Who's Minding the Child Care Workers?: A Look at Staff Burn-out.

And Others; Whitebook, Marcy

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ERIC Number: EJ240988

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981

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Who's Minding the Child Care Workers?: A Look at Staff Burn-out.

And Others; Whitebook, Marcy

Children Today, v10 n1 p2-6 Jan-Feb 1981

Researchers interviewed 95 staff members of San Francisco child care centers to learn about salaries, working conditions and job satisfaction. Explores why the turnover rate at most child care centers in the United States is higher than the national average for most workers in human services fields. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Burnout, Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Job Satisfaction, Labor Turnover, Preschool Education, Salaries, Security (Psychology), Teacher Responsibility, Teaching Experience, Work Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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