Combine individual and organisational interventions, plus burnout awareness-raising, to protect achievement¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 quant-synthesis), q4 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The article recommends that educators make the implications of burnout clear to teachers and students, arguing that "increasing burnout awareness (and literacy) will likely be an effective first step". For prevention and reduction, it points to interventions targeting the individual (e.g., stress training) and the organisation (e.g., reducing exams, exam pressure, and parental expectations), noting recent evidence outside education that "a combination of both individual and organisational interventions is likely to be most effective". It calls for research testing such strategies in educational contexts.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Educators and policy makers willing to address burnout at both individual and organisational levels; further research to test intervention effectiveness in education

Constraints¶

• The effectiveness of combined interventions in educational contexts is not yet tested; the supporting combination evidence comes from outside education

Target Learners¶

• students at all levels of education where detrimental effects are likely similar

Target Learning Goals¶

• preventing burnout-related declines in academic achievement

Claims¶

• Cynicism is significantly negatively related to academic achievement (rc+ = −.24) [+M]

Related Strategies¶

• Promote a deep approach to learning to help offset burnout effects on achievement
• Structural, school-level approaches to address teachers' explicit immigration attitudes

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Madigan, D. J. & Curran, T. (2020). Does burnout affect academic achievement? A meta-analysis of over 100,000 students. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-020-09533-1