Effects of Stress on Turkish Teachers in Class Decision Making

• In Event: Thinking Global/Acting Local: Teaching in Global Contexts

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to examine the effects of stress on the decisions teachers make in dealing with authentic classroom based problems (interactive decision making) in K-12 settings in a large city in Central Anatolia. Turkey. This study examined what strategies teachers choose in dealing with pupil behavior problems, and what influence, if any, their level of stress has on these choices. The role of teachers’ years of experience and the class size plays in the types of choices teachers make is also explored. Finally, the researcher examined the impact of the different vignettes on strategy selection.

Authors

• Gokce Gokalp, Middle East Technical University

• Omer Caliskan, Middle East Technical University