A STUDY OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG SCHOOL TEACHERS OF RUDRAPUR CITY, UTTARAKHAND

Abstract

Introduction:“Occupational Stress” is an unavoidable phenomenon in human life in today's world of rapid industrialization and increasing urbanization. It is a psychophysical condition which affects an individual's productivity, effectiveness, personal health and quality of work. Teacher stress is a specific type of occupational stress. Teaching profession can be identified as a stressful occupation in this modern challenging world which can adversely affect the health of the teachers which in turn affects the students and the learning environment. In India, the average strength of class is about 60-70 students. This might make teachers feel stress. As they have to cater the needs of each & every child, fulfilling the learning needs of 70 students simultaneously can be a daunting task for a teacher .Objective: In this paper, attempts have been made to study the level of stress among male and female teachers working in
government, semi-government and private schools. Methodology:Three government, semi-government and private schools were selected to draw the sample randomly. Approximately 10 school teachers were selected from every school using stratified random sampling, this makes a total of 90 school teachers. Data was collected through Teacher Stress Scale by Dr. Tinku De. Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test were done using SPSS version 20.0.Results:Findings revealed that the highest
number of male teachers is in average stress level whereas maximum female teachers were under above average level of stress. In comparison to government school teachers; semi government and private school teachers were under more stress. Thus, it can be concluded that male and female teachers working in government, semi government and private schools lies under almost the similar level of stress. To help teachers to manage stress, authorities and policy makers should facilitate supportive and collaborative
culture; should provide training for stress and time management, specific training to manage the behaviours of disruptive people; should provide leisure facilities to the faculty and should encourage involvement of faculty in decision-making.