Australian and Maltese teachers' perspectives about their capabilities for mental health promotion in school settings

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 61-72

  Askell Williams, Helen ^a   Cefai, Carmel ^b  

^a School of Education   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Hierarchical linear modelling; Mental health promotion; Social and emotional education; Teacher knowledge; Teacher self efficacy; Teachers' professional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897593052     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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