal Pradesh

Abstract

Mental health condition plays a prime role in the learning attitude, receptiveness of students, trainees as well as others who are involved in teaching and learning activities. While India is looking forward for quality education for all, the mental health conditions of teachers to be through professional training processes need to be understood well. As India has a strong polarized concept of space and related amenities between rural and urban areas it is more essential to understand the mental health conditions across these location spectrum. Mental health of teacher trainees of Arunachal Pradesh has been used to understand the impact of facilities and amenities on them. Responses of a total of 200 trainees’ with 100 each from the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) and Rest of Area (RoA) have been analyzed. It is found that there is no significant difference in the mental health scores between trainees of ICR and RoA. However it is found that there is a concentration of mental health condition is around moderate and high mental health categories for trainees in ICR; whereas, mental health scoring pattern by the trainees in RoA is dispersed.