Burnout in teachers: Shattered dreams of impeccable professional performance
✍ Scribed by Isaac A. Friedman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 118 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
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✦ Synopsis
Burnout usually is conceptualized as a work-related syndrome stemming from the individual's perception of a significant gap between expectations of successful professional performance and an observed, far less satisfying reality. The article examines this perception as a discrepancy between expected and observed levels of the individual's professional self-efficacy. The teaching profession and its service providers-teachers-serve as a model to illustrate and support this examination. Self-reports of novice teachers' experiences in their first year of teaching are given, reflecting a world of shattered dreams of idealistic performance. Finally, a number of suggestions for programs and activities that have proven helpful in alleviating stress and burnout among teachers are described.