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Peer reviewedGreer, John G.; Wethered, Chris E. – Exceptional Children, 1984
The article uses learned helplessness as a model for better understanding burnout experienced by teachers of exceptional children. Comparisons are made between the treatment for learned helplessness and parallel strategies for preventing burnout, including helping educators to set realistic goals and recognize the control which they do have.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Helplessness, Teacher Burnout
