TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Meaning of Wellbeing from the Perspectives of Individuals
Involved in the Local Education System
AU - Somaboot, Pornpen AU - Promphakping, Buapun 
JO  - Research Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 5
SP  - 343
EP  - 351
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-932x
DO  - rjasci.2017.343.351
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2017.343.351
KW  - Wellbeing of student
KW  -multi-dimension of wellbeing
KW  -local perception on wellbeing
KW  -education
KW  -skill
KW  -health
AB  - The wellbeing of learners has been manifest in the education policy of a number of countries.
However, there is often controversy over the measurement of wellbeing, partly due to various socio-cultural
differences. This study aims to examine the meanings of “student wellbeing” from the perspectives of students,
parents and teachers who are associated with learning; these meanings will be then be translated into student
wellbeing indicators. Two schools with different socio-economic conditions were purposively identified and
selected for this study. Qualitative methods were adopted to obtain data, focus group discussions and in-depth
interviews were employed with students, parents and teachers. The findings indicated that the meaning of
student wellbeing was covered in eight dimensions including family, physical and mental health, relationship
between students and friends, characteristics of teachers, teaching methods, school environment,
characteristics of students and community support.
ER  -