The Impact Of Stress On The Teacher And Learner Perforformancein The Selected Public Secondary Schools In Mungwi District Of Northern Province Of Zambia

In reality, this study carefully seeks to thoroughly and explicitly analyze the effects of stress on the performance of a teacher and a learner: A case study of three selected public secondary schools in Mungwi district of Northern Province of Zambia. Specifically, the study will seek to establish the effects of stress as a contributing factor to poor performance of teachers and pupils at Mumba, Musenga, Mukosa, St.Anthony and Chisali public day secondary schools in Mungwi district of Northern Province of Zambia.. Few studies on this phenomenon have been carried out in schools in rural areas, as most focus on urban and Secondary school learners. The research will use both qualitative and quantitative techniques or measurements due to the fact that the research study will be a descriptive survey. The data collection will be done using individual questionnaires, interviews and other statistical averages for the target population of about 320 respondents. The sample size for the study will be sixty (66); where thirty three (39) will be pupils, eighteen(18) will be teachers, probably six (6) school administrators and three (3) guidance and counseling teachers of the selected sampled government secondary schools in Mungwi district of Northern province of Zambia. The research study by classification consists of five chapters. Chapter one provides the introduction of the research problem, background of the problem, objective of the study, research questions and the significance of the study. Chapter two provides literature review. Chapter three gives research methodology and chapter four offers the research finding. Chapter five provide the conclusion and recommendations.