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Burnout in teachers: Shattered dreams of impeccable professional performance
Author(s) -
Friedman Isaac A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(200005)56:5<595::aid-jclp2>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - burnout , psychology , perception , social psychology , applied psychology , medical education , clinical psychology , medicine , neuroscience
Burnout usually is conceptualized as a work‐related syndrome stemming from the individual's perception of a significant gap between expectations of successful professional performance and an observed, far less satisfying reality. The article examines this perception as a discrepancy between expected and observed levels of the individual's professional self‐efficacy. The teaching profession and its service providers—teachers—serve as a model to illustrate and support this examination. Self‐reports of novice teachers' experiences in their first year of teaching are given, reflecting a world of shattered dreams of idealistic performance. Finally, a number of suggestions for programs and activities that have proven helpful in alleviating stress and burnout among teachers are described. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol/In Session 56: 595–606, 2000.