Academic Stress among School Students

This book presents the empirical analysis on status of stress among the higher secondary students and factors determining the same and thus offer insight to critically examine the social familial and individual factors that pose risks for student development and identify points of intervention. This book will enable school administrators/principals understand student responses towards difficult situations which can help in making provisions for intervention at necessary point/stage for corrective and remedial measures. It will help educational leaders to provide a school happy learning climate marked by caring and supportive human resources and opportunities for meaningful participation that can promote resilience and counteract the risk factors in a student’s life. It will also help to involve family and community members in supporting their personal or academic growth and in fighting unpleasant life experiences strengthening child-raising skills mentoring and tutoring students.