A quantitative, descriptive method was used in this study. A purposeful sample of 239
(N=239) participants was chosen. At a theoretical level, the study provided insight into
the causes of stress among educators, the impact of stress on them and the influence of
school management teams to support educators in the management of their stress. The
literature review confirmed that stress of educators is caused by internal and external
factors. It also confirmed that stress may lead to physical and mental illnesses and may
influence the emotional state of an educator. The literature confirmed that where school
management teams support educators, it reduces the stress levels of the educators.
From an empirical perspective, the study confirmed that external factors such as long
working hours and workload do have an impact on the educator’s stress levels. This then
leads to educators feeling irritated, exhausted and burned out. On the role of school
management teams supporting educators to manage the stress levels, the empirical
outcome was neutral. / Educational Management and Leadership / M. Ed. (Educational Management)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/26957 |
| Date | 02 1900 |
| Creators | Van Staden, Judith Johanna |
| Contributors | Grobler, B. R. (Bernardus Rudolf) |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (viii, 90 leaves, 1 unnumbered leaf) : color graphs, application/pdf |
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