Understanding And Coping With Stress Series

The teaching profession is complex, people orientated and not easily understood by those who do not work within the school system. For those who work in education it can be a stressful occupation and the potential for stress to be a problem is great. This book examines the issue of understanding our stress in a systematic and practical way.

This book is based on a holistic understanding of stress. It takes account of both our home life and our work life. Stress should never be regarded as a totally negative experience for a certain amount of stress can be productive.

Schools are interesting places in which to work. Teachers and administrators are faced with many diverse challenges. The school environment can be highly political, intense and exciting as people work together. A certain amount of stress will always be present. This book is for those educators who want to understand more about their own stress and how to better manage themselves when stressed.

Paul Thornton has been a teacher, principal and consultant in a variety of educational situations. His PhD study was medically based using an ambulatory blood pressure device to measure physiological changes in principals as they went about their daily work. Combined with long term direct observation the study correlated the management activities principals engaged in with hard evidence of blood pressure changes over an extended period.

ISBN 1-876400-60-9

 Supporting Text: Understanding And Coping With Stress workbook

Table Of Contents

Introduction