This project addresses the growing issue of burnout among U.S. higher education faculty. An inquiry into the causes of faculty burnout points to weaknesses within the American higher education system that have been exacerbated by a network of external and internal pressures. From the outside, institutions are being pressured to act more like…

A nursing faculty shortage across the US, with vacancy rates at 8.8%, is limiting student capacity during a time when future nurses are needed most. Contributing factors, including growing levels of mental health issues, can be seen among nursing faculty, leading to more and more nurses leaving nursing academia. This study aimed to identify…

The authors draw from the burnout literature to present a framework for faculty wellbeing efforts. Burnout happens when there is a mismatch between one's ideal and reality and can result in exhaustion, cynicism, and feeling ineffective. Rather than focusing on mitigating burnout, we present a framework for engaging faculty on the other end of the…

This study explores the effects of teachers' implicit ethnic expectations and burnout on their evaluation of student performance. Ethnic minority students frequently encounter disadvantages in education, which may be partly attributed to these factors related to teachers. During the academic year of 2021/2022, 55 teachers from a central region of…

The current study sought to investigate Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' willingness to receive feedback and its relation to burnout. To this end, Teachers' Willingness to Receive Feedback Scale (TWRFS), along with Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) were administered to 200 English language teachers working at different private…

Job burnout is becoming a major threat to teachers' work. Previous studies revealed that teachers' professional identity and job burnout are negatively related. This study explored the mediating effects of career satisfaction and work engagement in the relationship between teachers' professional identity and job burnout. Investigation materials…

Mark Fisher argues late capitalism has become so globally dominant that it now claims to constitute reality. This article takes up Fisher's call to identify untenable or unsustainable elements of capitalism, exposing its claim of realism as ideological. Focusing on late capitalism's anxiety-inducing, panicked temporal malaise, the article explores…

Being exposed to workplace bullying is a stressful experience commonly associated with detrimental mental health consequences. Social support however has shown to be protective against such negative effects of bullying. This study used cross-sectional survey data to ascertain the prevalence of workplace bullying and examine its interplay with…

Excessive workplace stress and burnout have been persistent issues for teachers in the public school setting. The problem addressed in this project study was that K-12 school principals are inconsistently implementing leadership practices (LPs) to support teachers who experience burnout in two public school districts under study. Guided by the…

Background: Burnout, a condition characterized by emotional exhaustion, reduced personal accomplishment, and depersonalization, has been studied in the workplace and among medical professionals; however, it has yet to be extensively studied within Master of Public Health (MPH) students. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the…

Burnout is an increasing concern among working professionals; however, relatively little research has examined burnout among those in the childcare field. This is a major gap, given high demand for childcare services in the United States coupled with high rates of turnover in the field. Between February 2019 and January 2020, 320 home- and…

Based on the ecosystem theory and the process-person-context-time model, this study explored the combined effects of parental involvement and perceived school climate on academic burnout among 17,289 high school students by using a questionnaire approach. Polynomial regression with response surface analysis found that (1) the combined effect of…

The role of peer relationships in a student's study wellbeing has been emphasised in research. However, the development of functional relationships with peers in educational settings cannot be taken for granted. In this study, we aimed to understand the variations in upper secondary school students' experiences of peer relationships in terms of…

Teaching is a stressful job, that often presents with limited time and high job demands. However, the vast majority of the interventions tailored to help mitigate this stress and increase wellbeing are very time consuming and not tailored to meet the specific needs of teachers. To address this gap, this paper utilizes a randomized study design and…

Research on the instructional quality of private tutoring is scarce. Meanwhile, poor instructional quality may be a reason for the minimal or null effects of private tutoring on academic achievement reported in many studies. It is also not clear what makes a good private tutor. To fill in these gaps, the study examined whether the structure of…