The support group is presented as a practical and therapeutic tool whereby teachers experiencing symptoms of burnout (professional isolation and loneliness) can offer each other needed support while seeking information and generating problem solving strategies. Organizational guidelines and cautions are discussed. (NEC)

Teachers face more demands from more interest groups than other occupations and rank behind only air traffic controllers and physicians in burnout intensity. The phenomenon of burnout was examined in an analysis of 443 school counselors' survey responses. There was little difference between male and female counselors in terms of anxiety level but…

As a final report on alienation and achievement among 753 Oglala Sioux secondary school students on the Pine Ridge Reservation, this document attempts to portray the circumstances affecting the Indian child in school. To provide a basis for comparison, the sample also contained 855 white secondary school pupils. General findings which are believed…