The Effective School Governor

Joan Dean

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Routledge
05 October 2000

Organisation & management of education; Curriculum planning & development; Schools inspection (& preparing for inspection)

Occupational stress is a global phenomenon. It is particularly acute in 'caring' occupations, such as teaching, where the restructuring of schools over the past decade

has been accompanied by an escalation of teacher stress and

burnout. The numbers leaving teaching have increased dramatically, while amongst those remaining in the profession, morale and levels of job satisfaction are low. This book traces

the sources of stress in teaching including: the effects of national policy changes in work and school organisation personal factors The authors explore teachers' perceptions of the causes of their stress, the experience and effects of stress, and the process of recovery and self renewal. The book is based on interviews with numerous primary school teachers clinically diagnosed as suffering from stress-related illness. These interviews are comlmented by an organisational study of two primary schools, one a 'low' stress school, the

other a 'high'stress school. The findings inform policy recommendations aimed at preventing at source occupational stress in the teaching adn 'caring' professions, as well as offering advise to inividuals suffering from stress.

By: Joan Dean
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780415223508
ISBN 10: 0415223504
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 05 October 2000
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joan Dean

Reviews for The Effective School Governor

'... [it] can lay claim to being one of the best books on the subject in recent years. Without being too long or difficult to read, it manages to cover the broader issues: vision for the school; teamwork; policy-making; and why we have governors. It also deals with bread-and-butter issues such as staff appointemnst and finance.' - Gerald Haigh, Times Educational Supplement