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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND ENABLING SCHOOL STRUCTURE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF PUNJAB

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2021(VI-I).10      10.31703/grr.2021(VI-I).10      Published : Mar 2021

Relationship between Mindfulness and Enabling School Structure in Secondary School Teachers of Punjab

Abstract

    This quantitative research was undertaken with the purpose to explore the relationship between enabling school structure (ESS) and mindfulness in secondary school teachers of Punjab. The population for this research study was comprised of 48652 SSTs working in 662 government high schools spread across the province of Punjab. Using a two-stage random sampling technique, 1266 secondary SSTs were selected from 216 government high schools out of 18 districts. The response rate was 74.47%. Form-ESS and M-Scale were adapted with prior permission. A pilot study was conducted to confirm the validity as well as reliability of the instrument. Necessary changes were made in the light of pilot testing. It was correlational research, and data were collected through a cross-sectional survey. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data. Perceptions of teachers were also aggregated at the school level. A positive relationship was observed between enabling school structure and mindfulness

    Enabling Structures, Coercive Structures, Enabling School Structure, Faculty Mindfulness, Principal Mindfulness, Mindfulness

    (1) Rizwan Ahmad
    Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abid Hussain Chaudhry
    Professor and Dean, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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