ERIC Number: EJ1157536
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1927-2677
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Professional Identity and Burnout among Pre-School, Elementary, and Post-Elementary School Teachers in Israel
Fisherman, Shraga
Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, v4 n1 p1-13 2015
The novelty of the present study is its attempt to distinguish between pre-school, elementary, and post-elementary school teachers, regarding the relationship between professional identity and burnout. Two hundred and forty teachers responded to two questionnaires: professional identity and teacher burnout scales. Pre-school teachers were found to be less burned out than their elementary and post-elementary school colleagues, for both general burnout score, and the factors of non-fulfillment and depersonalization. Regarding general burnout, no significant difference was found between elementary and post-elementary school teachers. Elementary school teachers had significantly higher scores for general professional identity and its factors than pre-school and post-elementary school teachers. Regression equations of different kinds were found for predicting burnout according to professional identity factors and years of experience.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Burnout, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Professional Identity, Questionnaires, Rating Scales, Instructional Program Divisions, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Attitudes, Scores, Regression (Statistics), Predictor Variables, Stress Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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