| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 教學專業發展數位學習碩士在職專班 === 103 === Abstract
The study is to understand the situation of job stress and coping strategies of teachers in the affiliated kindergarten of Public Elementary School in Tainan City, to find the differences of job stress and coping strategies between teachers of different background variety and the relationship of job stress and coping strategies of kindergarten teachers. In the study, 292 questionnaires have been used towards teachers in the affiliated kindergarten of Public Elementary School in the School Year of 102 in Tainan City. 270 questionnaires received have been found effective, the effective percentage of questionnaires is 97.83%. The collected data have been analyzed by the effective data has been analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s product-moment correlation and Regression. And answers to the open questions have been discussed in Qualitative way to reach the conclusion. In this study, data have analyzed in both quantitive perspective as well as in qualitative ways. The result showed that:
1、 As a whole, the job stress of teachers in the affiliated kindergarten of Public Elementary School in Tainan City is in middle level. Teachers affected the most by workload; feedback from the work and teaching practice in the class the next, interpersonal relationship followed.
2、 As a whole, the coping strategies of teachers in the affiliated kindergarten of Public Elementary School in Tainan City are in higher-middle level. “Solving problems with reason” has been used the most, followed by “problem-solving”, “Support-seeking” , ”self-adjustment”.
3、 Teachers of different background variety in the affiliated kindergarten of Public Elementary School in Tainan City have significant differences in job stress as a whole. Teachers serve more than 2 Years of Experience, those who serve administrative job as well as teaching and permanent teachers have higher degree of stress.
4、 Teachers of age above 31, married, those who serve more than 2 Years of Experience, those who serve administrative job as well as teaching and permanent teachers have higher degree of stress in the affiliated kindergarten of Public Elementary School in Tainan City.
5、 Teachers who serve more than 2-5 Years of Experience and permanent teachers have higher degree of stress in the aspect of “work feedback” in affiliated kindergarten of Public Elementary School in Tainan City.
6、 Teachers who are single in marriage status use more coping strategies.
7、 In the aspect of “workload”, “coping strategies as a whole” of teachers in the affiliated kindergarten of Public Elementary School in Tainan City are positive related.
8、 In the aspect of “work feedback” in work stress, “problem-solving” in coping strategies of teachers in the affiliated kindergarten of Public Elementary School in Tainan City have significant positive related.
9、 The work stress of teachers in the affiliated kindergarten of Public Elementary School in Tainan City is predictable to their coping strategies, in all aspects of workload; the most predictable one is class teaching.
10、 According to the answer to the open questions, the bothering situation in work of
Teachers in the affiliated kindergarten of Public Elementary School in Tainan City can be sum up as followed:
(1) In the aspect of workload: overload of administrative work, lack of experience of administrative work, responsibility of recruit students, time pressure as well as overload of responsibility bother teachers the most.
(2) In the work feedback aspect: lack of human power in kindergarten make it difficult to apply for sick leave or vacation; dissatisfactory to work effort and unrespect to teachers bother teachers the most.
(3) In class teaching aspect: behavior problems of young children, bothering from other power, difficulties in management of class, lack of teaching experience and difficulties in practice of teaching bother teachers the most.
(4) In interpersonal aspect: the difficulties of communication of teacher-parent, colleague and superiors bother teachers the most.
11、 According to the answer to the open questions, the coping strategies of teachers in the affiliated kindergarten of Public Elementary School in Tainan City can be sum up as followed:
(1) In problem-solving aspect: those have been mostly used: take reference from experience of self or others, find source or information to solve the problem, face the problem directly, express personal opinion and solve problems.
(2) In thinking with reason aspect, those strategies have been used mostly: think and find solutions, find crux, choose a proper way to solve, discuss with colleagues and self-examine.
(3) In self adjustment aspect: those strategies have been used mostly:
doing interesting activities, relax to relieve the stress, travel, and self-adjustment.
(4) In support-seeking aspect, those strategies have been used mostly: seek support and advice from superiors and colleagues, ask help from experts, find support and encouragement from colleagues and families, and search for professions help from people of the same territory.
Suggestions have been made according to findings and conclusions of the study for the reference of Educational Administrative organizations, schools, kindergarten teachers and future researches.
Key words: job stress, coping strategies, kindergarten of Public Elementary School
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