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- Title: Work Related Stress in the Outdoor Education Profession: A Management Perspective.
- Author : Australian Journal of Outdoor Education
- Release Date : January 01, 2003
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 211 KB
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Abstract This paper focuses on work related stress within the outdoor education profession in Australia, based on the second part of a research project exploring human resource management issues in the Australian outdoor education profession. The first part of the project is described elsewhere (Thomas, 2001) and this paper presents the findings of interviews with ten managers from outdoor education organisations. The time commitments, relationship difficulties, job characteristics and employee preparation, and perceptions of the profession's value were identified as the main work related stress challenges within the profession. The initiatives being used by managers to mitigate those challenges included building supportive communities, enhancing job satisfaction through improved conditions and benefits, and providing professional development opportunities. An intelligent understanding of the multi-dimensional nature of burnout is needed along with awareness that multidimensional problems require multi-dimensional solutions.