Investigating the stress levels of early childhood, primary and secondary pre-service teachers during teaching practicum

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Geng, Gretchen, Midford, Richard and Buckworth, Jenny. (2015). Investigating the stress levels of early childhood, primary and secondary pre-service teachers during teaching practicum. Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability. 17(1), pp. 35-47. https://doi.org/10.1515/jtes-2015-0003
AuthorsGeng, Gretchen, Midford, Richard and Buckworth, Jenny
Abstract

This study investigated stress levels of pre-service teachers (PSTs) across three categories of teaching context: early childhood, primary and secondary. This paper focused on exploring the stressors in the completion of tasks in teaching practicum in the three categories of teaching context and an awareness of and access to support systems. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and an online questionnaire were used to measure the nature and level of stress. Significant results were found in relation to the school climate and the stress levels of PSTs across the three different teaching contexts. These findings have implications in terms of understanding different PSTsí stress levels across the three teaching contexts and ways they could be supported to reduce their stress level and achieve better study outcomes.

Keywordspre-service teachers; stress levels; teaching practicum; school climate; teaching context
Year2015
JournalJournal of Teacher Education for Sustainability
Journal citation17 (1), pp. 35-47
PublisherDe Gruyter
ISSN1691-5534
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1515/jtes-2015-0003
Scopus EID2-s2.0-84943736159
Open accessPublished as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
Page range35-47
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