Tekanan Kerja di Kalangan Guru Sekolah Menengah
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This article examines the level of work stress among secondary school teachers. In addition, the study focussed on the position of the five main factors that influence job stress experienced by teachers. Furthermore, this study examined the role of demographic towards teachers’ pressure. A total of 40 teachers from two secondary schools (Grades A and B) in Rantau Panjang, Kelantan had been selected as sample for the study. The researchers applied the Teacher Stress Inventory (Boyle et al., 1995) as an instrument to measure the level of teachers' work pressure whereas in measuring the position of the factors that affect the working pressure of teachers, the researchers used a Teacher Stress Self Report (Dunham, 1992). The findings showed that 57.2% of teachers experienced moderate job stress level, 37.2% had low levels of job stress, while only 4.7% of teachers were experiencing high levels of work stress. The study showed that students’ misconduct is the most significant factor from five main factors that lead to stress among teachers. The researchers suggested school administration could impose stricter disciplinary policy measures, equip basic facilities for teaching and learning, conduct appropriate duties distribution and be sensitive to teachers’ relationships and organize work stress management training courses among teachers.
ABSTRAK
Artikel ini mengkaji tahap tekanan kerja di kalangan guru sekolah menengah. Di samping itu, kajian ini juga melihat kedudukan lima faktor utama yang mempengaruhi tekanan kerja yang dialami oleh guru. Selanjutnya, kajian ini juga mengkaji peranan demografi terhadap tekanan kerja guru-guru tersebut. Seramai 40 orang guru dari dua buah sekolah menengah (Gred A dan B) di Rantau Panjang, Kelantan telah dipilih sebagai sampel kajian ini. Penyelidik menggunakan Teacher Stress Inventory (Boyle et al., 1995) sebagai instrumen untuk mengukur tahap tekanan kerja guru manakala bagi mengukur kedudukan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi tekanan kerja guru, penyelidik menggunakan Self Report Teacher Stress (Dunham, 1992). Dapatan menunjukkan bahawa seramai 57.2% guru mengalami tahap tekanan kerja sederhana, 37.2% mengalami tahap tekanan kerja rendah manakala hanya 4.7% guru yang mengalami tahap tekanan kerja tinggi. Kajian ini juga menunjukkan bahawa faktor salah laku pelajar adalah faktor yang paling signifikan dari lima faktor utama yang menyebabkan tekanan kerja guru. Penyelidik mencadangkan agar pihak sekolah dapat mengambil langkah terhadap pelaksanaan polisi disiplin yang mantap, memperlengkapkan kemudahan asas dalam membantu pengajaran dan pembelajaran, pengagihan tugas yang sesuai dan peka terhadap perhubungan di antara guru serta menganjurkan kursus atau latihan kemahiran pengurusan tekanan kerja di kalangan guru
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