Help! Forming a Teacher Support Group.

Autor/in	Harvey, Karen D.
Titel	Help! Forming a Teacher Support Group.
Quelle	(1982), (9 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Elementary Secondary Education; Helping Relationship; Inservice Teacher Education; Interpersonal Relationship; Peer Relationship; Program Implementation; Self Help Programs; Teacher Associations; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Burnout; Teacher Morale; Teacher Participation; Teacher Welfare + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Helfende Beziehung; Lehrerfortbildung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; Self help programmes; Selbsthilfebewegung; Lehrerorganisation; Lehrerverband; Lehrervereinigung; Lehrerverhalten; Burnout-syndrom; Burnout; Teacher; Teachers; Burnout-Syndrom; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Morale; Lehrende; Moral
Abstract	The thesis of this paper is that, although the concept of teacher support groups is well accepted, their implementation is haphazard at best. Three reasons are cited: (1) Professional literature often mandates conditions for establishing support groups that are unrealistic for most schools; (2) Teachers sometimes see the support group as another obligation to be met; and (3) Some normal and predictable stages are difficult for group members to accept as productive. It is claimed that, without support groups, teachers can become lonely, tense, and burned out. A plan is suggested for establishing a nonthreatening teacher support group at the school level. An ideal group is described as consisting of between three and five volunteer members, who meet for at least one hour on a weekly basis. Group leadership should be rotated or shared, and each meeting should have both structured and unstructured elements. Suggested rules and procedures for the first four meetings are outlined, and general tips are offered. (FG)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC