Author : Banu Prakash A 1
Date of Publication :13th December 2017
Abstract: Teaching profession is one of the top three most stressful professions. Secondary school teachers are under more pressure because of students’ board exams and performance. Therefore, teachers must be confident and mentally strong with high spirit in order to be effective. We were particularly interested in knowing the effect of stress and morale on teacher effectiveness because it impacts development of students, society and progress of the nation and the world. The researchers chose 397 secondary school teachers, and found a majority of teachers suffering from above average stress and over a quarter of them having low morale, whereas, over one fourth of them have average teacher effectiveness. The study found a significant difference between occupational stress and teacher effectiveness as well as morale and teacher effectiveness. Further, there was no significant difference between age, gender, marital status, stream, type of school and experience with respect to teacher effectiveness. Policy makers and school authorities can play an important role in lowering stress and boosting morale in order to promote teacher effectiveness.
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