LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 11 : 9 September 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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Stress Coping Strategies Adopted by School Administrators at Elementary Level

Amna Iqbal Awan, M.S. Education (ongoing), M.A. Education, M.A. Political Science

Abstract

Stress is basic to life whether we are wealthy, powerful, good looking, happy, employed or unemployed. Stress is experienced by all in their everyday lives in a wide variety of situations and settings, in the family, in school and on the job. Sometime it continues for a long time. Sometimes it is intense and sometimes it is mild. It varies across time in a particular individual and it varies between individuals. An experience that is stressful for one person may not be stressful for another, and may even be exciting or challenging for still another.

People experience stress while taking a difficult examination, going to a dentist, being stuck in traffic, losing a job, moving to a new community, entering a parenthood, losing a spouse through divorce or death, or retiring from a career. We often have people say they are “under lot of stress”, usually meaning that they feel unable to deal with the demands of their environment and they feel tense and uncomfortable. We understand the meaning because majority of the people have had similar experience, which are labeled stressful (Robbin, 1998).

The dynamic nature of culture makes it imperative that we seek education. Pakistan’s commission on national education rightly observed that education is a complex and highly specialized filed. In this field, teacher plays a vital role in behaviors modification and academic progress of students. He always keeps in mind the individual differences, attitudes and aptitude of the students.

The present state of the teaching profession is one of confusion, dissatisfaction, and failure. Teachers have a wide range of meanings, when they use the term stress and they accept or deny existence of stress in themselves or in their colleagues. Some teachers/administrators define stress as an anxiety, fear, inability to cope, frustration and unhappiness while others associate stress with personal weakness and professional competence (Seley, 1983).

Key Words: Stress, Coping, Job Burnout, Eustress

Introduction

According to Feldman (1996), the response to events that threaten or challenge a person whether it be a paper or exam deadline, a family problem or even a cumulative series of small events.

According to Lazarus, stress is state we experience when the demands that are made upon us cannot be counterbalanced by our ability to deal with. (Johns, 1997: p15)

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Amna Iqbal Awan, M.S. Education (ongoing), M.A. Education, M.A. Political Science
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International Islamic University
H-10 Islamabad 44000
Pakistan
amna.awan1@gmail.com
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