Burnout Dimensions and Performance among MAPEH Teachers of the Schools Division of Batangas City

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Teachers are the light that illuminates the path of those students who are counting on them every day. Being a teacher takes patience, dedication, passion, and the ability to do more with less. Teachers’ stress in their job carries over into their performance and have a significant effect on the student's learning. If a teacher is unhappy at work, chances are unhappy and, in general, this may lead to burnout. And it will surely affect the quality of education towards students.

METHODS

The mixed method used was known to be the most applicable for this study for the purpose of presenting the evidence gathered in the observations and surveys.

RESULTS

MAPEH teachers agreed that they encounter problems on teaching performance associated with the demands of the job. This implies that the respondents are having a hard time working long hours mainly because many of them have other duties at home. Teachers sometimes have so much to do but at times they feel like they are given so little time to accomplish them. The teachers do not find it unreasonable but sometimes they feel stressed knowing that they have to submit or accomplish a form or paperwork in a very short time. The respondents also agreed that they become stressed because of the classroom overcrowded with students. The volume of students also causes other problems which include insufficient instructional materials, prompting teachers to find ways of developing their own instructional materials. More often than not, overcrowded classrooms do not promote a healthy learning environment. Classroom management and supervision suffer if classrooms are crowded. Moreover, instructional materials at times become ineffective if the classroom is not conducive for learning, causing the problem to become even worse.

DISCUSSIONS

The respondents disagreed that they experience teachers' burnout factors with regard to emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. The MAPEH teachers disagreed that they encounter stress associated with lack of control, work-life balance, conflicting roles but agreed that they encounter stress relative to the demand for the job and classroom management. By and large, the respondents' assessment on teachers' burnout and stressors which affect their performance when grouped according to profile variables did not show significant differences when grouped according to socio-demographic profile.