Teacher burnout is a common phenomenon that is characterized by high rates of teacher turnover. According to the World Health Organization, teacher burnout is a syndrome that results from chronic workplace stress. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the level of burnout and the decision to stay or leave the teaching…

The purpose of this quantitative correlational-predictive study was to assess if and to what extent the Big Five Personality Traits (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism), individually and combined, predict Perceived Job Stress among K-12 special education teachers in US. The study was guided by the theoretical…

The problem addressed through this study was that public elementary school teachers in the United States have reported increasing levels of workplace stress. Teachers' stress levels need to be studied and addressed because they affect students as well. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore elementary public school K-3…

The experience of teachers who cope with the potential of violence in their workplaces was the topic of this dissertation. The research question was the following: What is the process of coping with the increased potential of violence in the school/work setting for teachers? This question was posed to examine how teachers process and cope with the…

The purpose of this correlational quantitative study was to test the conservation of resource theory and the self-efficacy theory to determine if a relationship existed between teacher stress and teacher self-efficacy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas public schools. The immediate impact of the shutdowns in response to the unknowns of COVID-19…

Teachers today are stressed, fatigued, and burning out. The world of teaching is becoming more complex with the increased needs of students, extra workload demands, and lasting effects of a pandemic that turned the education world on its head. At the same time there is pressure and an expectation on school leaders to demonstrate a commitment to…

Millions of teachers have exited the teaching profession as of 2020 and over 50% are likely to leave the profession during the next five years. High emotional stress is most often cited as the primary reason for the loss of teachers. There is also an increasing number of students entering school who having experienced various forms of trauma, such…

Educators often experience job-related stress resulting from heavy workloads and responsibilities, unsatisfactory compensation, and undervaluing within the broader society. Therefore, high turnover rates are common, with a staggering one third of the educators leaving the profession within their first five years. For that reason, the MedStar…

This quantitative correlational-predictive study aimed to determine if and to what extent Secondary Traumatic Stress predicted Intent to Leave when mediated by Resilience in PreK-12 public school teachers certified to teach special education and have been teaching for 1 to 3 years. How the three study variables were correlated has yet to be…

Bullying is identified as an international concern among adolescents (Craig et al., 2009). Unfortunately, school-wide anti-bullying programs have exhibited inconsistent efficacy in reducing bullying and victimization among students (Farrington & Ttofi, 2009; Gaffney et al., 2019; Jimenez-Barbero et al., 2016; Merrell et al., 2008; Smith et…

High teacher absenteeism has been a problem at Blue Ponds Elementary School due to high stress levels. The purpose of this study was to identify the stressors of elementary school teachers in a rural school setting and then to develop an action plan to mitigate the stressors. A mixed-methods approach was used by conducting 11 teacher interviews…

There is a serious problem worldwide as a result of the continuing decline in teacher retention rates. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States fell short of the required teaching staff; this decrease perpetuated the national special education teacher shortage. The COVID-19 pandemic brought education to the forefront of many homes and…

Teacher retention has long been a problem, but recent escalations in retention rates across the country have districts scrambling to correct the problem through incentives such as increased pay and teacher workdays. However, the problem seems to be much deeper and goes beyond compensation. Research has suggested that teachers are inadequately…

The research presented here is a qualitative heuristic inquiry, sparked and driven by the following research question: How do first-year elementary teachers experience coping with strain? This inquiry investigated the experiences of six first-year elementary school teachers coping with strain working in a southwestern state of the United States.…

When the teachers miss school, students miss out on new content, a structured environment, and more. Several studies have examined the relationship between teacher absenteeism and pupil achievement and found a strong connection. In fact, there appears to be a one-to-one relationship: a 10-day increase in teacher absence results in at least a…