THE HOOD OF OUR CHILDREN
EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
Our study consists of two parts, firstly a quantitative questionnaire and secondly a qualitative online focus group. Our aim was, among other things, to assess teachers' awareness of mental health, but also to find out what teachers need in order to feel best prepared to deal with mentally affected students.
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QUANTITATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE
26 TOPIC-RELATED QUESTIONS
8 STRUCTURAL QUESTIONS
420 TEACHERS TOOK PART IN THE SURVEY,
288 OF WHOM ANSWERED IT COMPLETELY
229 FEMALE
60 MALE
2 DIVERSE
FINDINGS
HYPOTHESIS 1
Relationship between sense of competence and mental health training
There is a clear correlation. More than half of the teachers who have received additional training feel rather competent to very competent.
HYPOTHESIS 2
Correlation between experiences with affected pupils and sense of responsibility to educate
There is no statistically significant correlation.
HYPOTHESIS 3
Correlation between intervention and improvement of the pupil's situation
Differences could be found in the different types of interventions:
significant ✓: conversation with affected people, conversation with colleagues, conversation with school psychologists
not significant X: conversation with parents
HYPOTHESIS 4
Relationship between bullying and speaking to bullied students
There is no statistically significant correlation.
BUT
When talking to colleagues, a statistically significant correlation with bullying is recognisable.
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QUALITATIVE ONLINE FOCUS GROUP
DIVIDED INTO THREE THEMATIC GROUPS
3 PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS,
1 SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER
4 FEMALE
FINDINGS
What support in terms of time resources, additional training and/or assistance from experts do teachers need in order to feel best prepared to deal with affected pupils?
MORE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SUPPORT
Teachers need more support in dealing with mentally affected pupils. They want for example more school psychologists and counselling teachers who are at the school more often.
SMALLER SCHOOL CLASSES
For teachers, a smaller class would be helpful as they can spend more time with each student.
OVERVIEW OF ALL ADVISORY CENTERS
Teachers would like to have a clear brochure or website where all advisory centers are listed so that they can quickly look for help.
ENCOURAGE TEACHER HEALTH
The teachers want more attention to be given to their health, because if they are not well, it can also affect the students.
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