Financial Predictors of Teacher Perceptions of Burnout

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Abstract

There is a nationwide teacher shortage plaguing the U.S. Teachers leaving the profession prematurely have compounded the problem. Teachers leave for a variety of reasons; feelings of burnout and a lack of financial opportunities. Pennsylvania public schools have been underfunded for years and studies conducted outside of Pennsylvania linked a lack of school resources with teacher job dissatisfaction and feelings of burnout. COVID-19 Pandemic highlighted and exacerbated the underfunding and inequities that exist in the public school system. This study explored whether a relationship exists between the financial indicators of a school district and teacher perceptions of burnout in each dimension: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educator Survey and pre-existing, publicly available data.

Author

• Renee Stevens, Scranton School District