Research and Analysis of University PE Teachers' Pressure

Teachers' pressure is such a negative emotional experience that realized by teachers in their work and this experience can do harm to their self-dignity and health. It is considered to be a U-shape relationship between pressure and work achievement by organizational behavioristics. More pressure, more work achievement. But there is a peak work achievement. Once this peak is reached, then more pressure means to lower the work achievement and it harms the health of teachers. In the recent decade, teachers' pressure is increasing. As one subject, PE classes are put on more emphasis thus PE teachers' get more pressure. This pressure has its own characteristics. To understand their source of pressure is helpful in lessening the pressure and solving the problem. By the methods of researching, documenting data, interviewing and measuring, the author made this research and analysis. This research shows that the pressure results from society, school and personal reasons. It is concluded that more than 95.19% of all college PE teachers feel the pressure and this one is a little higher than those of other teachers. Society, university and individual all contribute to this pressure. But profession status in society and heavier work load contribute more to the high pressure. But the three factors relate to each. College teachers should also improve their own ability in order to adapt themselves to the Sunshine Sports Movement and PE class reform. It is also the need of social role-play and subject development.