International Perspectives on Teacher Stress

This book is the latest volume in the Research on Stress and Coping in Education series. Theauthors present original research and current theory regarding the realities of coping with the
stresses of teaching. The chapters highlight working conditions for teachers around the globe
and the processes and strategies that teachers use to survive and thrive in their daily work with
students, families, and educational administrators. Both stress researchers and educational
policy makers will find the chapters offer insights into sources of stress for teachers, strategies
for stress prevention and coping, and the negative consequences that stress can have on teacher
retention. Researchers from Norway, Turkey, Greece, the United States, the Netherlands,
Germany, Russia, Italy, and China illustrate through a variety of research methods both the centrality of cultural context and the
commonalities of teacher experiences around the world.