ERIC Number: EJ1239631
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 18
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Preservice Teacher Burnout: Secondary Trauma and Self-Care Issues in Teacher Education
Miller, Kyle; Flint-Stipp, Karen
Issues in Teacher Education, v28 n2 p28-45 Fall 2019
This study examines preservice teacher coursework and interview data related to encountering student trauma, secondary trauma, and the role of self-care during clinical placement experiences. A thematic analysis of the data led to the identification of four main themes: the power of student stories, recognition of the many forms of trauma, preservice teacher burnout, and barriers to integrating self-care. Additionally, our analysis revealed the ways in which preservice teachers experienced secondary trauma as a consequence of forming relationships with students and listening to their stories. Some of the effects of this secondary trauma were mitigated by engaging in self-care, but those preservice teachers who felt they failed at supporting their personal wellness experienced burnout. More troubling, only one preservice teacher recognized self-care's connection to trauma-informed teaching. Our findings reveal the importance of infusing content on trauma, secondary trauma, and self-care in teacher education coursework and the need to provide professional development on trauma-informed teaching for clinical placement school sites.
Descriptors: Teacher Burnout, Preservice Teacher Education, Trauma, Emotional Response, Coping, Student Teaching, Burnout, Barriers, Student Experience, Teacher Student Relationship, Well Being, Mental Health, At Risk Students, Elementary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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