Causes of Stress among Teachers at Secondary Level in District Attock.

Autor: Hussain, Ishtiaq, Sadiq, Tasneem, Ahmad, Sarfraz, Ahmed, Maqsood, Sardar, Farzana
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Zdroj: Language in India; Mar2012, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p248-260, 13p, 10 Charts
Abstrakt: The aim of present study was to investigate the causes of stress among teachers at the secondary level in district Attock, Pakistan. Benefits of this study include that the government can make appropriate policies and administration for improving the performance of the teachers at the secondary level in district Attock. Future researchers can also find other ways to improve the capabilities of the teachers at the secondary level, and motivation level of the teachers can be increased. Population of the study comprised of the teachers teaching at the secondary level in Punjab. The scope of the study was delimited to the government secondary schools of district Attock. Seventy two government secondary schools' teachers (36 male and 36 female) were taken randomly from the different schools (male and Female) as sample of the study. A questionnaire was developed as research instrument for the collection of information from the teachers. Data was then tabulated and analyzed by applying appropriate statistical tools. It was concluded that there are number of factors which were affecting the teachers' performance at secondary level i.e. extra work load, duties other then teaching, teaching different subjects to the different classes, conveyance problem and autocratic behavior of the principal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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