Voices of the Teachers: The relationship between stress and job satisfaction of French Immersion Program and English language program of teachers
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Date
2009-02-17
Authors
Carter, Kathleen
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Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the challenges that French Immersion
Program and English Language Program teachers experience in their profession and
investigate the relationship between these challenges and teachers’ stress and job
satisfaction. As well, specific focus was placed upon identifying the strategies used by
teachers to cope with job related stress and the relationship between these strategies,
stress, and job satisfaction. Sixty-six full time teachers participated in this study. They
completed a seven-part questionnaire which was designed to collect data about teachers’
workload, work challenges, affective challenges, sources of affective challenges, coping
strategies, job satisfaction, and career intention. Findings indicated that French
Immersion Program teachers were more likely to identify the interpersonal challenges as
challenging issues whereas the English Language Program teachers were more likely to
identify the student-related issues as challenging. In addition, interpersonal challenges,
student-related issues, and outside influences were related to stress. Also, stress was
negatively correlated to job satisfaction suggesting that the higher the level of selfreported
stress the lower the level of job satisfaction. When investigating the relationship
between the self-reported stress, job satisfaction, and the coping strategies used during
school hours, set priorities, and discuss issues with the administration were positively
correlated with the job satisfaction level. In addition, set priorities, maintain a positive
attitude, set realistic goals, and discuss issues with the administration were negatively
correlated with the self-reported total stress. No significant correlations were found
between the self-reported stress, job satisfaction, and the coping strategies used after
school hours.
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French immersion , Education