WORKPLACE STRESS AND PERCEIVED STRATEGIES THAT SCHOOL PRINCIPALS USE IN HANDLING TEACHERS' WORK-RELATED STRESSORS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Autor/innen

  • Victoria Chimezie Mbonu Department of Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
  • Anayo Isaac Nkemdilim Department of Educational Foundation, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejhrms.v5i2.1060

Schlagwörter:

teachers, workplace stress, strategies, school leaders, reduce, stress, schools

Abstract

School teachers can experience stress at work and outside of work for a variety of reasons. This study investigated workplace stress and perceived strategies that school leaders use in handling work-related stressors in secondary schools in Anambra state. A descriptive survey research design was used for the study. A total of 1,180 teachers were chosen from a population of 6,887 secondary school teachers. The data collection instrument is a questionnaire separated into three sub-sections: A, B, and C. The data was gathered by delivering the test instruments directly to the respondents, and the data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) program. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics. Means and standard deviations were used to answer research questions 1 and 2, while percentages were used to answer research question 3. The results indicated among others, that majority of study respondents choose “improved career development” as their top perceived approach that school principals use in handling teachers' work-related stressors. Based on the study, the researcher suggests that school principals strive to incorporate long-term preventive stress control strategies that improve teachers' mental wellness and well-being, such as exploring professional and family support and counselling.

 

JEL: J24; I20; I25

 

Autor/innen-Biografien

  • Victoria Chimezie Mbonu, Department of Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Mbonu, Victoria Chimezie is a lecturer in the department of Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. She has years of experience teaching and school management at the secondary school before her appointment as lecturer in the department of Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University.
  • Anayo Isaac Nkemdilim, Department of Educational Foundation, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Nkemdilim Anayo Isaac is a lecturer in the department of Education Foundation, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, and Anambra State, Nigeria. She teaches undergraduate courses in the university.

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2021-05-04

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Bd. 5 Nr. 2 (2021)

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