An investigation into the relationship among teachers occupational stress job satisfaction work values and pupil control ideology

Abstract

Teaching is always considered as one of the most stressful professions With newlinethe educational reform teachers occupational stress has become more and more newlinesalient during recent years Teachers working within the secondary school system newlineconfront multiple stressors on a daily basis that result in varying levels of newlineoccupational stress Factors such as poor student behavior ranging from low levels of student motivation to misbehavior and poor relationships with administration and newlinecolleagues can lead to occupational stress In some cases teachers contend with poor working conditions that include lack of resources and poor physical features of school buildings In addition they struggle with poor prospects concerning pay promotion and career development which also contribute to their stress Since the teachers who are burdened by stress will not be in a position to teach students in an optimal manner this makes them to have apathy toward their work thereby affecting the overall performance of schools newline