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Stress management and its impact on work performance of educators in public schools in KwaZulu–Natal
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Naidoo, Kiveshni |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | This article reviews the South African educational environment and examines the biographical profile of its educators. South African education is undergoing fundamental changes because of political changes in the country, and major roleplayers, namely the Department of Education, the educators and also the learners, have to adapt to the new reality. These changes in the basic occupational structure of teaching show that educators are exposed to a wide variety of multi-dimensional stressors within the work situation. In addition to these three core role-players, this article also focuses on the concept of quality education as common goal and how the role-players are influenced by the macro-environment in their strive to achieve quality education for all. The importance of management and the management structures in education, as integral part of the journey to quality education, are also discussed in the South African context. The analysis of all the role-players and influences are based on secondary and literature research. However, the educator profile was determined by means of empirical and primary research. In this regard, the importance of the educator and his/her biographical profile plays a central part. The biographical profile was compiled by means of the following biographical categories: gender, marital status, home language, qualifications, perceived productivity level and stress experiences. The profile was based on a crosssectional survey design. A random sample of 1 500 was selected from educators in the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. A total of 350 responded by completing the structured biographical questionnaire that was administered to them. The biographic variables identified to describe educator stress included the gender, marital status, |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10394/6882/Naidoo_K.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=2 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
