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FACTORS CAUSING STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG COLLEGE TEACHERS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DEGREE AND PG COLLEGES

K. Gracy Saila Sree

Once believed to be a low-stressed profession, ‘teaching’ was the most pleasant occupation with less workloads and more flexibility. But today, studies reveal that the teachers undergo a high amount of stress specially the university teachers. Teaching is such a kind of unique profession in which the expectations of student’s guardians are very high regarding to the student’s educational progress, future carrier and about the establishment of the personalities of students along with education (Wilson, 2002). The present pilot study was conducted to identify the factors causing stress among the faculty of Graduate and Post Graduate colleges in Hyderabad, administering a questionnaire. A few coping strategies used by the faculty members to combat stress are also reviewed. Through the conclusions drawn from this study, it can be suggested that the management of the colleges should focus on three things, causes of stress, effects of stress and remedial measures, to reduce the occupational stress of the faculty members. Care should be taken to identify the potential of the faculty members and recognize all of them to be equally important for the student development in particular and college development at large. This research is useful for not only the faculty members but also for the management and administration of colleges and for the students to some extent.

 

Keywords: Occupational Stress, Emotional Stress, Coping Strategies, Stress Management.


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