To address employee well-being and to attract and retain employees, some employers are exploring remote work options. The onset of COVID-19 forced many institutions of higher education to implement remote work for non-academic salaried staff. However, levels of employee well-being while working remotely have been little studied in this population…

Leadership skills in faculty and administrators are vital given the complex challenges faced in higher education, yet little is known about how best to prepare for a leadership role. According to the literature in other disciplines, empowerment can be identified as a primary antecedent to leadership readiness. Empowerment has been studied related…

The study explored the factors that relate to the likelihood of institutional researchers (IRs) to plan to leave their jobs. Learning more about the effects on IR job turnover can serve to improve the employment experience of IR practitioners, the profession of IR, and, indirectly, higher education. 1,264 IRs responded to a national survey…

Measures of burnout and job satisfaction completed by 166 college student support services staff revealed a significant negative relationship between emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction; significant positive relationship between personal accomplishment and job satisfaction; and a significant relationship between job satisfaction and three…

Discusses 3 key experiences that confront counseling center psychologists 7-10 years postdoctorate: burnout, feeling overwhelmed by commitments, and aging. Encourages counseling psychologists newly out of graduate school who desire to work in a university setting to carefully assess their needs, talents, and abilities. (Author/ABL)

In this 2-year follow-up of 100 nurses, significant increases were observed for burnout and depression. At initial assessment and follow-up, burned-out nurses displayed accurate perceptions of job uncontrollability, whereas non-burned-out nurses overestimated job control. Perceptual accuracy increased in linear fashion with degree of burnout,…

Examines relationships between support variables (work significance, collegiality, and chairperson's support) and indicators of research university faculty burnout (emotional exhaustion and feeling of personal accomplishment) and between burnout indicators and potential consequences. Support indicators are the most influential determinants of…

Relates the story of how the city editor of a small daily newspaper and a journalism professor at the local university traded places for a semester. Details the problems they faced, the discoveries they made, and the benefits they found from such an exchange. (SR)

The rationale in burnout prevention and intervention is providing employees with variety, flexibility, and personal control within the work situation. Variety results from multiple teaching methods, courses and schedules, sabbaticals and released time for projects, interchanging faculty and administrative role, flex time, job sharing, flexible…

Includes an edited transcript of a listserv conversation among seven individuals who graduated in 1991 from the same program in technical communication. Provides insights for students preparing for careers in the field and for the professors who instruct them. Highlights some structural issues that drive many talented people from the profession.…

Reviews 18 studies on burnout in social workers. The literature indicates that social workers suffer less burnout than comparable occupational groups, and identifies factors associated with burnout and ways to prevent burnout. Analyzes the methodological quality of the studies and makes recommendations for improving research on burnout in social…

One group of professionals among whom stress and burnout are particularly prevalent is nurses. A study of inpatient nurses (n=20) and outpatient nurses (n=10) revealed that group team building was effective in improving both morale and job satisfaction while decreasing burnout among the higher-stress group of outpatient nurses. (JPS)

Determined the types of constructs with which resident assistants (RAs) (N=23) interpreted their experience and examined the way in which RAs used these dimensions to evaluate specific aspects of their jobs, as well as the relation of the constructs to levels of reported burnout. (ABB)

Reports on a study designed to assess burnout levels among college music professors as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory and to determine potential demographic and job related factors that may be related to various levels of burnout. Concludes that significant relationships exist between burnout and job satisfaction, recognition, career…

A survey of work expectations of Master's level counselor trainees yielded differences between some expectations and desires. These findings are discussed with regard to burnout of mental health workers. (Author/ABB)