International Perspectives on Teacher Stress

Christopher J. Mccarthy

• 20 augustus 2012
• 9781617359163

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This book, part of the Research on Stress and Coping in Education series, presents research on coping with teaching stress. It highlights global working conditions, stress prevention strategies, and the impact on teacher retention. Researchers from various countries provide insights into cultural contexts and common teacher experiences.

This book is the latest volume in the Research on Stress and Coping in Education series. The authors present original research and current theory regarding the realities of coping with the stresses of teaching. The chapters highlight working conditions for teachers around the globe and the processes and strategies that teachers use to survive and thrive in their daily work with students, families, and educational administrators. Both stress researchers and educational policy makers will find the chapters offer insights into sources of stress for teachers, strategies for stress prevention and coping, and the negative consequences that stress can have on teacher retention. Researchers from Norway, Turkey, Greece, the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Italy, and China illustrate through a variety of research methods both the centrality of cultural context and the commonalities of teacher experiences around the world.