Measuring burnout in the public domain vs. copyright methods
June 1st, 2009
"One Hundred and Sixty" by Stibbons
Most everyone knows what professional burnout feels like, but measuring it and describing it objectively seems to be an elusive goal, akin to describing the color blue to a blind person. Burnout is a part of my current job.
Not my own burnout1 but professional burnout among educators, the people who Teacher Support Network2 serve. Our online and telephone support services did help rekindle my interest in psychology and get me on the path back to school, and I tend to spend some time looking at new ways to bring tools to teachers to measure their own stress levels, work/life balance, etc., but how to best measure burnout overall? What’s the best method for people to assess themselves, and how can a school system best look at the burnout rate of its educators? Read the rest of this entry »