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A Comparison of Burnout Rates between Part-Time and Full-Time Postsecondary Educators at a Community College

Brown, Pearley Leroy, III
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1239389945

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2009, Masters in Education, Marietta College, Education.
Almost absent from the literature concerning teacher burnout are studies comparing the rates between part-time and full-time postsecondary educators in a community college environment. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) in its various forms is considered the primary instrument used by researchers in their studies of burnout, whether in the workforce, in student-oriented academia, or in elementary, intermediate, and secondary education. Some studies have shown, however, that this instrument is—by its very design—inadequate for the measurement of burnout among postsecondary educators because it does not account for differences and numbers of variables. Because of this fact, an instrument was designed by the researcher to effectively compare these part-time and full-time postsecondary instructors and to offset any disparity in the types of variables being measured. In order to gather valuable numerical data, a quantitative survey design was implemented, utilizing a nonprobalistic, convenience sampling. The researcher created and used a combination nominal and Likert scale demographic survey for data collection in combination to the MBI, covering other measurable factors contributing to burnout among community college educators, such as gender, years of experience, years working at the community college, and working at other jobs in addition to being an educator.
William Bauer, PhD (Advisor)
53 p.
Community Colleges; Education; Higher Education; Mental Health
Burnout; Community College; Maslach Burnout Inventory; Quantitative; Higher Education

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  • Brown, III, P. L. (2009). A Comparison of Burnout Rates between Part-Time and Full-Time Postsecondary Educators at a Community College [Master's thesis, Marietta College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1239389945

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Brown, III, Pearley. A Comparison of Burnout Rates between Part-Time and Full-Time Postsecondary Educators at a Community College. 2009. Marietta College, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1239389945.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Brown, III, Pearley. "A Comparison of Burnout Rates between Part-Time and Full-Time Postsecondary Educators at a Community College." Master's thesis, Marietta College, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1239389945

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