Exploring the origins of  burnout among secondary  educators

Tonder, Christian L. van; Williams, Colette

doi:10.4102/sajip.v35i1.762

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“…Role conflict, institutional mergers and poor literacy and numeracy levels among first-year students contribute to the manifestation of burnout in this population group. The poor literacy and numeracy levels (a negative learner profile) of learners also manifest as a significant contributor to burnout among secondary educators in South Africa (Van Tonder & Williams, 2009). Lease (1999) reported that female academics find it difficult to make sense of organisational structures and of the values of the universities that employ them.…”

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Burnout, work engagement and sense of coherence in female academics in higher-education institutions in South Africa

Bezuidenhout

Cilliers²

2010

SA j ind psychol

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Orientation: Female academics in higher-education institutions face numerous challenges in the continuously changing landscape of South African higher education. Mergers, increasing job demands, ever-increasing class sizes and role conflict inherent in the female role contribute extensively to the manifestation of stress and burnout in this population group.Research purpose: This research was conducted from a salutogenic paradigm, seeking to find ways of avoiding the negative consequences of burnout and contributing towards the positive experience of work engagement for the female academic. The research also explored the effect of the individual academic's sense of coherence (SOC) on her experience of burnout and work engagement.Research design, approach and method: The research was quantitative in nature. A psychometric instrument was sent to all the permanently employed female academics at Unisa and Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), measuring their levels of burnout, work engagement and SOC. The completed questionnaires were statistically analysed. Main findings:The findings included average levels of burnout, with definite signs that the experience of burnout is on the increase. The cynicism sub-dimension of burnout showed increased levels, work engagement scores were just above average and SOC scores were low. Practical/managerial implications:This article offers a psychological interpretation of the variables in the target group. The article contributes towards the body of research studies conducted from a positive psychological paradigm and, specifically, on the female gender. Contribution/value-add:The main recommendations are that university management needs to take cognisance of the alarming symptoms of burnout present in the population under discussion. Strategies are recommended to address these and to nurture work engagement.

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Burnout, work engagement and sense of coherence in female academics in higher-education institutions in South Africa

Bezuidenhout

Cilliers²

2010

SA j ind psychol

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“…The external issues include the extreme workload, the burden of work, the absence of fairness, the absence of work safety, and the lack of chances for promotion. 18 The results of various studies indicate that the job-burnout appears in different populations such as educators, social workers, medical and mental health-related personnel, child-care workers, police officers, lawyers, and librarians. 15 Although the academic libraries are located in the noiselessness environment of research and education centers, they are not immune from job-burnout.…”

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Job-Burnout among medical librarians

Biglu¹,

Abotalebi²,

Ghavami³

2016

J Anal Res Clin Med

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Introduction: Job-burnout is a psychological expression for describing the experiment of negative attitude, morale and behavior when people face work-related stressors. It affects the physical, emotional and mental exhaustion, associate with suspicions about individuals' competence and the value of their work. Methods: A total number of 40 librarians working in the libraries of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran, were chosen as the population of study. Two types of questionnaires were distributed among participants. First, the factors affecting the job-burnout; second the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) for measuring the job-burnout scales among librarians. Results: The study showed that the highest frequencies of job-burnout dimensions among librarians were from the high level of emotional-exhaustion and depersonalization and low level of personal-performance and involvement. Conclusion: Analysis of data concluded that the university librarians believe, the low level of wages and benefits, the low status of librarians' profession in the society, the deficiency of promotion and occupation advancement, and incorrect assessment of the librarians' job performance, has the most influence on the job-burnout among librarians.

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“…The latter is typical of the South African education dispensation. South African teachers are confronted by pupil misbehaviour, high teacher-pupil ratios and an everchanging curriculum (Van Tonder & Williams, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%