Burnout and Retention Among the Teachers

Abstract

Burnout is closely connected with negative effects on people’s psychological well-being which can in turn have a huge impact on a person’s personal and professional life. Speaking of teacher burnout, it is such a phenomenon when teachers feel mentally and emotionally exhausted due to various stressors like heavy workload, emotional tiredness, lack of support in the workplace and so on. Numerous earlier researches have looked into a variety of factors that resulted to teacher burnout. By applying a descriptive survey method, this particular study has tried to cover the various factors that might lead to teacher burnout and have potential impact on their personal and professional well-being and development. The sample consisted of 80 teachers, who responded to a self-structured questionnaire having 22 items with three alternatives (always, sometimes, never) based on their own experiences. Data analysis has showed that excessive workload and financial pressures primarily contribute to the psychological stress. Along with that unhealthy conditions, imbalance in the work life and insufficient professional development opportunities effects the well being of the teachers too and also diminishes educational outcomes. And it calls for urgent need of targeted interventions and exploration of the efficacy of such interventions across diverse educational contexts. The result advocates for policy and practice interventions to foster teacher resilience and improve retention rates. Stakeholders are encouraged to implement these strategies to create healthier work environments and sustainable teaching careers.