DEVELOPING A TRAINING MODEL FOR MINIMISING JOB STRESS OF TEACHERS IN THE SPECIAL SCHOOLS

Geetha; C. A.; Poulose; P. J.

Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2019

DEVELOPING A TRAINING MODEL FOR MINIMISING JOB STRESS OF TEACHERS IN THE SPECIAL SCHOOLS

Geetha, C. A. , Poulose, P. J.

Abstract :

The study aims to develop a training model developed by the investigators to minimise the job stress in teachers of special schools in Kerala. The investigation followed a mixed methodology wherein descriptive cum experimental design was employed to find out valid answers to the research questions. The descriptive part, aimed to find out the level of job stress in special school teachers, by administering a researchers made Job Stress Scale of acceptable validity and reliability on a stratified random sample of 250 teachers in the special schools selected from eight districts of Kerala. Analysis exposed heightened levels of job stress in teachers working in special schools of Kerala. A pretest-posttest single group design was adopted for testing the effectiveness of the training model developed by the investigators. A selected group of special school teachers (n = 60) was exposed to the one-week experimental treatment with the help of the training model. Significant difference in the post-test scores of job stress of the participants was observed, indicating the effectiveness of the developed training model in reducing the job stress of teachers in special schools.