Teacher stress: Balancing demands and resources

Teacher stress takes a measurable toll the teaching workforce, as many teachers become burned out and decide to leave the profession. Christopher McCarthy explains that stress is a psychological process that results from how teachers appraise the balance between the demands in their classrooms and t...

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Published in:Phi Delta Kappan 2019-11, Vol.101 (3), p.8-14
Main Author: McCarthy, Christopher Jay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
At Risk Persons
Behavior Problems
Classroom Environment
Classroom Techniques
Coping
EDUCATION IN A STRESSED-OUT NATION
Faculty Mobility
Health Services
Identification
Intervention
Measures (Individuals)
Mentors
Rating Scales
Stress
Stress Variables
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Burnout
Teacher Persistence
Teachers
Well Being
Work Environment
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Summary:Teacher stress takes a measurable toll the teaching workforce, as many teachers become burned out and decide to leave the profession. Christopher McCarthy explains that stress is a psychological process that results from how teachers appraise the balance between the demands in their classrooms and the resources they have to meet those demands. Understanding this imbalance may provide avenues for intervention for those 20-25% of teachers most vulnerable to stress. Such interventions include upstream structural efforts to calibrate demands across the school to better suit each teacher’s capacity and more targeted interventions aimed at teachers who are most at risk of stress.
ISSN:0031-7217
1940-6487
DOI:10.1177/0031721719885909