Causes of Stress in Public Schools and its Impact on Work Performance of Educators

Naidoo, Kiveshnie; Botha, Christoff; Bisschoff, Christo

doi:10.1080/09718923.2013.11893129

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“…In that study, association was made between these negative effects and high levels of teacher attrition and absenteeism. Armstrong (2004), cited in Naidoo et al (2013) also reported previous studies that linked teacher stress to learner indiscipline, learner population, retrenchment and a host of other factors. In fact, George et al (2008) cited Mwamwenda (1995) who found that as a result of job dissatisfaction, schools in Namibia experienced the following: frequent teacher absenteeism from school, aggressive behavior towards colleagues and learners, psychological withdrawal from work, burn-out, and early exits.…”

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“…In essence, quality of teaching and learning in these rural areas is compromised (Bhorat & Oosthuizen, 2006), which can impact pass rate. In South Africa, Naidoo et al (2013) study of teacher dissatisfiers in a designated province revealed that some of the reasons for teacher job dissatisfaction included job demands (overloads), a lack of growth opportunities, job insecurity and a lack of control. Mji and Makgato (2006) found teacher motivation to have caused high school learners' poor performance.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This perhaps suggests that a reduction in workload could lead to an opportunity for educators to pursue growth opportunities that may exist in their schools. In fact, Naidoo et al (2013) linked a lack of growth opportunities to teacher job dissatisfaction.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This suggestion is borrowed from the study of D Vos et al (2012) who affirmed that the lack of collegial behavior on the part of heads of schools in a South African province created a dismal organizational climate and as a result teaching and learning may have suffered. Naidoo et al (2013) found that desirable teacher behavior manifested in a teacher with a high sense of job security.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The forum pointed out that one of the contributing factors to the system's failure was the poor quality of teachers. Some other reports point in the direction of low morale of educators (Mentz, 2007;Mji & Makgato, 2006;Naidoo et al, 2013). UNICEF (2010:12) specifically implicated identifies trained, experienced and motivated teachers amongst other factors, as critical resource for quality education.…”

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Teacher job satisfaction and learner performance in South Africa

Iwu¹,

Benedict²,

Tengeh³

2013

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Against the backdrop of the dismal performance of a number of South African high Schools in recent years, this study investigates the relationship between poor performance of learners and teacher motivation in selected high schools in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Adopting an exploratory approach, a random sample of 279 educators was drawn from the database of the poorly performing high schools as provided by the Western Cape Department of Education.Using closed and open-ended questions, a survey questionnaire was utilized to collect data. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS version 21) was utilised to analyse the data. A number of descriptive statistical tests including Chi Square, and Spearman's correlation were conducted on the data. The results suggest that highly motivated educators experience job satisfaction; and also perform better than their poorly motivated counterparts. In terms of motivation, the results further suggest that a mix of intrinsic and extrinsic factors tend to exert influence on the educators motivation. For instance, working conditions, job security, and perceived growth opportunities in order of importance were noted to be contributing factors. As far as the obstacles that these educators encounter, lack of resources, work over load and lack of recognition were noted in order of severity. A positive relationship between the factors that influence an educators' motivation and the level of obstacles encountered was noted. The implication is that, notwithstanding the rankings of the two sets of factors, no factor should be addressed in isolation.

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confidence: 88%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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confidence: 99%

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