Teachers Under Pressure

Most teachers now find that they experience stress at some point during their careers. The findings of this report, commissioned by the NASUWT, examine the problem of teacher stress and offers some hope and advice for those who experience it.

Cheryl Travers is Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at Loughborough University Business School. She has trained a great number of teachers in stress and time management., Cary Cooper is Professor of Organizational Psychology at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He has published many books on the subject of stress in the workplace.

Part 1 Background to the Study of Teacher Stress; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Costs and Consequences of Stress Among Teachers; Chapter 3 Sources of Stress in Teaching; Part 2 A Study of Teacher Stress; Chapter 4 Who are the Teachers?; Chapter 5 How Teachers Respond to the Job of Teaching; Chapter 6 Sources of Pressure in the Job of Teaching; Part 3 Recommendations; Chapter 7 What can be Done About Teacher Stress?;