A STUDY OF JOB STRESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

A STUDY OF JOB STRESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

Education is the process of instruction aimed to develop the knowledge skills, attitude or character of individuals for preparing them to live in a meaningful way. It is education that makes an individual rational. In fact, the training of human mind is not complete with it. The strength of a nation depends upon how well educated its citizens are. Teachers are arguably the most important group of professionals of a nation’s future. But, it has been observed over the years that the teachers are more prone to stress because dealing with students and caring for their better performance throughout the day is itself a stressful situation. School is considered a major source of stress in the lives of teachers. Teachers work daily with students; cope up with number of problems, student absenteeism and students with special needs, insufficient funding and lack of personal support. Moreover, teachers have to perform a lot of work after they reach home like preparation, correcting the note books, evaluation etc. All these indicate stress is always present among the teachers.

The success of any educational programme depends largely upon the effective way of the teacher works. The teacher forms the most important link in our educational system. They are called “Nation builders’’ as provide inspiration, direction and meaning to all the activities of the school. Hence, the place of teacher in our school system is of paramount importance. If the teacher is unable to do his part of work effectively, then the whole schooling would collapse. Due to advancements in schools, our educational system is undergoing a period of drastic change. Teachers have to play multiple roles i.e. an administrator, role models, friends, philosopher and counselor for the students which