ABSTRACT
Teaching in the 21st century has become a highly complex and demanding activity. Coupled with this is declining educator morale, which is influenced by a variety of factors. Factors affecting educator morale are aspects of society, the politicisation of education and, of course, the change in the education system. This situation paints a clear picture that all is not well in the teaching profession.
This further indicates that low morale is a widespread crisis amongst educators. Keeping in mind the present scenario of management education in India, the proposed study tends to analyse the impact of job-related stress and relates it to the particular educator's morale, while also tending to enquire into the role that Directors/Principals' of educational institutions play in addressing educators' morale. It also seeks to examine the comparative strength of different factors causing stress among the faculty members in management education.
Post-graduate level management courses have become the first career development option for today's generation. They wanted to join this course not only for the sake of getting a degree or diploma, but also to get name and fame as soon as possible. So, the teaching methodology is not as simple for this programme, as the teachers are responsible for providing students with practical knowledge required by the industries. It would facilitate them to analyse the situation and they would be capable enough to make a decision as and when required. Classroom teaching would not be sufficient for the management graduates. Hence, the teachers are supposed to be in touch with the industry to know their requirements and shape their products, who are students, in such a way that they may be sellable at the time of campus placement.
To achieve this stage, a teacher has to put in hard work to do justice with their profile, and at times this situation also becomes one of the factors of work-related stress.
