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Contents

Foreword. [ii]

MOHAMMED SABRIN, 
A Comparative Policy Analysis of  Elementary Teacher Education 
in the Top Performing Asian TIMSS Countries. [1-16]

NUR ANISAH JAMIL, 
Differences in Student Self-Efficacy by Gender. [17-28]

LEUDANE L. LONEZ & NICETTE N. GANAL, 
An Evaluation of  Four-Day Compressed Workweek of  Ifugao State University System: 
Basis for Action Plan. [29-48]

MOHAMMED ALHAJI YUSUF & NORHASNI ZAINAL ABIDDIN, 
Relationship between Training and Job Performance 
to Enhance Human Resource Development. [49-58]

JERICK C. FERRER, 
Financial Capability of  Public School Teachers in the Philippines. [59-78]

Info-edu-tainment. [79-88]

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SYARIFAH SETIANA ARDIATI

Effectiveness Mindful Teaching 
to Improve Teacher Happiness

ABSTRACT: Happiness is one of  the important aspects that need to be exploited and developed by individuals 
in various professions. One of  the professions to develop happiness is the teacher. Teachers are professions that are 
vulnerable to stress that can rot on unhappiness. Attention centered care can be a necessary alternative for teachers, 
who have an indispensable awareness on the internal individual. Effective teaching training to increase happiness 
in Senior High School teachers. The research method used quasi non-equivalent experiments pre-test and post-test 
control group design. Subjects in the study were 25 Senior High School teachers. The instrument in this study is OHQ 
(Oxford Happiness Questionnare). The results showed an increase in training before and after training. Training 
based on mindfulness can be developed as an alternative treatment for happiness for teachers. Mindfulness is a state 
that can be achieved by using the potential of  internal resources, so the practice of  mindful teaching is actually very 
possible by teachers through structured exercises. Through mindful teaching training, teachers have positive feelings 
through positive emotions, feel good about the present, and have an optimistic attitude toward the future and to achieve 
happiness. Happiness is a concept that refers to the positive emotions felt by the individual as well as positive activities 
favored by the individual. Lastly, the researchers can further test the effectiveness of  mindful teaching training with the 
number of  samples more; and can, then, test the effectiveness of  mindful training with comparing mindful teaching 
images at different school levels, such as in kindergarten, elementary, or high school teachers.
KEY WORDS: Mindful; Mindful Teaching; Teacher Happiness.

About the Author: Syarifah Setiana Ardiati, S.Psi. is a Student of  Educational Psychology at the SPs UPI (School of  Postgraduate, 
Indonesia University of  Education), Jalan Dr. Setiabudhi No.229 Bandung 40154, West Java, Indonesia. For academic interests, the 
author is able to be contacted via e-mail at: syarifahsetianaardiati@gmail.com

Suggested Citation: Ardiati, Syarifah Setiana. (2019). “Effectiveness Mindful Teaching to Improve Teacher Happiness” in EDUCARE: 
International Journal for Educational Studies, Volume 11(2), February, pp.109-126. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press owned by 
ASPENSI with ISSN 1979-7877 (print) and ISSN 2621-587X (online). 

Article Timeline: Accepted (December 14, 2018); Revised (January 15, 2019); and Published (February 28, 2019).

INTRODUCTION
Every individual, whether children, teenagers 

or parents, want happiness. Happiness is 
important, because it can have a positive 
impact on the functioning of  human beings 
themselves in various aspects of  life, such as 
work, education, social relations, and health. 
Happiness is an important need for human 
beings in every function and everyday activities 
(Oishi & Koo, 2008; Charles & Carstensen, 
2010; and Umberson & Montez, 2010).

Happiness is a concept that refers to the 
positive emotions felt by the individual as well as 
the positive activities favored by the individual 
(Seligman, 2011; Desmet & Pohlmeyer, 
2013; and Jackson, 2013). Having individual 
happiness can be more productive to life and a 
barrier to stress. The existence of  unhappiness 
is possible starting from the expectations and 
needs that are not met that result in stress 
(Mauss et al., 2011; and Bhui et al., 2016).

Education and happiness are closely 



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related, where happiness is the primary goal 
of  education. The responsibility of  teachers in 
schools is not only as an academic educator, 
but also as a figure that also direct the 
development of  student personality. It is also 
reinforced by the view that education is the 
main route to direct competent, characteristic, 
and resourceful individuals, who are ready to 
contribute to the development of  the world. 
Teachers have an important role in creating 
a fun and quality school climate (Skinner & 
Belmont, 1993; Suharsaputra, 2013; and Zosh 
et al., 2017). 

Arvan Pradiansyah (2008), as cited in R. 
Aziz (2011), said that the happiness of  teachers 
will determine the effectiveness of  transferring 
knowledge to students, which means that when 
a teacher is happy, he/she can adapt him/
her-self  to the identity and integrity he/she 
possesses, so that easily follow the way and 
speed of  thinking of  his/her students; therefore, 
students can obtain a complete knowledge 
(Pradiansyah, 2008; and Aziz, 2011).

Such a complex role, on the other hand, 
faced with the fact that the teacher is one 
of  the professions that have a high enough 
pressure level, so susceptible to stress. 
According to research conducted by Syamsul 
Rizal (2015), and other scholars, suggested the 
result that job stress affects the performance 
of  teachers, the worse a teacher’s behavior 
as an indication of  symptoms of  work stress, 
the lower the performance of  the teacher 
(Sprenger, 2011; Rizal, 2015; and Schonfeld, 
Bianchi & Luehring-Jones, 2017). 

This stressful condition is due to the high 
targets that teachers must fulfill either from 
parents, institutions to work, to government, 
but not accompanied by adequate welfare. 
The high pressure ultimately brings other 
logical consequences that teachers have 
difficulty applying effective learning, 
disruption of  psychological well-being, 
to academic achievement that is not as 
expected (Mulford, 2003; Williams, 2010; and 
Zahedani et al., 2016).

Individual, who work with happiness, is 
an individual who has feelings positive at 
any time, because the individual the most 
know how to manage and affect the world 
of  work so as to maximize performance and 

give satisfaction in work (Pryce, 2010; and 
Litchfield et al., 2016). Ed Diener (2000) uses 
the term welfare subjective, or subjective well-
being, to describe happiness (Diener, 2000). 
Jati Ariati (2010), and other scholars, who 
examine the relationship between subjective 
well-being with job satisfaction finding, there is 
a positive relationship between subjective well-
being with job satisfaction. Therefore, there 
is a relationship between happiness with job 
satisfaction (Ariati, 2010; Bowling, Eschleman 
& Wang, 2011; and Unanue et al., 2017).

Based on preliminary data obtained 
through interviews of  several teachers in 
one school, there are some problems that 
cause pressure for teachers, such as changing 
curriculum matters; the attitude of  students 
who are sometimes passive in the classroom; 
and there are some teachers who teach in 
certain subjects but not with a background in 
the subject area. The difficulties faced make 
some teachers have to adapt to students and 
work climate in school environment (cf Fry, 
Ketteridge & Marshall eds., 2009; Mansour, 
2009; interview with Respondent A, 2/5/2018; 
and interview with Respondent B, 9/5/2018). 

These various pressures were later 
recognized to affect the quality of  teaching 
teachers in schools. In this context, L. Flook 
et al. (2013) and other scholars stated that 
teachers who persist with their work, but are 
under constant stress, can affect the teacher’s 
responsiveness to students and will have 
an impact on how to teach teachers in the 
classroom (Hughes & Kwok, 2007; Flook et 
al., 2013; and Han & Yin, 2016).

In response to this, teachers should have the 
ability to control themselves more qualified, 
so that any problems related to the learning 
process and personal mental health can be 
overcome independently. According to K.W. 
Brown, R.M. Ryan & J.D. Creswell (2007), as 
cited also in Ega Anastasi Maharani (2015), 
philosophers, spiritual, until psychology 
have agreed to underline the importance of  
consciousness factor, or self-consciousness, 
to the welfare of  self  and the achievement 
of  optimal human function (Brown, Ryan & 
Creswell, 2007; and Maharani, 2015). 

One attribute of  consciousness that has 
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research is mindfulness, where the basic 
concept of  mindfulness itself  is the stage 
where the individual is able to pay attention 
and realize what is happening right now 
without being reactive to the situation. In 
the context of  learning, the basic concept of  
mindfulness can be applied in the teacher-
student relationship in the form of  mindful 
teaching (Brown, Ryan & Creswell, 2007; 
Maharani, 2015; and Lyddy & Good, 2016). 

With mindful teaching, teachers can 
apply learning more effectively and able to 
cope with various stressful situations related 
to the teacher profession, through 5 main 
components, namely: (1) listen attentively; 
(2) acceptance without self-assessment of  the 
child; (3) awareness of  the emotional state of  
the self  and of  the child; (4) self-regulation in 
the teacher-student relationship; and (5) alone 
and children, teachers can further improve the 
quality of  relationships with students and use 
learning strategies more effectively (Skinner & 
Beers, 2014; Kwon, 2015; and Tyng et al., 2017).

Having individual happiness can be more 
productive to life and a barrier to stress. 
Skills in problem solving are indispensable 
in promoting happiness. The use of  mindful 
teaching strategy is expected to be one 
effective way for teachers in improving 
happiness in the learning process (Burns ed., 
2010; Min, Lee & Lee, 2013; and Bristow ed., 
2016). Therefore, this research is conducted 
to see the effectiveness of  mindful teaching 
training to improve the happiness of  teachers 
in the learning process.

History of  Mindfulness. The concept of  
mindfulness is rooted in Buddhist philosophy, 
but today it has developed both practically 
and theoretically in the realm of  modern 
psychology. The term “mindfulness” has 
existed since 2,500 years ago, initially 
mindfulness is a meditation practice in 
Buddhism to know the cause of  suffering, and 
as a way to overcome anxiety, sadness, pain, 
and realize happiness (Virtbauer, 2012; Aich, 
2013; and Black, 2014). Mindfulness teaches 
people to face life to be more patient, and 
enjoy life from time to time; and to rise again 
if  we are in a state of  decline (Collard, 2014; 
and Paller et al., 2015).

The term “mindfulness” developed into a 

study in the discipline of  science published by 
Ellen Langer (1989), then mindfulness began 
to be used in the field of  psychotherapy by Jon 
Kabat-Zinn (2017), with MBSR (Mindfulness 
Based Stress Reduction) technique, is a way 
to help people who are sick in conditions 
chronic, like a very bad back pain, or who 
have HIV (Human Immunodeficiency 
Viruses) disease to stay alive and avoid the 
feeling of  depression and fear (Langer, 1989; 
and Kabat-Zinn, 2017). 

In this MBSR technique, mindfulness is 
done by sitting and body scan, yoga, or with 
meditation that brings people to consciousness 
in life, that is in live. J.M.G. Williams et al. 
(2000), then, developed MBSR into MBCT 
(Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy), a 
special therapy for depression sufferers, such 
as anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and 
addiction (cf Williams et al., 2000; Ramel et 
al., 2004; and Black, 2014).

Pathah Pajar Mubarok (2016) and Jon 
Kabat-Zinn (2017) defined mindfulness 
as the consciousness that arises from 
giving attention to a present experience 
deliberately and without judgment in order 
to be able to respond with acceptance, to 
the experience experienced over time. The 
word “mindfulness” itself  can be defined 
as psychological constructs, psychological 
processes or being mindful, forms of  
psychotherapy, or forms of  exercise that can 
shape the condition of  mindfulness, such as 
meditation practice (Mubarok, 2016; and 
Kabat-Zinn, 2017).

According to R.A. Baer (2006), as cited 
also in Ega Anastasi Maharani (2015), 
mindfulness is the capacity to: (1) observing, 
the ability to observe and be aware of  
the thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and 
sensations; (2) describing, describe with words; 
(3) acting, act with awareness; (4) non-reactivity, 
being non-reactive to personal experience; 
and (5) non-judge, attitude without judgment 
on personal experience (Baer, 2006; and 
Maharani, 2015). 

The ability of  observation, or observing, 
represents the condition in which the 
individual is able to consciously be aware 
of  all thoughts, feelings, and sensations of  
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stream of  thought. Then, at the same time, 
the individual can describe the thoughts, 
feelings, and sensations of  the body and 
label it, such as anger, depression, happiness, 
trembling, etc. The process of  observing and 
labeling must proceed without reactivity and 
non-judgmental, so it is expected that the 
individual can accept every experience that 
happens with a neutral attitude and ultimately 
can respond to the event with full awareness 
(Charlton, 2000; Davis & Hayes, 2011; and 
Maharani, 2015). 

As F.A. Hupert & D.M. Johnson (2010), 
and other scholars, explained that maintaining 
conscious awareness of  what is happening 
right now gives individuals an opportunity 
to see and experience events as they are and 
choose how to respond (Zacks et al., 2007; 
Hupert & Johnson, 2010; and Earl, 2014).

In fact, we as human beings pay 
little attention to the experience we are 
experiencing, while the awareness of  thoughts 
and feelings are distracted from other external 
experiences, interactions with others, thoughts 
of  the past, or fear of  the future. Most of  the 
time, we walk in an autopilot mode, where 
we get caught up in experience and react 
automatically, especially when we’re in a 
stressful situation (Hooker & Fodor, 2008; 
Siegel, Germer & Olendzki, 2008; and Vago 
& Silbersweig, 2012). 

Again, according to F.A. Hupert & D.M. 
Johnson (2010) and other scholars, it requires 
three characteristics in mindfulness practices: 
(1) deliberately giving attention to the present 
and here; (2) receive the present experience 
calmly, clearly, and sincerely; and (3) 
experiencing each event as it is, without being 
refracted by reactive attitude and judgment 
(Baer et al., 2006; Hupert & Johnson, 2010; 
and Norris et al., 2018).

Various studies have shown that 
mindfulness correlates with stress and emotional 
well-being (Weinstein, Brown & Ryan, 2009); 
improvement of  emotional regulatory ability, self-
welfare, and problem solving (Hupert & Johnson, 
2010); as well as parent-child communication 
(Duncan, Coatsworth & Greenberg, 2009).

Based on the results of  these studies, 
today’s mindfulness has been widely 
developed in various settings of  life: mindful 

parenting, mindful birthing, and mindful 
learning to mindful teaching. All these 
practices of  mindfulness elaborate the basic 
principles of  mindfulness into more specific 
forms.

The Concept of  Mindful Teaching. In 
the realm of  education, the practice of  
mindfulness can be developed in the context 
of  teacher-student relationships through 
mindful teaching. Mindfullness is a state, in 
which we are aware of  what is being done as 
well as being aware of  the experiences around 
us. Mindfulness helps teachers in emotional 
management, reduces stress, and focuses the 
mind. These skills are essential for success 
and career satisfaction. When a teacher, who 
enters the class, is fully aware of  his/her role 
and circumstances as a teacher who is able and 
ready to provide learning to his/her students, 
it will help students focus attention, improve 
academic performance, and increase enthusiasm 
for learning (Schoeberlein, 2009; Davidson & 
Kaszniak, 2015; and Janssen et al., 2018).

Combining mindfulness into teacher and 
student interaction provides an opportunity 
for teachers to view current experiences with 
students as a form of  long-term relationships, 
in which there is an understanding of  
the child’s needs, the development of  self-
regulation, and child-oriented decision making. 
In the experimental level, through the mindful 
teaching model, teachers can: avoid reactive 
attitudes; prioritize the needs of  the child over 
their own needs; accept all students as they 
are without good judgment; and be able to 
overcome the distress that may be experienced 
in the learning process (Gouda et al., 2016; 
Maharani, 2016; and Townsend, 2017).

Through mindfulness, teachers can 
overcome the stress that may be experienced, 
when dealing with students, parents, and 
colleagues. The results of  research conducted 
by Syamsul Rizal (2015), and other scholars, 
suggested that job stress significantly 
influence the performance of  teachers, the 
worse symptoms of  a teacher’s behavior as 
an indication of  job stress, and the lower the 
performance of  the teacher (Mulford, 2003; 
Nyambongi, 2013; and Rizal, 2015).

Mindfulness is our way of  being aware of  
what is happening around us. This particular 



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approach is to hone awareness and improve 
empathy, compassion, and emotional 
balance. Mindfulness is important for a 
teacher, because in school they interact with 
students to create an interactive classroom 
environment. To do so, teachers need to 
understand their own inner experiences, 
recognize the needs of  their students, and 
implement learning strategies according to 
the age of  the students (Schoeberlein, 2009; 
Gouda et al., 2016; and Wamsler et al., 2018).

Research conducted by Ega Anastasi 
Maharani (2016), and other scholars, about 
training using mindfulness based technique 
proved to be applied to overcome stress of  
early childhood teacher. Active and dynamic 
work conditions can make the teacher feel 
that they are losing control of  themselves and 
their environment. Mindfulness-based therapy 
helps participants restore this control to 
themselves, so teachers can play an active role 
deciding what to do without having to wait for 
external help/resources (Neff  & Dahm, 2015; 
Maharani, 2016; and Emerson et al., 2017). 

Arvan Pradiansyah (2008), as cited also 
in R. Aziz (2011), said that the happiness of  
teachers will determine the effectiveness of  
transferring knowledge to students, which 
means that when a teacher is happy, he/
she can adapt him/her-self  to the identity 
and integrity he/she possesses, so that easily 
follow the way and speed of  thinking of  his/
her students; therefore, students can obtain a 
complete knowledge (Pradiansyah, 2008; and 
Aziz, 2011).

In the perspectives of  Ega Anastasi 
Maharani (2016), and other scholars, concept 
of  mindful teaching that will be developed 
is based on theoretical and practical mindfulness 
(Baer et al., 2006; and Brown, Ryan & 
Creswell, 2007); mindfulness-based intervention 
(Cullen, 2011; and Kabat-Zinn, 2017); and 
then combined with the theoretical and practical 
concept of  learning process between teacher-students 
(Wrenn & Wrenn, 2009; and Maharani, 
2016). The five dimensions of  mindful 
teaching are:

Firstly, Listen Attentively. Full attention 
to the current experience is a key aspect of  
mindfulness (Baer et al., 2006; and Brown, 
Ryan & Creswell, 2007). Mindful teaching 

combines the attention factor with the 
ability to listen, because in this way the 
teacher can really understand the child. 
Listening with great care is different from 
just listening, because the focus is really on 
the words spoken by the child, and not the 
behavioral signals the child shows (Baer et al., 
2006; Brown, Ryan & Creswell, 2007; and 
Maharani, 2016). 

In the context of  teacher-child 
relationships, behaviors shown by children, 
e.g. crying or shouting, often take the focus 
of  the teacher’s attention rather than what 
words the child actually wants to convey. 
Mindful teachers will be able to be sensitive 
to the context of  conversation with the child 
as well as sensitive to tone of  voice, facial 
expressions, to body language. This kind of  
focus will provide a deep understanding of  
the child’s needs and their implicit meanings 
(Wrenn & Wrenn, 2009; Alvarado, 2011; and 
Maharani, 2016).

Secondly, Self-Acceptance and Students 
without Judgment. The human mind tends 
to always make unconscious judgments, 
and perceptions of  others will influence 
expectations, values, and behavior toward 
others (Bandura, 1999; Snyder & Lopez, 
2008; and Lerner et al., 2014). Mindful 
teaching involves acceptance without 
judgment on attitudes, attributes, behaviors 
of  children, or to themselves. Acceptance 
here does not eliminate the responsibility of  
giving direction and discipline, but rather 
the acceptance of  what is happening right 
now with full awareness. For example, in the 
event of  a conflict between teacher-students, 
the teacher will be able to accept that being 
a teacher indeed and accepting that being a 
child also has his/her own challenge factor. 
“Acceptance” here means realizing whatever 
challenges are faced, and that any mistakes 
that occur as a result of  those challenges are 
part of  the learning process (Bandura, 1999; 
Snyder & Lopez, 2008; and Xiao et al., 2017).

Thirdly, Emotional Awareness of  Self  and 
Students. Strong emotions can automatically 
trigger the evaluation process, and ultimately 
lead someone to behave according to the 
evaluation results. In order for the teacher 
to listen attentively and receive without 



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judgment, the teacher must be able to 
accurately identify the emotions that are 
felt by themselves and the emotions of  the 
learners. When teachers are able to fully 
realize the emotions of  themselves and 
students, the teacher will then be able to make 
conscious choices about how to respond to 
students, be responsive, rather than being 
reactive to the experience (Brookfield, 1995; 
Weinstein, Brown & Ryan, 2009; and Kuldas 
et al., 2013).

Fourthly, Self-Regulation in the Relationship 
of  Teachers and Students. Mindful teaching 
greatly emphasizes the importance of  
teachers’ ability to regulate their behavior 
(self-regulation) in relationships with students. 
Mindful teaching does not mean the teacher 
should not feel any unpleasant emotions, such 
as anger, sadness, or disappointment. Mindful 
teaching actually provides space for teachers 
before reacting, through better self-regulation, 
by providing choices on how to respond to the 
unpleasant situation (Gross, 2002; Zembylas, 
2005; and Seligman, 2011).

Fifthly, Compassion towards Self  and 
Students. One of  the posiftive qualities that 
comes with mindfulness is affection. Through 
love for the child, the teacher will be able to 
meet the basic needs of  the child and ease 
the unpleasant feelings that the child may 
experience. Students, who have teachers with 
mindful teaching ability, will be able to feel 
positive affection and a warm support from 
teachers. Meanwhile, self-love will help the 
teacher to give forgiveness and not drag on 
self-blame, if  there is a goal in learning that 
has not been achieved (Davidson & Kaszniak, 
2015; Rogers, 2015; and Albrecht, 2016).

Happiness and education are two 
things that are interconnected; in a school 
environment, happiness is needed by teachers 
to build a pleasant state away from the 
saturation of  all demands. Education is a 
very important thing, because education is 
a preparation for children to love learning, 
as well as to help children develop future 
development. Positive education is what 
drives teachers and students to continue to 
experience positive emotions, develop more 
skills, and seek meaning in larger learning. 
The key to positive education is not to cause 

anxiety in children, the appropriateness of  
learning strategies used, and not always 
high value (Bormans, 2011; and Leisterer & 
Jekauc, 2019).

According to M. Seligman (2011), and 
other scholars, happiness is a concept that 
refers to the positive emotions felt by the 
individual as well as positive activities 
favored by the individual. Happiness is also 
influenced by several aspects, such as the 
establishment of  positive relationships with 
others, full involvement, the discovery of  
meaning in daily life, and realistic optimism. 
M. Seligman (2011), and other scholars, 
affirmed also that to realize happiness, one 
must have positive feelings through positive 
emotions, feel good about the present, and 
have an optimistic attitude toward the future 
and to achieve authentic happiness (Seligman, 
2011; Scorsolini-Comin et al., 2013; and 
Ciarrochi et al., 2016).

Aspects of  Happiness. M. Seligman (2011), 
and other scholars, described happiness 
is a concept that refers to the positive 
emotions felt by the individual as well as the 
positive activities favored by the individual. 
Happiness is a construct of  fulfilling life 
as a combination of  the five components 
of: positive emotion, engagement, positive 
social relations, meaning of  life, and 
accomplishment. Happiness is an individual 
positive condition characterized by positive 
emotions, involvement in preferred activities, 
positively related social relationships, sense 
of  meaningfulness of  life, and achievement 
(Durayappah, 2010; Seligman, 2011; and 
Jackson, 2013).

There are five main aspects that can be 
a source of  true happiness, according to M. 
Seligman (2011) and other scholars, namely:

Firstly, Positive Emotion. It is an essential 
part of  well being, which includes fun, 
joy, happiness, and others that are part of  
positive emotions. Individuals who are 
optimistic about the future feel happier and 
more satisfied with their lives. Individuals, 
who evaluate themselves in a positive way, 
will have good control over their lives, so 
have positive dreams and expectations 
about the future. This will be created if  the 
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(Seligman, 2011; and Walsh, Boehm & 
Lyubomirsky, 2018).

Secondly, Engagement. It is a focus on 
something that is done and really feels 
pleasure in full engagement with what is being 
done. Full engagement is not just a career, but 
also in other activities, such as hobbies and 
family activities. Engaging in full is not just 
physical activity, but the heart and mind also 
participate in the activity (Seligman, 2011; 
and McQuoid, 2017).

Thirdly, Relationship/Positive Relationship. 
Everyone needs others and improves his or 
her well-being by building strong relationships 
with family, friends, or neighbors. Positive 
relationships not just have friends, spouses, or 
children, but with a positive relationship with 
the individuals around. Positive relationships 
are created when there is social support that 
enables individuals to develop self-esteem, 
minimize psychological problems, adaptive 
problem-solving skills, and make individuals 
physically fit (Seligman, 2011; and Rozer, 
Mollenhorst & Poortman, 2016).

Fourthly, Meaning. Life is best if  it can 
dedicate more to the wider that affects others, 
not just oneself, so that life becomes more 
meaningful. In full engagement and positive 
relationships with others, there is another way 
to be happy to find meaning in whatever is 
done. A happy individual will find meaning 
in everything he/she does (Brackett, Rivers & 

Salovey, 2011; and Seligman, 2011).
Fifthly, Accomplishment/Achievement. It is 

the objectives that can be obtained, whether 
small, medium, or large. Prosperity develops, 
when humans can grow better with their goals 
achieved (Seligman, 2011; and Connors, 2018).

METHODS
Research Design. This research is an 

experimental research. A quasi-experimental 
method was conducted to examine the effect 
of  mindful teaching training to improve the 
happiness of  high school teachers. The design 
used in this research is non-equivalent pre-
test and post-test control group design. In 
this design, the experimental group (A) and 
the control group (B) are selected without 
a random assignment procedure. In both 
groups, both pre-test and post-test, and only 
experimental group A, were treated (Cook & 
Campbell, 1979; Creswell, 2012; and Franz, 
2017). See table 1.

Research Subject. Subjects in this study 
amounted to 25 teachers, who came from 
SMAN (Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri or 
Public Senior High School) X in the city of  
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Subjects were 
divided into groups of  experiments and control 
groups by dividing both groups of  treated 
experimental groups and untreated control 
groups. The number of  each participant in a 
group was 13 for the experimental group, and 

Table 1:
Experimental Research Design

Group Pre-Test Training Post-Test
Eksperimen O1 X O2
Control O1 -- O2

Information:
X = Mindful teaching program.
O1 = Measurements before-training (pre-test).
O2 = After-training measurement (post-test).

Table 2:
Activity Table and Time of  Study Implementation

Time of Execution Activity Description 
February 2018 Preparation of  research instruments.
April 2018 Conducting instrument trials and group sharing for the subject.
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12 for the control group. In the experimental 
group and control group, pre-test was done 
first. The control group did not receive 
treatment as long as the experimental group 
was treated (Cook & Campbell, 1979; DeRue, 
2012; and Franz, 2017).

Implementation of  Research. This research 
was conducted from February to May 2018. 
The research was conducted by arranging the 
research instrument, experimenting on the 
research instrument, dividing the participants 
into the experimental group and the control 
group, pre-operative on the subject, giving 
intervention to the experimental group, and 
doing the post-test (Cook & Campbell, 1979; 
Harris et al., 2006; and Creswell, 2012). Here 
are the details of  the implementation of  this 
research, as shown in table 2.

The implementation procedure of  mindful 
teaching training to increase happiness in 
SMAN (Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri or 
Public Senior High School) teachers is done 
by the following steps:

Session 1, that is explaining about mindful 
teaching. In this session, teachers are given 
an explanation of  the skills needed in mindful 
teaching, the advantages of  having mindful 
teaching skills, and how to develop mindful 
teaching skills.

Session 2, that is focused group discuss 
about sharing in experience as teacher and 
problems experienced by teacher when 
teaching. In this session, the teacher discusses 
the problems and obstacles that are generally 
felt when teaching.

Session 3, that is role play about mindful 
teaching. In this session, the teacher tries to 
show the mindful teaching skills in the form 
of  role play. In this session will be introduced 
with meditation detection and body sensation, 
and meditation release desire.

Session 4, that is reflection in this session, 
in which the teacher watches the film/video 
footage of  the teacher’s various attitudes in 

dealing with the students and the teacher’s 
view of  his/her-self  in teaching the students. 
After finishing the movie, the teacher guided 
by the facilitator reflects the meaning of  the 
movie/video in daily life.

Session 5, that is review of  mindful 
teaching skill. In this session, the teacher 
recounts the teaching experience that has been 
done and connected with the skills of  mindful 
teaching.

Data Analysis. Analysis of  data used 
to see the effect of  independent variables 
on dependent variables can perform data 
analysis through the analysis of  changes in 
the score, or the difference between pre-test 
and post-test score (gain score), by using 
Mann-Whitney test (Hart, 2001; Azwar, 
2013; and Milenovic, 2011).

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The experimental group consisted of  13 

subjects and a control group of  12 subjects, 
with a total of  25 subjects. In the experimental 
group, there was an increase in the gain 
score. This could be seen in table 3, in which 
the experimental group (M = 6.6923) had a 
higher change than the control group (M = 
0.8333). See table 3.

Normality Test. To see whether both pre-
test and post-test groups were from a normally 
distributed population, a normality test was 
performed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov 
Test statistic on SPSS (Statistical Package for 
the Social Sciences) version 20 software, with 
a signification level used as a rule to accept 
and reject testing of  normality, or whether 
or not one distribution of  data is α = 0.05. If  
sign > α then the data is normally distributed 
(Landau & Everitt, 2004; Andy, 2009; and 
Vrbik, 2018).

Test results can be seen in table 4 that be 
obtained a picture, in which the value of  both 
sig experimental group and control group > α, 
then the distribution of  data can be concluded 

Table 3:
Descriptive Statistics Table

Group N Mean Std. Deviation Std. Error Mean

Gain Score
Experiment 13 6.6923 2.32324 .64435

Control 12 .8333 .57735 .16667



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normal distributed.
The normality criteria of  data received Ho 

if  significant value > α, because significant 
value > 0.05 for all variables; hence, Ho 
accepted. This means that the control group’s 
happiness and experimental scores are 
normally distributed. See table 4.

Test Homogeneity. After doing the 
normality test, then, the next step is to 
calculate the homogeneity. To test the 
homogeneity of  the variance of  pre-test 
data gain and the happiness test-post, the 
homogenity of  variance test was used with 
the help of  SPSS (Statistical Package for the 
Social Sciences) version 20 software (Landau 
& Everitt, 2004; Andy, 2009; and Vrbik, 
2018). See table 5.

From the table 5 to test the homogeneity 
of  variance visible significance value of  
0.000, the value of  significance is smaller 
than the level of  significance α = 0.05, that 
is the two experimental and control groups 
of  happiness have an un homogeneous 
variance. From the above results in the table 
5, it can be seen that the experimental group 
data and the control group came from the 
population that is normally distributed and 
not homogeneous, the hypothesis test used 
is Mann-Whitney test (Hart, 2001; Azwar, 
2013; and Milenovic, 2011).

Mann-Whitney Test. The Mann-Whitney 
test is used to determine whether there is a 
significant, or persuasive, difference from the 
mean pre-test and post-test of  experimental 
group happiness and control groups. Mann-
Whitney test is calculated by using SPSS 
(Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) 
version 20 software (Hart, 2001; Landau 
& Everitt, 2004; Andy, 2009; Milenovic, 
2011; Azwar, 2013; and Vrbik, 2018). The 
calculation result is presented in table 6.

From table 6, it is seen that the significance 
value (sig.) of  0.000 is smaller than α = 
0.05, so the statistical conclusion taken is 
Ha accepted; meaning that effective mindful 
teaching training to increase happiness in 
Senior High School’s teachers in the learning 
process.

Effectiveness Test. The effectiveness test 
is done by viewing the size effect through 
Cohen-D calculation (Cohen, 1988; Landau 
& Everitt, 2004; and Andy, 2009). Obtained 
results of  0.864 (86.4%), this shows that 
training mindful teaching has a high influence 
for increased happiness in the Senior High 
School’s teachers.

The results of  the significance test analysis 
showed that mindful teaching training 
could increase the happiness of  Senior High 
School’s teachers. Measurement results show 

Table 4:
One-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test

Unstandardized Residual
N 25
Normal Mean .0000000
Parameters a, b Std. Deviation 2.16175688
Most Extreme Differences: Absolute .231

Positive .231
Negative -.207

Kolmogorov-Smirnov Z 1.156
Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) .138
a. Test distribution is Normal.
b. Calculated from data.

Table 5:
Homogeneity Test Table

Test of  Homogeneity of  Variances

Levene Statistic df1 df2 Sig.

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that the experiment group’s average happiness 
score at the time of  pre-test is greater than the 
control group score. The average score of  pre-
test of  the experimental group was 93.46 and 
the mean score at the post-test time of  100.15, 
there was an average increase of  6.69 points 
of  happiness in the Senior High School’s 
teachers experimental group. While for the 
control group, the average score of  pre-test 
of  95.25 and the average score at post-test of  
96.08, there is an increase but not too big that 
is 0.83 points.

Based on the quantitative analysis, the 
participants experienced a significant increase 
in happiness score at post-test compared 
to the pre-test time indicated by z = -4.324 
and p = 0.000 (p < 0.05). A description 
of  the happiness score of  each participant 
obtained at the time of  pre-test and post-test 
measurements is presented further through 
the following histogram 1.

The success of  this research is shown by 
data analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. 
All participants admitted to practicing 
mindful teaching can provide them with 
comfort, new choices, and how to respond 
positively to the events they are experiencing, 
rather than reacting automatically as 
before. Mindful teaching training provides 
an opportunity for participants to be able 
to explore internal resources that have not 
previously realized its existence becomes 
more optimal (Didonna, 2008; Kabat-Zinn, 
2017; and Wamsler et al., 2018).

The results of  this study show that all 
aspects of  mindfulness training significantly 
increase the happiness of  Senior High 
School’s teachers. The results of  testing 

the significance of  each aspect of  mindful 
teaching skills are presented in the table 7.

The table 7 shows that all aspects are 
significant, since the sig value (1-tailed) is 
smaller than the value α = 0.05. The above 
results can be interpreted that training mindful 
teaching effective to improve the five aspects 
in mindful teaching. Mindful teaching is the 
development of  the concept of  mindfulness in 
the realm of  education and can be used as an 
alternative approach in improving the quality 
of  learning for teachers (Didonna, 2008; 
Kabat-Zinn, 2017; and Wamsler et al., 2018). 

Through the five aspects of  mindful 
teaching are: (1) listening attentively; (2) 
acceptance without self-assessment and 
students; (3) awareness of  the emotional 
condition of  self  and students; (4) self-
regulation in teacher-student relationships; 
and (5) affection to self  and students, 
teachers can improve psychological well-

Table 6:
Table Mann-Whitney Test Results Score Gain Pre-test and 

Post-Test Experiment Group and Control Group Happiness in Senior High School Teachers
Test Statisticsb

Gaint
Mann-Whitney U .000
Wilcoxon W 78.000
Z -4.324
Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) .000
Exact Sig. [2*(1-tailed Sig.)] .000a

a. Not corrected for ties.
b. Grouping Variable: Group.

Histogram 1:
Score Pre-Test and Post-Test



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being, overcome job stress, build positive 
relationships with students, and be able 
to carry out learning more effectively (cf 
Meiklejohn et al., 2012; Rix & Bernay, 2014; 
and Giovanni, 2016).

Mindfulness is a state that can be achieved 
by using the potential of  internal resources, 
so the practice of  mindful teaching is actually 
very possible by teachers through structured 
exercises. Through mindful teaching training, 
teachers have positive feelings through 
positive emotions, feel good about the present, 
and have an optimistic attitude toward the 
future and to achieve happiness. According 
to M. Seligman (2011), and other scholars, 
happiness is a concept that refers to the 
positive emotions felt by the individual as well 
as positive activities favored by the individual 
(Burns ed., 2010; Seligman, 2011; and 
Desmet & Pohlmeyer, 2013).

CONCLUSION 1

Based on the results of  the study showed 
that the training of  mindful teaching 
proved effective to increase happiness in 
the Senior High School’s teachers. Several 
recommendations submitted based on 
research findings addressed to several 
parties, namely: School Parties, with a 
description of  the mindful teaching skills that 
have been described, are important for the 
school to provide training that can increase 

1Acknowledgement: I’d like to express my thanks to Dr. 
Rahayu Ginintasasi, whose supervised and guided me in 
writing the Magister Thesis in Education at the SPs UPI 
(School of  Postgraduate, Indonesia University of  Education) 
in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. However, all contens 
and interpretations in this article are solely rested to my 
responsibility academically.

the happiness of  teachers, considering it 
will be able to prevent and overcome the 
problems that occur. Therefore, the mindful 
teaching training that the researcher tested 
in this research is expected to be used by the 
school as one of  the efforts in improving the 
happiness of  the teacher.

The next researcher, based on the results 
of  research that has been done, some 
recommendations that can be done by 
further researchers, namely: (1) Researchers 
can further test the effectiveness of  mindful 
teaching training with the number of  
samples more; and (2) Researchers can, 
then, test the effectiveness of  mindful 
training with comparing mindful teaching 
images at different school levels, such as in 
kindergarten, elementary, or high school 
teachers.2

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Teachers at the SMAN X in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
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School Parties, with a description of  the mindful teaching skills that have been described, are important for the school 
to provide training that can increase the happiness of  teachers, considering it will be able to prevent and overcome the 
problems that occur. Therefore, the mindful teaching training that the researcher tested in this research is expected to be 
used by the school as one of  the efforts in improving the happiness of  the teacher.