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1982

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The Extent Of Professional Burnout And Related Factors Affecting Public School Counselors, Bobby W. Burchette Aug 1982

The Extent Of Professional Burnout And Related Factors Affecting Public School Counselors, Bobby W. Burchette

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Problem. The problem of this study was to investigate the extent of, and factors related to, professional burnout among public school counselors in Virginia within categories of demographic variables. Methods. Participants for the study were selected from a total population of 1664 school counselors in The Commonwealth of Virginia catergorized by the State Department of Education as: (1) Elementary school counselors, (2) Junior high/middle/intermediate school counselors, and (3) Secondary/senior high school counselors. The Maslach Burnout Inventory and a demographic data sheet were mailed to the 463 counselors selected to participate in the study. Of the returned instruments, 295 were complete …