Stress, Conflict and Coping Mechanisms: Impact on Managing Teachers' Effective Performance

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study documents how stress, conflict, and coping mechanism impacted on effective performance of teachers in Del Remedio District, Division of San Pablo City. It specifically answers the following questions: What is the perception of the respondents as to how frequent they experience the common signs and symptoms of stress? What is the perceived coping mechanism of teachers in stress and conflicts? Is there a significant relationship between effective teaching of the teachers and the perceived Stress, Conflicts, and Coping mechanism?

METHODS

Simple descriptive statistics such as frequency and percent distribution to describe the profile of the respondents were used. Weighted mean and standard deviation were computed to show the teacher performance related factors and factors for effective teaching. Pearson's coefficient of correlation was used to determine relationship of teachers' performance related factors and factors for effective teaching.

RESULTS

Stress, conflicts, and coping mechanism influence performance. There are situations that affect the teachers but they choose t take the positive side and make that stress and conflict situations endurable. The result of this study show that teachers are capable of doing the job despite of the many responsibilities and problems they encounter every day.

DISCUSSIONS

The administrator may be encouraged to provide programs and activities geared toward building quality relationship among teachers, colleagues and those in authority. There may be a regular supervision of teachers to monitor their actual condition in classroom, teachers may also not be given extra load or even non-teaching load; noise inside and outside the perimeters should be minimized; school administrators and PTA officers may provide adequate lighting system in all rooms. The government may look deeply into the problems of teachers with regards to salaries and unpaid benefits to alleviate financial difficulties and minimize the need of having dual jobs. Teachers may be given incentives by providing outdoor activities or spiritual awakening. Department of Education may also consider the stressors and conflict that relate significantly to the teachers’ performance.