My husband, Jack Dunham, who has died aged 87, was a psychologist who specialised in helping people to cope with occupational stress. In 1984 he published Stress in Teaching, which was followed in 1998 by Stress in Teachers. He encouraged the concept of a healthy school environment for pupils and staff.
After attending Leeds Training College, Jack taught children with special needs. Following a one-year course in child psychology at Birmingham and a part-time MEd at Manchester University, he ran a children's remedial centre. In 1960 he moved to work at the Bristol Child Guidance Clinic and as a part-time tutor in the extramural department at Bristol University. Then he was headhunted to run management training at the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
In 1966 he was a founder member of Bath University, where he worked as a lecturer in social psychology. He remained there for 19 years. After he retired in 1983, Jack became a part-time lecturer in the school of education at Bristol University, running courses in school management, which is where I met him. We married in 1987. He ran courses throughout the UK and Ireland, and also acted as an expert witness in stress cases.
In 1995 he published Developing Effective School Management with Ved Varma, and in 2001 Stress in the Workplace, an appreciation of the work of the psychologist Cary Cooper.
Jack was born in Bacup, Lancashire, and educated at Bacup and Rawtenstall grammar school. He had a distinguished career playing for Bacup cricket club in the Lancashire League, from 1940 until 1959, when Everton Weekes was also playing for the club.
He joined the Air Training Corps in 1941 and remained devoted to the RAF until his death. His national service was as a physical training and medical rehabilitation instructor at RAF Chessington, Surrey. In the 1990s he became membership secretary of the RAF Historical Society and even recruited a new member while in hospital during his last illness.
He is survived by two sons, Michael and Alastair, from his first marriage, to Shirley, which ended in 1977; his grandchildren, Lee, Holly, Lucy, Madeline and Susannah; his brother, Dick; and me. Reported by guardian.co.uk 16 hours ago.
After attending Leeds Training College, Jack taught children with special needs. Following a one-year course in child psychology at Birmingham and a part-time MEd at Manchester University, he ran a children's remedial centre. In 1960 he moved to work at the Bristol Child Guidance Clinic and as a part-time tutor in the extramural department at Bristol University. Then he was headhunted to run management training at the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
In 1966 he was a founder member of Bath University, where he worked as a lecturer in social psychology. He remained there for 19 years. After he retired in 1983, Jack became a part-time lecturer in the school of education at Bristol University, running courses in school management, which is where I met him. We married in 1987. He ran courses throughout the UK and Ireland, and also acted as an expert witness in stress cases.
In 1995 he published Developing Effective School Management with Ved Varma, and in 2001 Stress in the Workplace, an appreciation of the work of the psychologist Cary Cooper.
Jack was born in Bacup, Lancashire, and educated at Bacup and Rawtenstall grammar school. He had a distinguished career playing for Bacup cricket club in the Lancashire League, from 1940 until 1959, when Everton Weekes was also playing for the club.
He joined the Air Training Corps in 1941 and remained devoted to the RAF until his death. His national service was as a physical training and medical rehabilitation instructor at RAF Chessington, Surrey. In the 1990s he became membership secretary of the RAF Historical Society and even recruited a new member while in hospital during his last illness.
He is survived by two sons, Michael and Alastair, from his first marriage, to Shirley, which ended in 1977; his grandchildren, Lee, Holly, Lucy, Madeline and Susannah; his brother, Dick; and me. Reported by guardian.co.uk 16 hours ago.