A study of depression among special education teachers

Abstract

Depression is one of the very common psychological disorders among the teachers of 21st century. The aim of the present study was to determine the level of depression in special education teachers on the basis of gender and educational qualification. The research design of the problem entails mainly interview, questionnaire method, and multiple level of analysis and data collection. The methods are quantitative and qualitative in nature which includes questionnaire survey and interview method. The sample of the study consisted of 50 special education teachers (25 male special educators and 25 female special education teachers) randomly selected from Rohtak district only. Collection of relevant data from the respondents the scholar used Beck’s Depression Inventary created by Dr. Aaron.T. Beck. The finding is against the common notion that males face more depression because they are prone to outward world. This is also against the other common belief that females are commonly depressed and are prone to unwanted tension.