Publications by authors named "Amy Bahruth"
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- Educators in elementary and secondary schools are facing increasing work stressors linked to economic, political, and social trends, as revealed by a 2017 survey conducted by the American Federation of Teachers.
- The survey indicated that educators reported higher levels of work stress and poorer physical and mental health compared to the general U.S. worker population, even after accounting for differences in age, gender, and race/ethnicity.
- While educators from New York districts with collaborative labor-management practices did not show consistently better or worse outcomes in terms of work stress and health, the findings underscore the need to address work stressors in the education sector, although the low response rate calls for careful interpretation of the results.
We examine strategies, programs, and policies that educators have developed to reduce work stressors and thus health risks. First, we review twenty-seven empirical studies and review papers on organizational programs and policies in K-12 education published from 1990 to 2015 and find some evidence that mentoring, induction, and Peer Assistance and Review programs can increase support, skill development, decision-making authority, and perhaps job security, for teachers-and thus have the potential to reduce job stressors. Second, we describe efforts to reduce workplace violence in Oregon, especially in special education, including legislation, collective bargaining, research, and public awareness.
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