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Teachers' and Guidance Counsellors' Perspectives on Fostering Students' Wellbeing in Highly Selective STEM-Focused High Schools

Year: 2026

Type: dissertation

Abstract: This qualitative case study examines how teachers and guidance counsellors foster student wellbeing in highly selective STEM-focused high schools in the Philippines. Drawing on urban and rural campuses as subunits of analysis and using Salutogenesis as a theoretical lens, it finds that wellbeing is shaped by school culture, resources, and institutional support. Staff play a key role, and while resources are necessary, relational support is an essential salutogenic approach for sustaining wellbeing. The study calls for systemic reforms and policies that embed wellbeing in curricula, and support staff, prioritising both academic excellence and sustainable wellbeing for students and educators.

Source: Queensland University of Technology

DOI: 10.5204/thesis.eprints.267285

Author: Gladys Ann Malto

Institution: Queensland University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: School Health and Nursing Education

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7204183124

Cites: 245

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