Burnout in relation to gender, educational attainment, and experience among Malaysian ELT practitioners

This study focused on a group of English language teachers’ burnout (N=120) with reference to their demographics of sex, teaching experience and educational level. The findings showed that burnout was evident among Malaysian English teachers at high levels in all dimensions. In addition, experience...

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Main Authors: Mukundan, Jayakaran, Khandehroo, Koroush
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Human Resource and Adult Learning 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13466/
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description This study focused on a group of English language teachers’ burnout (N=120) with reference to their demographics of sex, teaching experience and educational level. The findings showed that burnout was evident among Malaysian English teachers at high levels in all dimensions. In addition, experience and educational level among males and females demonstrated significant relations with emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. The findings of this study might help school system administrators regard such demographic factors as crucial in recruitment decision makings and retention programs.
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spelling upm-134662015-10-22T01:01:00Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13466/ Burnout in relation to gender, educational attainment, and experience among Malaysian ELT practitioners Mukundan, Jayakaran Khandehroo, Koroush This study focused on a group of English language teachers’ burnout (N=120) with reference to their demographics of sex, teaching experience and educational level. The findings showed that burnout was evident among Malaysian English teachers at high levels in all dimensions. In addition, experience and educational level among males and females demonstrated significant relations with emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. The findings of this study might help school system administrators regard such demographic factors as crucial in recruitment decision makings and retention programs. The Journal of Human Resource and Adult Learning 2009-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13466/1/Burnout%20in%20relation%20to%20gender.pdf Mukundan, Jayakaran and Khandehroo, Koroush (2009) Burnout in relation to gender, educational attainment, and experience among Malaysian ELT practitioners. The Journal of Human Resource and Adult Learning, 5 (2). pp. 93-98. ISSN 1817-2105 http://www.hraljournal.com/Page/previous_V5-2.htm
spellingShingle Mukundan, Jayakaran
Khandehroo, Koroush
Burnout in relation to gender, educational attainment, and experience among Malaysian ELT practitioners
title Burnout in relation to gender, educational attainment, and experience among Malaysian ELT practitioners
title_full Burnout in relation to gender, educational attainment, and experience among Malaysian ELT practitioners
title_fullStr Burnout in relation to gender, educational attainment, and experience among Malaysian ELT practitioners
title_full_unstemmed Burnout in relation to gender, educational attainment, and experience among Malaysian ELT practitioners
title_short Burnout in relation to gender, educational attainment, and experience among Malaysian ELT practitioners
title_sort burnout in relation to gender, educational attainment, and experience among malaysian elt practitioners
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13466/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13466/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13466/1/Burnout%20in%20relation%20to%20gender.pdf