A Study to find out Organizational Stress among Special Education Teachers in Govt. Special Education Centers in Punjab

Abstract

The aim of the study was to find out the factors which create stress among special education teachers teaching in government special education centers in Punjab. The study was related to the SET of Govt. Special Education Centers in Punjab. Punjab province is comprised of 9 divisions. Due to limited time and resources, the study was delimited to GSECs of Gujranwala division. Qualitative research approach had been used to conduct this study. Data was collected from 14 SETs of all specialization regarding disabilities from six GSECs. Open ended interview schedule was used as data collection tools. Through thematic analysis it was found that teachers working as SETs are facing a number of factors those created stress among them. They identified stress in four main areas as administrative stress from department as top of the list, acceptance from colleagues, extra duties in the centers, attitudes of parents, medical threats of Covid-19 and Dengue and financial burden too. They were in demanding a comprehensive roadmap and long term plan to overcome these types of stress. They further demanding flexible response from divisional level administration to accommodate immediate issues within division level too.