Burnout among First Year Teachers: Collaborative Approaches for a

Complex Problem

23rd SCEPUR Conference

Daniel Ilagan, PhD

Guy Ilagan, PhD

Burnout among First Year Teachers: Collaborative Approaches for a

Complex Problem

Burnout?

Burnout - First Year TeachersOverview

Intro: Why this, why now, why me? Methodology Results Suggestions/Application Questions

With the intention that you become part of the solution by Monday morning!

Burnout - First Year Teachers

Intro Methodology Results Suggestions/Application Questions

With the intention that you become part of the solution by Monday morning!

Burnout - First Year Teachers

Intro Methodology Results Suggestions/Application Questions

With the intention that you become part of the solution by Monday morning!

Burnout - First Year TeachersQuantitative Results

● Gender● Age● Education level● Marital status● Grade level ● School type

● Mentor relationship● Induction program● Responsibilities● Report card rating

– NCLB● Outside stressors

Burnout - First Year TeachersQualitative Results

● Motivation● Stress/Support from:

– Admins– Colleagues– Students/parents– Report card status– Non-school stressors

● Ways of coping

Burnout - First Year Teachers

Intro Methodology Results Suggestions/Application Questions

With the intention that you become part of the solution by Monday morning!

●Burnout - First Year TeachersSuggestions/Application

Policy Makers University Faculty District Administrators School-based Administrators Teachers

With the intention that you become part of the solution by Monday morning!

Burnout - First Year TeachersSuggestions/Application

Policy Makers University Faculty District Administrators School-based Administrators Teachers

With the intention that you become part of the solution by Monday morning!

Burnout - First Year TeachersDoor prize time!

Burnout – First Year TeachersUniversity Faculty

● “Apprentice relationship” (Fives, Hamman, Olivarez, 2007)

● Exposure: at-risk schools● Help clarify motives (Chan, 2003)● Education:

– Finances– Stress-coping & burnout resilience– Relocating

●Burnout - First Year TeachersSuggestions/Application

Policy Makers University Faculty District Administrators School-based Administrators Teachers

With the intention that you become part of the solution by Monday morning!

Burnout - First Year TeachersDistrict Administrators

● Hire and support effective school-based

administrators

● Incentives: Veterans to at-risk vacancies

● Involve social service agencies

● Provide additional training for remediation

●Burnout - First Year TeachersSuggestions/Application

Policy Makers University Faculty District Administrators School-based Administrators Teachers

With the intention that you become part of the solution by Monday morning!

Burnout - First Year TeachersSchool-based Administrators

● Support for relocating (incoming!)

● Equitable assignment of below-average students

● Instructional materials/support in advance

● Effective mentor program

Burnout - First Year TeachersSchool-based Administrators

● Plan ahead

● Public praise/private criticism

● Shared decision making

● Differentiated support

●Burnout - First Year TeachersSuggestions/Application

Policy Makers University Faculty District Administrators School-based Administrators Teachers

With the intention that you become part of the solution by Monday morning!

Burnout - First Year TeachersTeachers

● Fitness/wellness focus● Remembering why● Personal time to rest/reflect/play● Networking/Community● Openness to change● Remain in contact with old friends

Burnout - First Year TeachersTeachers

● Stress-coping training – (Zhang & Zhu, 2008)

● Assertiveness training – (Hoffman, Palladino, & Barnett, 2007)

● Avoid gripe sessions – (Halbesleben, 2006)

● Peer support/relationships – (Heck, 2010)

Burnout - First Year TeachersOverview

Intro Methodology Results Suggestions/Application Questions

With the intention that you become part of the solution by Monday morning!

Burnout - First Year Teachers

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