Stress level among teachers of public and private sector institutions: an empirical investigation

To be a teacher requires imparting knowledge or skill through instruction. However, a teacher takes on several other roles. A teacher is seen as a counsellor to both students and parents, sometimes a nurse, a social worker and even to some degree a parent for the students who are under his or her tutelage. With the increasing number of roles that students and parents ask from teachers as well as the requirements from the local Boards of Education and State Departments of Education, it is no wonder that teachers' stress and burnout are on a steady increase. The review of literature reveals that many studies have been undertaken on stress-related problems. However, there are very few studies with special reference to the teachers working in the educational institutions of the State of Punjab. Keeping in view the gaps in research, the present article aims to understand the stress phenomena among the teachers of the public and private sector institutions and thereby understand the major factors responsible for causing stress.