Coping with Tensions

Chelsea Faase; Sheila Kohl; Jason Lau

doi:10.5771/9781475860795

Coping with Tensions

A Catalyst for Transformative Change for Teachers and Administrators

1. Edition 2022

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doi.org/10.5771/9781475860795
ISBN print: 978-1-4758-6077-1
ISBN online: 978-1-4758-6079-5
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Abstract

Education is a profession filled with tension. Pressures to help students achieve their potential come from all directions: political, parents, students, teachers, administrators, interpersonal, and intra-personal. The tensions experienced can result in two distinct paths. The first path may take teachers and administrators toward feelings of bewilderment, exhaustion, frustration, and ultimately burnout. The second path can result in rejuvenation. When on this path, tension can serve as a catalyst for change, improved communication, and improved student engagement and achievement. Coping with Tensions: A Catalyst for Transformative Change for Teachers and Administrators explores why some teachers, school leaders, and school organizations walk the path of bewilderment and disillusionment, while others choose the path of engagement.

Schlagworte

school pressures negative stress stress management teacher advocacy teacher burnout teacher self-efficacy positive stress preventing burnout preventing teacher burnout school culture expanding comfort zones

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Preface
1–6 Introduction 1–6
7–30 Tensions in Schools 7–30
31–44 Finding the Joy in Our Tensions 31–44
45–60 When Organizational Tensions Affect Culture 45–60
61–74 What We Wish Administrators Knew 61–74
75–88 What We Wish Teachers Knew 75–88
89–102 How Do We Take Care of Each Other? 89–102
103–116 The Path of Enlightenment 103–116
117–130 Now What? 117–130
131–136 Conclusion 131–136
137–138 Tables 137–138
139–140 About the Authors 139–140

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