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ERIC Number: ED291430
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Aug
Pages: 58
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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An Assessment of the Level of Faculty Burnout at Evergreen Valley College.
Johnson, Tanya
A study was conducted at Evergreen Valley College (EVC), California, to assess the level of faculty burnout and to determine the need for personal and organizational interventions to reduce burnout and improve morale. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was administered to all 105 full-time faculty at EVC, and scores for the MBI subscales of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment were determined for the 80 responding faculty members. Study findings included the following: (1) 14 faculty had high scores on the depersonalization subscale, indicating early signs of burnout; (2) 17 faculty scored high on the emotional exhaustion subscale, indicating advanced cases of burnout; and (3) 51 faculty scored low on the personal accomplishment subscale. Based on study findings and comparison with normative scores on the MBI, it was concluded that feelings of personal accomplishment were particularly low for EVC faculty and that emotional exhaustion and depersonalization were not severe. Recommendations for addressing the problem of burnout at EVC were developed and given to the administration and faculty senate. A 31-item bibliography and appendices citing the institutional costs of burnout and providing ecological and congruence models for the study of burnout, the survey instruments, and a letter to EVC faculty summarizing survey results are included. (EJV)
Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Practicum Papers; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Maslach Burnout Inventory
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