The aim of this study was to investigate the demands, pressures and needs
experienced by teachers in special needs schools (referred to as schools
with learners with barriers to learning), with the aim of providing guidelines
for teacher support to promote wellness.
To attain this aim, the study had the following specific objectives or aims:
1. To determine the demands made on and pressures experienced by
teachers as stressors.
2. To determine the needs which teachers experience to alleviate these
stressors that arise as a result of the demands and pressures
experienced by teachers in a special needs school.
3. The provision of guidelines for teacher support in order to promote
wellness.
4. To make recommendations for the promotion of the wellness of teachers
in a special needs school.
A qualitative research design was considered to be the most appropriate for
gaining in-depth insight into the demands, pressures and needs of these
teachers. Data was collected through phenomenological interviews and
direct observations. This data was then organised into categories and
subcategories and direct quotations were presented verbatim.
Research findings were compared with the relevant literature to identify
existing information and possible differences, and the findings were then
recorded in the form of two articles.
As explained above, the primary goal of this study was to identify and
describe the demands and needs experienced by teachers in special needs
schools and to formulate guidelines for support to promote wellness. The
study also showed that students need mentally and physically fit adults who
can guide them as they find their way in the world. It is thus necessary to
develop and promote the use of programmes and instruments to identify
specific needs and stressors, so as to more accurately predict, prevent and
alleviate demands that can be detrimental to health, and to provide and
support guidelines to promote wellness in teachers.. / Thesis (M.Ed.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NWUBOLOKA1/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/994 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Jonker, Elizabeth Catharina Johanna |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | North-West University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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