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A study of the relation between special education burnout and job satisfaction
Author(s) -
Robinson Olivia P.,
Bridges Shan A.,
Rollins Lauren H.,
Schumacker Randall E.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of research in special educational needs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.543
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1471-3802
DOI - 10.1111/1471-3802.12448
Subject(s) - attrition , burnout , job satisfaction , special education , psychology , economic shortage , set (abstract data type) , medical education , pedagogy , social psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , linguistics , philosophy , dentistry , government (linguistics) , computer science , programming language
The ongoing shortage of special education teachers coupled with increasing attrition rate has caused for a further analysis into why teachers are choosing to leave the field. A quantitative (n = 363) study was completed on the factors that lead to attrition among special education teachers from 34 states in the United States. Canonical correlation analysis was used to determine if there was a statistical significance in job satisfaction (as measured by a set of teaching characteristics) related to teacher burnout (as measured by a set of burnout factors) among public school special education teachers. Results indicate that there was a statistically significant relationship between job satisfaction and burnout among special education teachers. Implications for pre‐service education programs, school districts and administrators are discussed as well as retention strategies such as mentoring and providing meaningful professional development opportunities.