A Study Of Mental Health Of Pre-Service Teachers In The Field Of Visual Impairment

Abstract

Mental health is essential for every individual especially visually impaired students to thrive academically, emotionally, and socially. It contributes to overall well-being and their quality of life. Good Mental Health ensure for students Stronger Ability to Cope With Life’s Stressors, Positive Self-Image,  build Healthier Relationships, Better Productivity, Higher Quality of Life as these abilities make competent to adjust in fast growing world.

The objective of this research was to study the mental health of pre-service teachers in the field of visual impairment. A total of 92 pre-service teachers studying in different human resource development programmes in the department of special education and research of the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Impairment were selected as sample for the study. The descriptive research method was used by the investigator for the study. The standardized tool developed by Dr. Arun Kumar Singh & Dr.  Alpana  Sen  Gupta was adapted to collect the data from the sample. The convenient sampling technique was used by the investigator. Mean, standard deviation and t-test was used to analyse the data.