Understanding Burnout among Special Education Teachers: An Exploratory Structural Equation Model in a Burnout High Risk Profession
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| Title: | Understanding Burnout among Special Education Teachers: An Exploratory Structural Equation Model in a Burnout High Risk Profession |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Caterina Buzzai, Ugo Pace (ORCID |
| Source: | International Journal of Educational Management. 2024 38(7):2021-2033. |
| Availability: | Emerald Publishing Limited. Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1WA, UK. Tel: +44-1274-777700; Fax: +44-1274-785201; e-mail: emerald@emeraldinsight.com; Web site: http://www.emerald.com/insight |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Teacher Burnout, Special Education Teachers, Teaching Conditions, Emotional Response, Interpersonal Relationship, Self Efficacy, Attitude Change, Negative Attitudes, Correlation, Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Italy |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Maslach Burnout Inventory |
| DOI: | 10.1108/IJEM-01-2024-0026 |
| ISSN: | 0951-354X 1758-6518 |
| Abstract: | Purpose: The present study was intended to investigate the relationship between teachers' self-efficacy, sentiments and concerns toward disability and burnout in pre-service special education teachers. Design/methodology/approach: Three hundred seventy-two special education teachers participated in the study. Participants were administered the following self-reports: Teacher Efficacy for Inclusive Practices, Sentiments and Concerns Scale and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey. Structural equation modelling (SEM) is used to examine the study's hypotheses. Findings: SEM analysis showed the role of teachers' concerns as a mediator for teacher efficacy in inclusive practices for emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Furthermore, the findings showed a significant association between teacher efficacy in inclusive practices, sentiments and concerns and each dimension of burnout. In addition, significant relations between teachers' concerns, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization were clear. Research limitations/implications: The results of this study suggest the importance of promoting special education teachers' self-efficacy to change negative attitudes and prevent burnout. Originality/value: This study extends the current literature on special education teachers and provides new information on the relationship between self-efficacy, attitudes and burnout. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1452223 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Purpose: The present study was intended to investigate the relationship between teachers' self-efficacy, sentiments and concerns toward disability and burnout in pre-service special education teachers. Design/methodology/approach: Three hundred seventy-two special education teachers participated in the study. Participants were administered the following self-reports: Teacher Efficacy for Inclusive Practices, Sentiments and Concerns Scale and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey. Structural equation modelling (SEM) is used to examine the study's hypotheses. Findings: SEM analysis showed the role of teachers' concerns as a mediator for teacher efficacy in inclusive practices for emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Furthermore, the findings showed a significant association between teacher efficacy in inclusive practices, sentiments and concerns and each dimension of burnout. In addition, significant relations between teachers' concerns, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization were clear. Research limitations/implications: The results of this study suggest the importance of promoting special education teachers' self-efficacy to change negative attitudes and prevent burnout. Originality/value: This study extends the current literature on special education teachers and provides new information on the relationship between self-efficacy, attitudes and burnout. |
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| ISSN: | 0951-354X 1758-6518 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/IJEM-01-2024-0026 |
