Occupational health and well-being among educators is an increasing concern worldwide with reports of high prevalence of educator/faculty burnout and employee turnover. A problematic situation with increasing prevalence of stress-related ill-being and burnout is reported among both education employees and students. In the U.S., more than 60% of higher education employees report to experience that they are burned out because of work, and approximately 40% of students report clinically significant symptoms of depression. Moreover, the survey of higher education employee retention report that voluntary turnover among employees have increased from 7,9% in 2020-2021 to 14,3% in 2022-2023. International research and reports indicate that these challenges are universal and risk to have negative effects on students education and well-being
This Research Topic aims to advance the understanding of factors that contribute to the challenges in educator burnout, as well as how these challenges affects the education and well-being of pupils/students. Insights into the development of supportive interventions and preventive measures are prioritized. Given the complexity of educator burnout and its consequences, the Research Topic encourage contributions from various fields and perspectives such as Work and Organizational Psychology, Educational Psychology, and Health Psychology.
This Research Topic aims to explore the multifaceted challenges associated with occupational health, well-being, and burnout among educators worldwide. We invite contributions that investigate the causes, consequences, and solutions to these challenges. We welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
- Cross-cultural comparisons of occupational health in education.
- Interventions for reducing burnout/turnover in educational settings.
- Bidirectional relationships between students’ and educators’ mental health.
- The role of work rumination/detachment and recovery from work for occupational health among educators
- The impact of emotional labor on educators’ mental health.
- Strategies for managing emotional demands in educational settings.
- The role of coping mechanisms for promoting well-being among educators.
- Implications of emotional regulation for teaching effectiveness and well-being.
- Occupational well-being and digital fatigue in educators due to rapid technological integration.
- The role of workplace culture, leadership, and institutional policies for occupational health/voluntary turnover among educators.
- Best practices to promote a supportive work environment.
This Research Topic welcomes empirical studies, meta-analyses, theoretical perspectives, and case studies. Multidisciplinary approaches are encouraged.
Keywords: Education, Teachers, Burnout, Stress, health, Students
Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
