2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

A Systematic Review of Research on Training Faculty on Well-Being in STEM

Presented at Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 11

This review paper presents the systematic literature review of research on Faculty Development Programmes and Well-being. Faculties are the assets of the world, as they sculpt future generations. They carry out various functions along with teaching and guiding the students. The tremendous growth of technology puts forth the necessity for faculties to develop simultaneously. The mental overload due to increased demands on the outcome of performance, inflation rates, and the advent of COVID-19 have a significant impact on the faculty. The current generation of students entails both intellectual and existential competence from their faculties. It has been established that the faculty’s mental health influences the well-being of the students. The faculty-student relationship will be strengthened with their increase in mental health, which benefits the students to follow healthy life choices. Students’ perspective of life and education is substantially directed by the faculties. All these necessitate the faculties to improve their outlook on life, thus supporting students to do the same. Overall Well-being is determined by a positive stance on life. Well-being is determined in a myriad of ways, which amplifies its significance. The concept of well-being had undergone substantial research over the past sixty years validating its need. Empirical evidence from the review studies showed that the well-being of faculties is correlated and predicted by both job-related and personal variables. Thus, enabling faculties towards well-being shall lead to better cope with the expectations and responsibilities of their role. The quandaries of post-COVID-19 obligate well-being training among faculties which would also benefit the students. To guide students on well-being and to overlook adversities, faculties need to effectuate well-being in their lives. This review paper provides a foundation to establish the necessity of Faculty Development Programmes on well-being. This paper will be presented by the traditional lecture method.

Authors

Prof. Renukadevi Selvaraj The National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) Chennai, India [biography]

Dr.S.Renukadevi, is the Professor of Education and Head of Centre for Academic Studies and Research at the renowned NITTTR, Chennai. She has 32 year of teaching Experience, of which 27 years at NITTTR, Chennai. She holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Applications and Doctorate in Computer Applications - Engineering Education with a PG Diploma in Guidance and Counselling.

Her areas of Expertise include Engineering Pedagogy and Psychology, Training Technology, Instruction Design, Soft Skills, Gender Studies, Student Guidance and Counselling, Mentoring, Emotional Intelligence, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Yoga, Mudras and Healing techniques. She has Coordinated more than 250 short term and overseas programmes. She Coordinated the M.Tech(HRD) programme of the Institute. She has trained more than 300 international teachers and administrators. She is Offering a course on MHRD SWAYAM Platform, covering 19,500 learners in 4 batches.

She has Completed 5 doctoral Dissertations in Engineering Education. She has guided M.Tech (HRD), MCA and Overseas Trainees’ Projects. She has published around 30 papers in Journals and presented several papers in conferences. She has also Contributed chapters in Books. She got Best paper awards, Best teacher Award and Psychometric Educational Services Award. She holds membership of International School Psychology Association (ISPA), Indian Academy of Applied Psychology and ISTE.

She has visited Germany (Georgia Augusta University, Gottingen), UK (University of Newcastle at North Umbria), Ireland (Dublin university, Dublin), Malta (University of Malta), Scotland (Edinburgh), and Switzerland (University of Basel) on Academic and conference visits. She was trained in at University of North Umbria at Newcastle, UK for a period of 8 weeks under the World Bank Assisted Project.

She Organized an International Conference of ISPA, US In India. She has organized Symposiums, Seminars and Conference. She was the Coordinator of the NITTTRc Golden Jubilee Celebrations. She served as Asst. Academic Editor of the Journal of Technical and Vocational Education, Newsletter Editor of IAAP, Editorial Board of Social Engineer, Asst. Editor of JIAAP, and Member of Staff Selection Committees of Govt. Institutions.
Subathradevi Subramoniam

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