A Case Study on Work Stress, Predicament Analysis, and Position Intention of Junior High School Teachers with Administrative Position in Remote Areas in Hsinchu County – Take Village Junior High School for Example

• Main Author: 賴佩君
• Other Authors: Kuo-Liang Yen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/4vjq2w

碩士 === 國立新竹教育大學 === 教育與學習科技學系 === 104 === The main purpose of this study was to expose job stress, predicament analysis, and position intention of junior high school teachers with administrative position in remote areas in Hsinchu County in Taiwan. A qualitative research method, relevant documents and reflection notes, were conducted for this. All of the other teachers with administrative position were interviewed in this study. The main outcomes were as follow: 1. Teachers with administrative position were with dual positions, teachers and administrative staff. Being the role of administrative staff in Village Junior High, the main sources of stress were work overload and evaluation visit. The coping strategies were adjusting attitude, facing the problems and searching for solutions, and relieving physical and mental stress. 2. The stress of the role of teachers was much less than the role of administrative staff. The sources of stress were self-expectations, role conflict, and uncertainty of retirement system. 3. The common predicaments of the role of administrative staff were work overload and labor shortage. 4. Because of administrative work overload, teachers lacked of time to prepare lessons. Most of working hours was spent on administrative work, instead of teaching affairs. 5. The work and life satisfaction of teachers in Village Junior High reached between medium and high. 6. If possible to choose any of the position in Village Junior High, most of them would choose to be full-time subject teachers or home-room teachers. 7. If possible to work at a bigger size of schools, most of them would take the chance. 8. All of the teachers with administrative positions agreed the top priority to gain the willingness of holding administrative position was to reduce the amount of administrative work. According to the findings, some suggestions were made for the administrative authority for education, schools in remote areas, teachers with administrative positions in remote areas, as well as for future study.