Stress Free Teaching: A Practical Guide to Tackling Stress in Teaching, Lecturing and Tutoring

by Joseph; Russell

• ISBN13: 9780749431143
• ISBN10: 0749431148
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This manual provides advice on dealing with stress in teaching. It seeks to combine self-help guidance with a core of professional reality to provide solutions that are effective and tailored to the demands of the educational sector. There are case studies from both the UK and abroad.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Introduction	1	(1)
So what makes teaching stressful?	2	(5)
Is there stress in education?	7	(7)
Is stress a fad? Is the individual to blame?	10	(1)
Is teaching a paradigm?	11	(1)
How can we increase effectiveness?	12	(1)
The hypothesis	12	(1)
Do we need stress?	12	(2)
Identifying stress	14	(8)
What does the word `stress' mean?	14	(1)
Who gets stressed?	15	(1)
What is the difference between stress and pressure?	16	(1)
Destiny or personality?	16	(1)
Consequences of stress	17	(1)
How does the body try to cope?	18	(1)
Too much stress	19	(1)
Conclusion	20	(2)
Occupational stress	22	(34)
Issues people face at work	23	(1)
Challenges imposed by management	23	(1)
Stressful features in a job	24	(2)
Examples of stressful jobs	26	(1)
Conclusion	26	(2)
Stress in education	28	(1)
Student behaviour	28	(4)
Parental support	32	(1)
Employment conditions	33	(5)
Exchange programmes	38	(1)
Role conflict and role ambiguity	38	(4)
How the main education sectors differ	42	(1)
Primary and secondary schools	42	(2)
Higher education	44	(1)
Further education	45	(4)
Education reports	49	(5)
Chapter conclusion	54	(2)
The law	56	(7)
Perception and the law	56	(1)
Employment legislation	57	(1)
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974	58	(1)
Management of Health and Safety Regulations	59	(1)
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992	59	(1)
Enforcing the law	59	(1)
Legal action	60	(1)
Sick building syndrome	61	(1)
Conclusion	62	(1)
Management issues to reduce stress in teaching	63	(19)
Stress from all directions	64	(1)
Identify where the stress is coming from	64	(1)
Benefits of change	65	(1)
Key issues	66	(1)
An organizational strategy for management	66	(4)
A manager's strategy	70	(9)
Further ways for a manager to reduce stress	79	(1)
Teacher burnout -- and returning to work afterwards	80	(1)
Conclusion	80	(1)
Further reading	81	(1)
Reducing stress in teaching	82	(17)
A personal strategy for all in teaching	82	(13)
The teacher support network	95	(1)
Conclusion	95	(1)
The pig and the sow	96	(2)
Further reading	98	(1)
Other approaches to stress reduction	99	(22)
Identifying the cause of stress	99	(6)
Practical measures	105	(4)
A healthy lifestyle	109	(8)
Complementary therapies	117	(1)
Acceptance	118	(1)
Key issues	119	(1)
Conclusion	119	(1)
And finally...	120	(1)
Appendix 1: Case studies	121	(19)
Primary school teacher	121	(2)
UK inner city headteacher	123	(2)
Secondary school (from age 11 to 16/18)	125	(2)
Further education	127	(2)
Higher education	129	(2)
Teaching in the USA	131	(2)
Teaching in a Japanese school	133	(1)
Another case study from the USA	134	(6)
Appendix 2: Measure your own stress at school, college or university	140	(1)
Appendix 3: Research	141	(2)
Index	143