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Humanities
- ISSN: 2155-7993
- Journal of Modern Education Review
Job Satisfaction, Professional Stress and Occupational Burnout Amongst Teachers Working in Special Education in Greece
Anastasios Vasdaris1 , Alexandropoulos Georgios2
(1. Special Vocational Education & Training Workshop, Greece; 2. Hellenic Open University, Greece)
Abstract: The role of Special Education and Training (SET) teachers is particularly demanding, as they are called upon to cope with a number of difficulties in the context of their complex work roles. The aim of this paper is to investigate the levels of professional satisfaction and anxiety of the specific teachers, the factors that cause them, and the effect of demographic characteristics on the three dimensions of professional burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment). The sample consisted of 162 teachers from secondary education in Northern Greece. Our findings show that teachers who participated in the survey experienced above average satisfaction and low levels of work-related stress. Their professional exhaustion was low, as moderate emotional exhaustion, low depersonalization and high personal attainment were found. Finally, it was found that most demographic and occupational characteristics investigated are not related to the occurrence of occupational burnout.
Key words: job satisfaction, professional teacher stress, burnout, special education teachers
