ضغوط العمل عند معلمي الدراسات الاجتماعية للمرحلة الأساسية في الأردن و المشكلات الناجمة عنها

Abstract EN

This paper aimed at investigating the level of work stress on the social studies teachers of basic schools in Amman, the problems resulting from this stresses, and whether there were any statistical differences in the teachers' estimations of the stress level according to gender, experience, and education.

To identify work stress level on teachers, a questionnaire of (52) items was developed by the researcher, and had its validity and reliability verified.

The sample comprised (228) teachers distributed in four Amman Departments of Education.

An additional open-ended question was added to identify problems caused by work stress.

In the light of their answers, (15) items were considered “problematic”.

The study results revealed that the level of work stress on teachers was high, and there were statistically significant differences in teachers' estimations of the level of stress due to gender, and to experience (5-10 years) were the highest, there were statistically significant differences attributed to teachers' qualification.

The major problems caused by work stresses were: tiredness, body Exhaustion; while the minor problems include sleeping problems.

In the light of these findings, a number of recommendations were stated.