Relationship Between Job Stress and Motivation Level Among Faculty Members

Abstract

In the process of education, teacher plays a very important role. It is hard to achieve teaching objectives if teacher is not motivated to perform his duties. If teacher is motivated, then he will deliver knowledge with his full passion and zeal. The aim of study was to examine the relationship between job stress and motivational level of secondary school teachers. A sample of two hundred and fifty teachers was randomly selected from public and private sector schools of district Lahore. The study was correlational and assessment made through survey design (by means of questionnaire) and Likert scale. Collected data were statistically analyzed by applying correlation, descriptive analysis and inferential statistics. Results showed there was a strong relationship between job stress and teachers motivation. There was no significant difference in opinions of male and female teachers regarding job stress. Results of one way ANOVA represented a significant difference in mean scores of stress of teachers by school’s as well as on qualification basis. Mentoring Program may be held in all educational institutes that provide guidance, and mentoring to the teachers how is facing stress in their work.

Keywords: Education, motivation, job stress, teachers, and mentoring programs.

DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/49-03

Publication date:June 30^th 2019