Teacher wellness in Horizon School Division #67
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Date
1996
Authors
Jones, Carol Lien
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
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Publisher
Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1996
Abstract
This is the documentation of a teacher
wellness study which was conducted in the
Horizon School Division #67 in January,
1996. The study consisted of two parts: a
wellness survey of 200 teachers and two indepth
interviews with teachers who
experienced stress-related conditions which
forced them to take a leave of absence from
teaching and use Long Term Disability
Benefits. The survey asked teachers about
stress level, sources of stress, stress relievers,
and health habits. The interviews were
intended to provide an insight into teachers'
attitudes on stress-related illness, their causes
and implications for healthy teachers. These
teachers' experience of being on Long Term
Disability has also been examined and
analyzed in order to make suggestions for
improvement in the future. Health habits of
teachers who cope well with stress are
compared to habits of those who do not.
Finally suggestions are made for ways in
which school boards, teachers and schools
can help teachers to cope with the abundant
stress which is evident today.
Description
viii, 54 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. --
Keywords
Teachers -- Job stress -- Alberta -- Taber Region , Teachers -- Psychology , Horizon School Division, No. 67