School-Based Agricultural Education Teachers' Emotional Exhaustion Through COVID-19: A Mediation Analysis of Administrator Actions

• In Event: Leading and Administering Career and Technical Education Programming

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore SBAE teacher emotional exhaustion amid the shared trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined emotional exhaustion, teacher self-efficacy, technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK), and perceived supportive actions from administration in [STATE] SBAE teachers. Paired samples t-tests indicated increases in emotional exhaustion – with a medium effect size – in participants from spring to autumn of 2020. A serial multiple mediator model indicated that supportive administrator actions significantly predicted TPACK and emotional exhaustion, while TPACK significantly predicted teacher self-efficacy at the time of measurement. Within the mediation model, no significant indirect effects were found. Further research should examine the factors behind administrative support for teachers to help mitigate emotional exhaustion in the teacher population.

Authors

• Colby Gregg, The Ohio State University - Columbus

• Katrina A. Swinehart Held, Central State University

• Justin Pulley

• Stephanie Jolliff

• Tracy J. Kitchel, The Ohio State University

• Amanda Michelle Bowling, The Ohio State University