Primary Sources of Job Burnout Among University Teachers in China and Its Impact

This qualitative study employs interview and observation to locate possible factors that bring forth burnout among university teaching faculty in China and sort out possible im pact.By working out possible supporting measures to reduce and alleviate the burnout level,this research hopefully would benefit not only the university teaching staff in the sense of informing them of possible ways to combat burnout,but also the adm inistrators of higher education because they would be more aware of the key to improving productivity and reducing turnover rate in college.