TEACHERS’ STRESS AT HIGH SCHOOLS IN HO CHI MINH CITY: A QUALITATIVE STUDY
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Abstract
Teaching is a unique profession. Many international studies have been conducted on teacher stress, yet limited studies on this aspect have been carried out in the Vietnamese context. This article presents the results of qualitative research on the stress of high school teachers in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). The results of in-depth interviews with 30 teachers show that teachers are under the most pressure from administrative tasks, high workload, professional tasks, followed by stress from students’ (problematic) behaviors and attitudes, and income. The article also provides governance implications related to teachers’ stress.
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administrative stressors, students’ behaviors, teaching profession, teachers’ stress, workload
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