PSYCHOLOGY MASTER'S THESIS ABSTRACT

Elizabeth Walker
Industrial/Organizational
August 1998

A Study of the Relationship Between Burnout and Teachers’ School Schedule: Year Round and Traditional

    This study examined the effects of school schedule on teacher burnout by comparing the burnout levels of teachers on year-round and traditional school calendars.  This study also investigated the effects of work stressors (lack of social support, classroom climate, work overload and lack of participation in decision making) on the burnout levels reported by both traditional and year-round calendar teachers.  A sample of full-time elementary teachers (N=86) from five year-round and five traditional calendar schools in a large urban school district completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey, the Classroom Environment Scale and the Teachers Stress Scale.  A correlational design was used to determine the relationship between the work stressors, school schedule and burnout.  All work stressors were significantly and positively related to teacher burnout.  No significant differences were found between the mean burnout scores reported by teachers in traditional and year-round education.

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