Special Education Teachers: Occupational Stress, Professional Burnout and Job Satisfaction

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The present investigation aimed to assess the occupational stress, professional burnout and job satisfaction of special education teachers working in the special schools located in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu States. For this, the study developed rating scale to assess the occupational stress, professional burnout and job satisfaction of special education teachers. A checklist to ideality the infrastructure facilities available in special schools also developed. The focus of attention is to identify the level and sources of occupational stress, professional burnout and job satisfaction in special education teachers. Attempt is also made to tend out the effect of independent variables of the teachers on the teachers and their occupational stress, professional burnout and job satisfaction. Further, the study aimed finding out the correlation between occupational stress and professional burnout, occupational stress and job satisfaction and professional burnout and job satisfaction of teachers. Further the study attempted to predict to what extent and how far the independent variables (gender, age…) influence the dependent variables (OS, PB and JS) of the special education teachers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR G. Lokanadha Reddy

G. Lokanadha Reddy, after his graduation took M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. in Adult Education and P.G. Diploma in Statistics in S.V. University; B.Ed. and M.A. Psychology from Annamalai University; M.Ed. and M.A. Journalism and Mass Communication from M.K. University. Apart from multi-disciplinary academic background, Dr. Reddy has varied experience in the field of Education i.E. 2 years in training of worker teachers for the education of workers, one year six months as Assistand Director of Adult Education at Ganghigram Rural University and he is working for about 15 years as faculty member in the Department of Education, Alagappa University, Karaikudi. He was awarded the Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowhsip 1997-98 and Honorary Fellow to the Department of Education, University of Wales, Swansea, U.K. He has published 5 books in special education, 3 in adult education and more than 70 papers on various aspects of education and more than 70 papers on various aspects of education. 10 scholars have been are working at present. Dr Reddy has completed three major research projects in speical education funded by the National level Organizations.

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Title
Special Education Teachers: Occupational Stress, Professional Burnout and Job Satisfaction
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8183563538
Length
viii+248p., Tables.
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