Degree of Teachers' Stress in Jamaica and the United Kingdom‪:‬

This study explores the hypotheses that stress is :
1. Common to every teacher in one school or another
2. Teachers in the United Kingdom now perceive greater stress than teachers in Jamaica
3. Teachers experience stress for different reasons
4. The occurrence of stress has a negative effect on teaching

A comparative study was undertaken of the degree of stress in Jamaica and the UK. This was attempted through the descriptive methodology of questionnaires.