Workplace Pressures of PK-8 Teachers in a Midwestern Archdiocese

<p>The intent of this research study was to determine the types of workplace pressures that PK-8 teachers, in a Midwestern Archdiocese, experience. Two hundred eighty teachers participated in the survey. Results from this study indicate that PK-8 teachers express elevated levels of stress in the following areas: income/salary, amount of hours spent outside contract hours on instructional tasks, paperwork required, student behavior/discipline, and implementation of new curricula.</p> <p>Statistical differences were found in the following areas: female and male stress levels with regard to income; school locale (suburban, urban, and rural) income stress levels; school locale (suburban, urban, and rural) implementation of new curricula stress levels; school locale (suburban, urban, and rural) paperwork stress levels.</p> <p>Reasons teachers report for wanting to leave their job include salary/benefits, dislike of administration, lack of administrative support, and excessive demands outside of contract hours. Reasons for wanting to stay include that their job offers an increase in pay/salary, relationships with coworkers, and the students that they teach.</p> <p>Teachers and administrators must be aware of workplace pressures and make necessary adjustments. If schools know how to manage and identify workplace pressures a better school climate can be achieved.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• O'Donnell Brink, Carrie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kent Seidel, Ph.D.
• Linda Brookhardt
• Susan Korach
• Frédérique Chevillot

• Archdiocese
• Reasons to leave
• Retention
• Stress
• Teachers
• Workplace pressures
• Education
• Educational Psychology
• Teacher Education and Professional Development

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• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/483

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oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-1482