Understanding and Preventing Teacher Burnout: A Sourcebook of International Research and Practice

Book Overview

Burnout was first investigated in the 1970s as a crisis of overextended and disillusioned social service workers. However, as the nature of these workers' jobs has changed, so has the nature of the syndrome. The current experience of burnout is lived out in a more challenging social context, with social service workers struggling harder for social credibility and job security. For instance, because of greater demands on their time and energy, teachers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521028698
• ISBN13: 9780521028691
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"