Stress Among Students of Foso College of Education
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST
SOURCES, EFFECTS AND MANAGEMENT OF STRESS AMONG UTDBE STUDENTS OF FOSO COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BY EMMANUEL KWASI BONDAH
Dissertation submitted to the Institute of Education of the Faculty of Education, University of Cape Coast, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of Master of Education Degree in Teacher Education.
AUGUST 2010
DECLARATION
Candidate’s Declaration
I hereby declare that this dissertation is the result of my own original research and that no part of it has been presented for another degree in this university or elsewhere.
Candidate’s Signature: ………………..………….. Date……………
Name: Emmanuel Kwasi Bondah.
Supervisors’ Declaration
I hereby declare that the preparation and presentation of the dissertation were supervised in accordance with the guidelines on supervision of dissertation laid down by the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast.
Supervisor’s Signature…………………………... Date………………..
Name: Professor Kafui Etsey
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted to investigate the sources and management of stress among UTDBE Students of Foso College of Education. The research design used for the study was descriptive survey. A total sample of 180 students comprising 90 males and 90 females were selected for the study. The instrument used for gathering data from the college was a questionnaire. The 180 students were randomly selected using the lottery approach. Among the major sources of stress identified were financial difficulties, increased workload, inadequate
SOURCES, EFFECTS AND MANAGEMENT OF STRESS AMONG UTDBE STUDENTS OF FOSO COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BY EMMANUEL KWASI BONDAH
Dissertation submitted to the Institute of Education of the Faculty of Education, University of Cape Coast, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of Master of Education Degree in Teacher Education.
AUGUST 2010
DECLARATION
Candidate’s Declaration
I hereby declare that this dissertation is the result of my own original research and that no part of it has been presented for another degree in this university or elsewhere.
Candidate’s Signature: ………………..………….. Date……………
Name: Emmanuel Kwasi Bondah.
Supervisors’ Declaration
I hereby declare that the preparation and presentation of the dissertation were supervised in accordance with the guidelines on supervision of dissertation laid down by the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast.
Supervisor’s Signature…………………………... Date………………..
Name: Professor Kafui Etsey
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted to investigate the sources and management of stress among UTDBE Students of Foso College of Education. The research design used for the study was descriptive survey. A total sample of 180 students comprising 90 males and 90 females were selected for the study. The instrument used for gathering data from the college was a questionnaire. The 180 students were randomly selected using the lottery approach. Among the major sources of stress identified were financial difficulties, increased workload, inadequate