Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to investigate stress and its management among teachers of schools of Health Technology in Enugu State. The study employed the use of a descriptive survey design. Three research questions and three mull hypotheses were generated to guide the study. The population of the study comprised 15th respondents (93 males and 61 females) the researcher chose not to sample as the population is within a manageable limit. The researcher formulated questionnaire titled, Teachers Stress Index Questionnaire (TSIQ) causes of Teachers Stress Questionnaire strategy Questionnaire. The instruments TSIQ, CTSQ and TSMSQ were given to experts who validated the items to ensure face validity the instruments were trial-tested to determine the internal consistencies using Cronbach Alpha statistic (mean, standard deviation and t-test) at 0.05 level of significance. Specifically, all research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation. Hypotheses were also tested using paired sample t-test. The study revealed that teachers of schools of Health Technology in Enugu state experienced stress to a high extent, that the cause of stress enumerated in the work are perceived by the teachers as irritable and that the stress management adopted by the teachers were very adequate and comfortable enough to suit their stress evoking situation. The study also revealed gender plays a significant role in the stress management of the teachers while experience and qualification shows no significance differences. Based on the findings the of the study, it was recommended that government should as a matter of priority vote more money into the education sector of the country especially as it affects health care education, employ stress managers, sponsor workshops and seminars. Managers should be put in place stress management strategies with effective organizational climate.
