Abstract

If work-family role conflict is not managed properly it could have debilitating consequences for educators regarding the quality of their work and family lives. The aims of the current study were twofold, namely, to determine the nature and the extent of role conflict being experienced by primary school educators teaching in three regions of North West, South Africa. To achieve the aims of the study, a literature review and an empirical study were undertaken. The literature review focused primarily on the nature of role conflict (intra- and inter-role conflict), while the empirical study investigated the extent of role conflict (intra- and inter-role conflict) being experienced by 795 primary school educators teaching in three regions of North West. Based on the outcomes of the literature review focusing on the nature of role conflict, a questionnaire was developed and validated to assess the extent of role conflict being experienced by the participants. The findings indicated that, in general, the participants experienced a slight to moderate extent of intra- and inter-role conflict. Some recommendations were made to manage and address the educators’ experiences of intra- and inter-role conflict in the school context.

摘要

如果工作-家庭角色冲突处理不当，可能会对教育工作者的工作和家庭生活质量产生不利影响。本研究的目的有两个，即确定在南非西北部三个地区教学的小学教育工作者所经历的角色冲突的性质和程度。为了达到研究的目的，进行了文献综述和实证研究。文献综述主要关注角色冲突（角色内和角色间冲突）的性质，而实证研究则调查了 795 名在三个地区任教的小学教育工作者所经历的角色冲突（角色内和角色间冲突）的程度西北地区。基于关注角色冲突性质的文献综述的结果，制定并验证了一份问卷，以评估参与者所经历的角色冲突的程度。调查结果表明，总的来说，参与者经历了轻微到中等程度的角色内和角色间冲突。提出了一些建议，以管理和解决教育工作者在学校环境中的角色内和角色间冲突的经历。