Stress management for teachers / Elizabeth Hartney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartney, Elizabeth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stress management.

Teachers--Job stress.

Teachers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, N.Y. : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Teaching has long been recognised by researchers as one of the most stressful professions. However, only in recent years has the scale of occupational stress faced by teachers finally been addressed by government policy. In this ground-breaking book, Elizabeth Hartney provides readers with a basic understanding of stress, in the context of teaching in schools, and its effects on personal and professional well-being. Drawing on recent research into stress in teachers, the latest political changes affecting teachers, and stress management effectiveness, she suggests a wide range of strategies an

Contents:

Why we need stress management

Understanding stress

Stress in teaching

Career development

Relationships at work

Dealing with difficult people

Balancing personal and personal life

Managing feelings

Managing your health

Stress management for life.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-12263-4

9786613122636

1-4411-3743-2

OCLC:

727649558