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Gabriela Fretes; Cèlia Llurba; Ramon Palau – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2023
To recognize and assess the job stressors that teachers face in daily practice is essential. One of the most used objective measures of stress is the heart rate (HR). This pilot study explored the use of a wearable device (smartwatch) to monitor the HR of two teachers over two weeks in the classroom. Educational context variables (subject, class…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Teaching Conditions, Measurement Equipment, Information Technology
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Evers, Arnoud T.; Van der Heijden, Béatrice I. J. M.; Kreijns, Karel – European Journal of Training and Development, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate organisational (cultural and relational) and task factors which potentially enhance teachers' professional development at work (TPD at Work). The development of lifelong learning competencies and, consequently, the careers of teachers, has become a permanent issue on the agenda of schools…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Lifelong Learning
Froese-Germain, Bernie – Canadian Teachers' Federation, 2014
Over the past few decades Canada has experienced sweeping demographic, social, economic and technological changes. These changes have had, and continue to have, a major impact on the work-life balance of Canadians--that is, on their ability to balance work and personal demands. Some of these factors also impact the work-life balance of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Work Relationship, Teaching Load, Work Environment
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Ertürk, Ramazan – Participatory Educational Research, 2022
As a qualitative research method, case study was used in the research carried out to investigate the causes of conflicts in schools, levels and type of conflict, effects of conflict, methods used to solve conflicts. 40 teachers working in 3 elementary schools, 2 middle schools and 2 high schools in Yeniçaga district of Bolu, Turkey which…
Descriptors: Conflict, Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Educational Strategies
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Benedicta, A. Sneha – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2014
This study mainly aims to describe the occupational stress and organizational climate of higher secondary teachers with regard to gender, locality, family type, experience and type of management. Simple random sampling technique was adopted for the selection of sample. The data is collected from 200 higher secondary teachers from government and…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Work Environment, Teaching Conditions, Organizational Climate
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Milner, Karen; Khoza, Harriet – South African Journal of Education, 2008
Our aim was to investigate differences in teacher stress and perceptions of school climate among teachers from schools with differing matriculation success rates in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Two schools with matric pass rates of 100% and two schools with matric pass rates of less than 25% were selected from a list of schools provided…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment, Stress Variables, High Achievement