Exploring the issue of teacher burnout in Malaysian educational settings

In recent years, the issue of teacher burnout has become critical as many studies have reported its global rising cases. Although the studies provide coping strategies, management techniques and burnout scores, the implementation needs to be more specific and practical for diverse cases. Moreover, m...

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Main Authors: Thomas, Nur Sakinah, Ahmad, Nor Aniza, Mohd Fakhruddin, Fathiyah
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Language:English
Published: Association for Researcher of Skills and Vocational Training 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117911/
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Ahmad, Nor Aniza
Mohd Fakhruddin, Fathiyah
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description In recent years, the issue of teacher burnout has become critical as many studies have reported its global rising cases. Although the studies provide coping strategies, management techniques and burnout scores, the implementation needs to be more specific and practical for diverse cases. Moreover, measuring the levels and identifying the causes will not resolve the problem, so it is crucial to address this issue urgently as it is now affecting teachers’ mental health. However, the direction to address this issue is still unclear as cases are still rising. Therefore, this study aims to explore the issue of teacher burnout by narrowing the focus to Malaysia to discover a clearer direction to initiate effective interventions in managing and preventing teacher burnout. This study employs a narrative review method to analyse, synthesise, and evaluate critically some selected papers related to teacher burnout they affect teachers and the educational settings. It reveals the urgency to address the issue which is increasing and affecting teachers’ emotional and mental wellbeing while causing teacher attrition. It also uncovers the insights of the issue to inspire burnout teachers, bring awareness of the urgency and the dire need to manage their burnout and improve their wellbeing as a catalyst to sustain in their teaching profession. Eventually, it supports the Malaysian Ministry of Education's initiative to empower teacher wellbeing and the National Philosophy of Education to attain personal wellbeing. Hence, it contributes to the efforts to prevent teacher burnout by revealing the highlighted symptoms and factors of teacher burnout and promoting the significance of teacher wellbeing for a sustainable effective education.
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spelling upm-1179112025-06-16T08:17:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117911/ Exploring the issue of teacher burnout in Malaysian educational settings Thomas, Nur Sakinah Ahmad, Nor Aniza Mohd Fakhruddin, Fathiyah In recent years, the issue of teacher burnout has become critical as many studies have reported its global rising cases. Although the studies provide coping strategies, management techniques and burnout scores, the implementation needs to be more specific and practical for diverse cases. Moreover, measuring the levels and identifying the causes will not resolve the problem, so it is crucial to address this issue urgently as it is now affecting teachers’ mental health. However, the direction to address this issue is still unclear as cases are still rising. Therefore, this study aims to explore the issue of teacher burnout by narrowing the focus to Malaysia to discover a clearer direction to initiate effective interventions in managing and preventing teacher burnout. This study employs a narrative review method to analyse, synthesise, and evaluate critically some selected papers related to teacher burnout they affect teachers and the educational settings. It reveals the urgency to address the issue which is increasing and affecting teachers’ emotional and mental wellbeing while causing teacher attrition. It also uncovers the insights of the issue to inspire burnout teachers, bring awareness of the urgency and the dire need to manage their burnout and improve their wellbeing as a catalyst to sustain in their teaching profession. Eventually, it supports the Malaysian Ministry of Education's initiative to empower teacher wellbeing and the National Philosophy of Education to attain personal wellbeing. Hence, it contributes to the efforts to prevent teacher burnout by revealing the highlighted symptoms and factors of teacher burnout and promoting the significance of teacher wellbeing for a sustainable effective education. Association for Researcher of Skills and Vocational Training 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117911/1/117911.pdf Thomas, Nur Sakinah and Ahmad, Nor Aniza and Mohd Fakhruddin, Fathiyah (2024) Exploring the issue of teacher burnout in Malaysian educational settings. ANP Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 5 (1). pp. 25-35. ISSN 2773-482X; eISSN: 2785-8863 https://journalarsvot.com/index.php/anp-jssh/article/view/464 10.53797/anp.jssh.v5i1.4.2024
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Ahmad, Nor Aniza
Mohd Fakhruddin, Fathiyah
Exploring the issue of teacher burnout in Malaysian educational settings
title Exploring the issue of teacher burnout in Malaysian educational settings
title_full Exploring the issue of teacher burnout in Malaysian educational settings
title_fullStr Exploring the issue of teacher burnout in Malaysian educational settings
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the issue of teacher burnout in Malaysian educational settings
title_short Exploring the issue of teacher burnout in Malaysian educational settings
title_sort exploring the issue of teacher burnout in malaysian educational settings
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