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Pertel, Tiia; Laine, Sari; Saaranen, Terhi; Hansen, Siivi; Lepp, Kädi; Liiv, Krystiine; Tossavainen, Kerttu – International Journal of Higher Education, 2018
This article examines whether a three-year learning-based work community intervention resulted in changes in working community-related interaction factors and occupational well-being among Finnish and Estonian school staff. It reports the types of changes in working community-related interaction factors and their associations to the subjective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Interaction, School Personnel
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Sjödin, Fredrik; Neely, Gregory – Child Care in Practice, 2017
The study included 12 preschool departments, with two teachers in six departments characterised by high levels of stress and burnout and two teachers in six departments characterised by low levels of stress and burnout. A total of 24 females with a mean age of 43.5 years participated in the study. The teachers rated stress, fatigue, work demands…
Descriptors: Observation, Stress Variables, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Burnout
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Lawver, Rebecca G.; Smith, Kasee L. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the level of occupational stress among Utah agriculture teachers, and to determine the coping mechanisms utilized to manage teaching related stressful events. Teachers were asked to rank their level of occupational stress according to the scale used by the American Psychological Association Stress in…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Coping, Stress Management, Questionnaires
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Melin, Marika; Astvik, Wanja; Bernhard-Oettel, Claudia – Quality in Higher Education, 2014
This study investigates the relationship between the work conditions in higher education work settings, the academic staff's strategies for handling excessive workload and impact on well-being and work-life balance. The results show that there is a risk that staff in academic work places will start using compensatory coping strategies to deal with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teaching Conditions, Faculty Workload
Andreyko, Tammy A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined the relationship of stress, burnout, and coping strategies among middle school principals in Western Pennsylvania. This study assessed coping skill preferences among middle school principals, especially regarding their age, gender, marital status, experience, and school enrollment. A review of the literature included studies…
Descriptors: Expertise, Stress Management, Marital Status, Job Satisfaction
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Helps, Rod – School Organisation, 1994
Summarizes a study that surveyed all the deputy headteachers in North Kent, England, to ascertain how much noncontact time they were allowed during the normal school day to carry out their increased managerial responsibilities. Results showed that there is so little noncontact time allocated to assistant principals that it is almost impossible for…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Principals
Wiggins, Thomas – 1983
To explore the relationship between occupational stressors and educational administration, a random sample of 226 Oklahoma administrators was given an administrative stress questionnaire. The administrators--including 52 superintendents, 50 central office administrators, 61 secondary principals, and 63 elementary principals--were all enrolled at…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Central Office Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Physical Health
Crossman, Joanna – International Education Journal, 2005
The paper describes a qualitative study concerning the experiences of nine Thai transnational distance learners enrolled in doctoral programs in Australian universities while working in higher educational contexts in their own country. Data were collected from participant journals, an open questionnaire and dialogic email communications. The study…
Descriptors: Time Management, Change Agents, Doctoral Programs, Educational Change
Miles, Curtis – 1994
This textbook contains information and activities designed to help college students develop the following generalized competencies that are critical to job success and satisfaction in the 21st century: learns; thinks reflectively; manages time; manages stress; sets goals; solves problems; demonstrates interdependence; thinks systematically; solves…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Education, Check Lists, College Students