Affiliation:
1. Amity University, Kolkata, India
2. Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India
Abstract
In a world dominated by augmented reality (AR) and hyper-digitization, the education system is on the verge of revolution. However, this rapid change has come at the expense of the pillars of knowledge-providers (i.e., educators). Based on past literature reviews, this chapter identifies the predominant sources of stress and declined well-being of teachers. These include the wave of AR, the COVID-19-triggered online transformation of classroom teaching, and the increasing diversity within classrooms. Their impact has been studied under two classifications—declined personal (reduced self-efficacy and accelerated stress) and social well-being (isolation and alienation). This chapter proposes the ‘Me Within We' model of social self-care to enable teachers to experience a high level of well-being by fostering belongingness through empathic relationships and the establishment of group identity. Future researchers are urged to empirically investigate the holistic efficacy of various dimensions of educator self-care—including social, physical, emotional, and spiritual.
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