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Exploring teacher stress: Impacts and implications of teacher stress during a pandemic
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The globe has faced extraordinary challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic since March of 2020. Teachers in K-12 education are negotiating new ground in terms of teaching methods, technology, and student and family requirements (including mental health needs), all while adhering to mandatory curriculum and testing and maintaining a sense of balance in their personal lives and health. Teachers are affected on both a professional and personal level by this new configuration of stressors in the workplace, including their relationships and overall health and wellbeing. Despite recommendations to use current resources, few studies have investigated how pandemic stressors have affected teachers' professional and personal health and well-being, as well as student learning. Teachers are responsible for curriculum implementation. This research inquires into the personal experiences of three Alberta certificated teachers in their professional roles during the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights key themes and challenges participants and their students experienced due to systemic failures in providing adequate resources, training and support for education in Alberta during the crisis. Participants share their trials, victories and perspectives regarding their environment, schools and divisions navigated the complexities of teaching during pandemic conditions.
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- 2022
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- Research Material