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A Causal-comparative Study of Burnout Among Rural Elementary, Middle, and High School Teachers

Author : Keisha Nichole Hamby

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Page : 105 pages

File Size : 31,54 MB

Release : 2019

Category : Burn out (Psychology)

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There is a prevalent shortage of school teachers in the United States. Teacher burnout is a chronic issue that plagues school districts. Burnout is one of the primary causes of teachers leaving the profession altogether. The purpose of this study was to determine differences of burnout among elementary, middle, and high school teachers in a rural area. A gap in literature was addressed by comparing the burnout levels of teachers in a rural school district across all grade levels. The chosen research design for this study was a causal-comparative design. The independent variable was teachers’ grade across three levels (elementary, middle, and high school) in a rural area. The dependent variables for the research questions were emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. The Maslach Burnout Inventory Educator Survey (MBI-ES) was used to measure the dependent variables of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment of educators and those who work in school settings. The survey was given to 126 participants who were selected from a convenience sample of rural educators in a Southeast Tennessee school district. One-way ANOVAs with Bonferroni corrections were used to determine differences of burnout among the three groups of educators. Results revealed no significant differences in burnout, measured as emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment, present among rural elementary, middle, and high school teachers.



A Causal Comparative Study of Burnout Among Public and Charter Elementary School Teachers in North Carolina

Author : Kaleatha Roberts

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Page : 132 pages

File Size : 34,58 MB

Release : 2020

Category : Burn out (Psychology)

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The purpose of this study was to examine the difference between the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey (MBI-ES) scores of traditional public school teachers and those of public charter school teachers as measured by the three subscale levels of exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. A sample of 138 teachers from two school districts in North Carolina participated in this study by completing a demographic questionnaire and the MBI-ES. The total number of public schools in both districts totaled 118 and over 10 charter schools. The overall results of the independent t-tests indicate that there is no significant difference between traditional public (TPS) teachers and public charter school (PCS) teacher’s burnout scores. However, based on the results included in this study, it can be concluded that both TPS teachers and PCS teachers experience a high level of self-esteem and a sense of achievement in the workplace. Public charter school teachers showed a slightly higher score on this subscale. Findings are presented and discussed with a recommendation that further research provides a robust and expansive study of the impact of teacher burnout on the mental well-being and sustainability of teachers in public, charter, and private school settings.



A Predictive and Causal-comparative Analysis of Teacher Burnout and Emotional Empathy Among K-12 Public School Teachers

Author : Lori Jean Rosensteel

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Page : 124 pages

File Size : 46,10 MB

Release : 2020

Category : Burn out (Psychology)

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Recent research has shown that teacher burnout is a contributing factor to many teachers leaving the field of education early on in their careers. Many teachers of all levels and subjects leave before ever reaching their full potential due to decreased job-satisfaction and the overwhelming symptoms of burnout crippling other areas of their life. Emotional exhaustion is a major component of burnout. Thus, emotional empathy may be related to teacher burnout. In this quantitative, correlational and causal-comparative study, the researcher examined the relationship between emotional empathy and teacher burnout among K-12 teachers. Further, the researcher investigated whether the relationship between emotional empathy and burnout was more significant among teachers of different instructional assignments. The researcher drew from a sample of 50 regular education and 50 special education teachers from five, rural school districts. Teachers completed a set of instruments: the Maslach Burnout MBI-Educators Survey (MBI-ES) and The Questionnaire Measure of Emotional Empathy (QMEE), via an online survey. Using a linear regression, the researcher examined the relationship between the participant scores on the Questionnaire Measure of Emotional Empathy and the participant scores on Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educator’s Survey scores. Using an independent samples t-test, the researcher also compared the levels of burnout and empathy among regular education teachers and special education teachers. A significant relationship was found between emotional empathy and burnout among both regular education and special education teachers. There was no significant difference between emotional empathy or burnout scores of regular and special education teachers.



Teacher Burnout

Author : Sandra Anne Russell

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Page : 122 pages

File Size : 40,79 MB

Release : 2019

Category : Burn out (Psychology)

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With school reform and teacher accountability on the forefront of the educational landscape, attention has turned to investigating why so many teachers leave the profession after a relatively short time. Burnout is often cited as a major contributor to this teacher exodus. While many studies have focused on teacher burnout relative to the specific tasks that teachers perform and on the populations they serve, there is no research on how teacher burnout differs between Title I and non-Title I schools in an urban school district in Virginia. The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to investigate if teachers’ perceptions of burnout including emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment, differ between the two types of schools in a single school district. The sample, 145 elementary teachers from Title I and non-Title I schools, voluntarily completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory- Educators Survey (MBI-ES) through SurveyMonkey® online. Results from the self-reported instrument were analyzed for significant statistical differences between scores in the areas of personal accomplishment, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization between the Title I and non-Title I teachers using a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The results indicated that there is no statistical difference in teachers’ perception of overall burnout, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment between the Title I and non-Title I school teachers in this urban school district in Virginia. Keywords: teacher burnout, teacher attrition, Title I, accountability, school reform.







Identifying Stress and Burnout Issues Among Mid-career Elementary, Middle and High School Teachers

Author : Andrea Marie Wadsworth

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Page : 86 pages

File Size : 44,81 MB

Release : 2017

Category : Teachers

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Teacher stress and burnout were identified in the 1970s and 1980s as a phenomenon associated with the culture and climate of the classroom and school. Stress and burnout affects more than an individual's well-being. It has the potential to influence an undesirable classroom environment. The purpose of this mixed methods study is to comprehend the current emotional well-being of middle career educators. This study may be of value to organizations to gain intimate knowledge of this population. In this study the researcher administered the Maslach Burnout Inventory, Educators Survey (MBI-ES) and the Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS) to 50 middle career K-12 teachers. From the fifty participants, fifteen (five elementary, five middle and five high school teachers) were also interviewed and asked six open-ended interview questions. This study found that stress and burnout affect the emotional and physical well-being of middle career educators in their current educational environment and identified the issues that contribute to the feelings of stress and burnout. Additionally, the study discussed how stress and burnout manifest in teacher attitudes, dispositions and behaviors. Despite the causes and impact of stress and burnout among this population, it revealed that teachers in years 10-20 years of the career are still motivated and inspired by students to remain in the classroom and profession. This knowledge can establish a path towards solutions to improve professional well-being along with the classroom and school climate. Students are best served by policies that are related to keeping the most effective teachers in the classroom.



A Comparative Study of Burnout Among Teachers in a Youth Juvenile Rehabilitation Center, an Ex Model C School, and Public Schools

Author : Maria Clayford

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Page : 138 pages

File Size : 23,14 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Burn out (Psychology)

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This study examined three schools; namely a Public, Ex model C, and a Youth juvenile rehabilitation school. A non-experimental survey design was used for this study. The sample consisted of 47 educators across the three types of schools. Data was collected by means of two instruments: a demographic questionnaire, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) consisting of three subscales namely; Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Diminished Personal Accomplishment. It was hypothesised that due to the stressful nature of work in disadvantaged and resource lacking schools, as well as the unstable and unsafe environment in certain schools, burnout among educators in Public and Youth juvenile rehabilitation schools will have a higher prevalence rate than educators in Ex model C schools. The study also aimed to identify which various educator demographic variables correlate with high burnout levels. Correlational results of the study found no significant relationships between the three subscales of the MBI and certain educator demographic variables across the three types of schools. The results of an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test revealed a borderline non-significant difference in the Emotional Exhaustion subscale between the Youth juvenile rehabilitation school and Public schools. Post Hoc comparison tests suggested Public school educators in the sample had the highest levels of burnout in terms of Emotional Exhaustion across the three types of schools, while educators in the Youth juvenile rehabilitation schools showed the lowest levels of burnout in terms of Emotional exhaustion. The results of the present study were discussed from the perspective of the Conservation of Resources theory, suggesting resource depletion as a central facet to burnout and how prolonged stress leads to burnout. Future qualitative studies exploring the etiology of burnout was thus recommended.



The Relationship Between Teacher Personality Type and Burnout in Rural Middle School Teachers

Author : Melinda Mullis Dennis

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Page : 127 pages

File Size : 28,72 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Burn out (Psychology)

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Author's abstract: Personality type impacts so much of who an individual is and how he/she relates to various life situations and events. Teacher burnout is a contributing factor to ones stress, satisfaction, and continuation in the career of education. Because of the existing teacher shortage in the United States, administrators and policy makers need to understand the factors that contribute to burnout. Stressors that contribute to burnout in teaching include emotional exhaustion, a lack of professional guidance and peer support, and conflict with parents, peers, administrators, and students. Research into burnout suggests that some personality types may be more resilient to these stressors than others. A study of 108 teachers working in three public schools in Georgia was used to determine teacher burnout and relate this information to personality characteristics. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Form M was used to determine the personality types of the subjects, and the Maslach Educators Survey was used to identify the frequency and the degree of burnout experienced by the sample population. The data reveals demographic links to teacher burnout and the study emphasizes the attention that school system and building level administrators should focus on helping teachers avoid burnout.



Teacher Burnout in a Small Rural Elementary School

Author : James H. Roszak

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Page : 108 pages

File Size : 36,21 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Burn out (Psychology)

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Investigates teacher burnout in a small rural elementary school as compared to larger suburban and urban schools.