Faculty Wellness of a Higher Education Institution in the New Normal Time: Basis for the Personal and Professional Development Program

Authors

  • Cecilia A. Geronimo Professor, Graduate School Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering Bulacan State University 3000 City of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines
  • Romeo DC. Inasoria College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Bulacan State University 3000 City of Malolos, Bulac-an, Philippines
  • Audie L. Geronimo Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering Bulacan State University 3000 City of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines
  • Deane Genevive G. Geronimo College of Hospitality and Tourism Management Bulacan State University 3000 City of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines
  • Renalyn C. Esguerra Office of the Vice Chancellor for Instruction, Research, and Extension-Main Bulacan State University 3000 City of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11594/ijmaber.04.03.23

Keywords:

emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, spiritual

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the status of faculty wellness in terms of the eight dimensions of wellness such as emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual. Also, the challenges encountered by the faculty on the eight dimensions of wellness during the new normal time. The mixed methods of research were utilized, the constructed and validated questionnaire were responded by 277 faculty members of the HEI and ten randomly selected faculty members were interviewed. The results reveal that the physical wellness got the rating of occasionally while the other seven wellness got the rating of frequently, which implies that majority of the faculty were frequently practicing or doing the item descriptions of the eight dimensions of wellness. For the challenges encountered, the findings show that the spiritual challenge had a rating of seldom while the other ten challenges got the rating of sometimes, which means that the faculty encountered most of the challenges on the other seven dimensions of wellness, and the ranked first three were physical, occupational, and social. The results of the interview present the faculty’s good and not that good experiences with coping mechanisms during the new normal time. The researchers concluded that the status of the eight dimensions of faculty wellness should always be checked and monitored to maintain a smart, healthy, and responsive faculty. Eight personal and professional development programs were proposed to maintain and enhance the faculty wellness of the faculty in the HEI.

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Published

2023-03-19

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Vol. 4 No. 3 (2023): International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research

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Geronimo, C. A., Inasoria, R. D. ., Geronimo, A. L. ., Geronimo, D. G. G. ., & Esguerra, R. C. . (2023). Faculty Wellness of a Higher Education Institution in the New Normal Time: Basis for the Personal and Professional Development Program. International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research, 4(3), 917-935. https://doi.org/10.11594/ijmaber.04.03.23