Research on Stress and Coping in Education

This book series examines stress, coping, and wellness in educational settings. Populations include students, educators, administrators, families, and communities across K – 12 and higher education settings. This book series is affiliated with the Stress, Coping, and Resilience Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association. It is interdisciplinary in nature and includes a range of methodologies including qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, and single case designs.  

Topics are varied but include a) psychological, physical, and emotional health as they pertain to educational settings, b) assessment, instrument validation, and methodological consideration in the assessment of stress in education; c) policy implications for education, d) social and emotional foundations of learning and effective teaching, e) healthy teacher student interactions, f) Healthy school climate and teachers’ occupational health, g) contextual factors including community and diversity factors.  

The structure and format of books in this series are flexible and determined by the editor(s) selected for a given volume. Typically, each book has an overarching theme with a range of contributions supporting the overall topic. Contributions to each volume can include research, conceptual and theoretical works, as well as literature reviews. The exact structure and length of contributions are determined by the book editor, with careful attention to overall thematical alignment of contributions. The series editors are available to each volume editor for guidance and support.