Academic-related Stress among Language Lecturers in Federal College of Education, Kano: Counselling Intervention

This study assessed the academic-related stress among Language Lecturers in Federal College of Education, Kano and explored some counselling interventions. Descriptive survey design was employed in the study in which a sample of 62 participants from a population of 94 lecturers was randomly selected. The instrument for data collection was a scale called Academic-related Stress Inventory (ASI) whose reliability of 0.87 was measured via Cronbach’s Alpha procedure. Data collected with ASI was then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics to answer three research questions and three hypotheses respectively. Findings revealed a significant prevalence of academic-related stress among language lecturers (p.000 < .05); male and female lecturers do not differ on prevalence of academic stress (p.057 > .05); academic stress differs among lecturers in the various language departments in the college (p.002 < .05). A major recommendation offered suggests training of language lecturers on stress control and inoculation techniques such as relaxation, biofeedback, and cognitive restructuring.