Abstract
Teachers often feel that they have to mount enormous hills in their daily work. Teaching can be demanding, distressing and even painful, but it can also be very rewarding, just as the climber who reaches the top can feel intrinsicaly satisfied. These facets and consequences of teachers' work are apparent in the studies presented in this book
Some studies report that teachers experience a diversity of stress, while others find that teachers in general report work satisfaction and only moderate levels of work-related stress. There are various reasons as to why this might be, and this book's objective is to explore some of these and their effects on teacher' working lifes. Another objective is to explore what schools as organizations do to facilitate teacher's professional development and well-being.