Teacher emotional exhaustion or burnout is a problem for local pubic educators because many teachers do not stay in the profession long enough to become experienced in the classroom. The purpose of this study was to identify practices that assist teachers in overcoming emotional exhaustion related to their profession. Guided by resilience theory,…

A sample of 570 Scottish classroom teachers, promoted staff, and senior management recorded the work they were doing for a full week, in 15-minute blocks of time. Respondents also recorded whether or not they felt stressed on that day and described the cause and symptoms of the stress. Results revealed that the mean working day was 7.89 hours,…

The purpose of this study was to examine the perspectives of 50 of the nation's best school superintendents to gain insight into their success. Researchers used a self-designed instrument, containing 38 quantifiable items in 5 sections: (1) the superintendent's background; (2) the superintendent's school district; (3) the superintendent's role;…

The study reported on in this issue was conducted to examine teachers' workload and associated stress. The specifics of the study were: the hours teachers worked during a given week, the tasks which filled those hours, and whether teachers felt stressed during that week. Teachers in 58 primary and 32 secondary schools were asked to complete a…