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Nichola Shackleton1, Chris Bonell2, Farah Jamal3
1Centre of Methods and Policy Application in the Social Sciences (COMPASS), University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
The Journal of School Health
|November 7, 2019
Summary
Teacher burnout is linked to the school environment. Key factors include perceptions of school safety, support, and student attitudes toward learning, highlighting the impact of the school setting on educators' well-being.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Occupational Health
- Environmental Psychology
Background:
- Teachers experience high stress levels, often exceeding those in other professions.
- Teacher burnout is a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment stemming from chronic job stress.
- This research investigates the relationship between school environment factors and teacher burnout.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the associations between various aspects of the school environment and teacher burnout.
- To identify specific school-level factors that contribute to or mitigate teacher burnout.
Main Methods:
- Utilized baseline data from a cluster randomized controlled trial involving 40 schools and 2278 teachers in the UK.
- Employed multilevel statistical methods to analyze compositional and contextual school environment factors in relation to teacher burnout.
Main Results:
- Confirmed significant school-level effects on teacher burnout, indicating a clear association between the school environment and burnout.
- Teachers' perceptions of school safety and support, alongside student attitudes towards learning, were most strongly correlated with teacher burnout.
Conclusions:
- The school environment demonstrably influences the incidence and severity of teacher burnout.
- Further research is warranted to elucidate causal pathways and explore ecological and individual predictors of burnout, including their interactions.
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