Visual arts teachers’ mental well-being nurturing gifted students

Authors : Serkan Yavuz, Musa Polat, Isa Polat, Cengiz Ari

Pages : 219-233

Doi:10.17478/jegys.1287793

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Publication Date : 2023-07-11

Article Type : Research Article

Abstract :The purpose of this research is to examine the \"mental well-being of Visual Arts Teachers of Science and Art Center in terms of some variables. In this context, mental well-being levels of visual arts teachers were examined in terms of \"gender\", \"seniority\", \"martial status\" and \"education level\" variables. It is a descriptive study in the survey model, which is one of the quantitative research methods. The population of the research consists of 234 visual art teachers working in Science and Art Centers in the academic year of 2021-2022. The sample of the research consists of 171 visual arts teachers selected by the easily accessible sampling method in the Science and Art Centers. The data of the study were collected with the data collection tool \"Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale\" developed by Tennant et al. (2007) and adapted into Turkish by Keldal (2015). have become it has emerged. In addition, it was revealed that visual arts teachers\' having different gender, age, marital status and education level did not make a significant difference on mental well-being levels.
Keywords : Mental Well-Being, Science and Art Center, Visual Arts Teacher, Gifted Students, Teacher for gifted