| Teacher burnout syndrome (TBS) may result in heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, adverse blood lipid profile, metabolic syndrome, and colon and breast cancer. Other physical symptoms of teacher burnout syndrome include gastrointestinal problems, impaired speech, shortness of breath, and sexual dysfunction. Teacher burnout syndrome results in lower organizational commitment, lower job performance, feelings of detachment from thoughts and emotions, and a sense of just going through the motions. During a school year, the researcher identified and evaluated teacher burnout syndrome among K-12 classroom teachers and developed an online educational program to aid in ameliorating teacher burnout syndrome. Sub-problems of interest were the following: Does quantitative class load affect level of teacher burnout syndrome? Does the type of course taught (core vs. elective) affect level of teacher burnout syndrome?;A pretest-posttest two-group experimental design with a randomized purposive sampling approach was used to determine the effects of an online teacher burnout syndrome amelioration program on teachers working in two counties. The online program was designed to provide participants the content needed that allowed them to apply their knowledge and skills to their work environments in an effort to improve their relationships with work. Participants completed and used action progress forms and were required to communicate in a weekly online discussion board topic for each of the six domains of work-life. The results indicate that the intervention group participants did not reduce TBS after the experimental application for all three subscales when compared to their peers in the non-intervention group. The research findings suggest that there is no significant difference in TBS levels of core and elective teachers after completing a teacher burnout syndrome amelioration program. The research findings suggest that there is no significant difference in TBS levels for teachers with a quantitative class load and teachers without a quantitative class load after completing a teacher burnout syndrome amelioration program. More studies with a larger sample size need to be conducted to determine if online programs are useful in ameliorating TBS. |
