Developed a measure of burnout for college students and created a profile of burned-out students based on "level of functioning" variables. Students (N=120) completed a series of tests. Results showed burnout to be related to measures of memory, learning style, self-esteem, vocational self-concept, and sensation seeking. (BH)

The author cites the 27 to 30 age group of teachers of hearing impaired students as reporting the highest degree of emotional exhaustion, defines burnout, discusses over nine sources of stress, and offers eight strategies to offset stress. (MC)

A survey of 33 teachers of emotionally disturbed children revealed that there was a high attrition rate; difficulty with administration was the major reason for leaving and for job dissatisfaction; teachers' major satisfaction involved relationships with students; and teachers remaining on the job had more degrees and greater administrative…

Analysis of 601 special education teachers' responses to questionnaires about burnout included that teachers at the junior high level were at greatest risk for burnout; that teachers of emotionally disturbed children reported greatest occupational stress; and that support ratings from administrators, fellow teachers, and parents were significantly…

Cooperative education can be an antidote for student and faculty burnout. For students, cooperative job experience shows the relationship between classes and the real world, making classwork seem more relevant. When these highly motivated students return to the classroom, the excitement deters professorial burnout. (JOW)

Presents an overview of job burnout, discusses the pioneering research and current theories of the burnout construct, along with the history of the main burnout assessment--the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Concludes that an understanding of the interaction between employee and his or her environment is critical for grasping the origin of burnout.…

Reviews literature on social change, correctional education, and teacher burnout to develop a context for decisions correctional educators must make regarding the basis for their teaching efforts, choice of emphasis on prison management or prison reform, and the pacing of their professional work. (Contains 23 references.) (SK)

Explores unconscious influences on career choice using a psychoanalytic-existential framework. Case studies illustrate how internalized images of their fathers led two men to management and entrepreneurial careers and influenced later feelings of burnout. (Contains 72 references.) (SK)

Structural equation modeling of data from 214 employees indicated that job demands uniquely predicted burnout and indirectly predicted length of absence. Job resources (physical, psychological, social, or organizational aspects that reduce job demands or stimulate growth) uniquely predicted organizational commitment and indirectly predicted spells…

Investigated relationship between burnout and casework decision making among 70 child protection service workers using simulated protection investigations. Among workers who decided there was no risk to child in case of chronic neglect, found that higher burnout scores predicted making this decision early and holding it with great and unwavering…

Discusses a study of burnout among 25 community development practitioners. Indicates that those experiencing more severe forms of burnout were employed in grassroots staff positions. (JOW)

Because of increasing incidence of burnout among midlevel managers, many companies are reducing workload schedules, an arrangement that would have been unthinkable 10 years ago. Surveys have made the case that flexible work arrangements increase employee happiness and, therefore, productivity. (JOW)

Explains the ethical grounding of stress. Suggests that stress leading to teacher burnout is a moral problem that can only be solved when a person evaluates his or her perceptions of what is right or good. (RS)

Responses from 40% of 400 university teachers indicated that most felt a good fit between motivational style (altruistic-nurturing, assertive-directive, analytic-autonomizing) and job rewards. Females had higher misfit scores. Two-thirds of teachers perceived occupational stress at least half the time. Heavy workload was the most significant…

Surveyed 128 hospital social workers who worked with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients. Found that hospital AIDS social workers had slightly higher rates of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization on Maslach Burnout Inventory but also felt substantially higher level of personal accomplishment. Age, autonomy, and belonging to…