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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789442103321

Autore

Hartney Elizabeth

Titolo

Stress management for teachers [[electronic resource] /] / Elizabeth Hartney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-283-12263-4

9786613122636

1-4411-3743-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Disciplina

616.9/800243711

Soggetti

Stress management

Teachers - Job stress

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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