生态动态系统论视角下初中英语教师职业倦怠案例研究

A Case Study on Junior High School English Teachers’Job Burnout from the Perspective of Ecological Dynamic Systems

本研究基于生态动态系统论,采用质性研究方法探究我国东部某省S市某初中三位英语教师职业倦怠的具体表现、影响因素和改善措施。基于半结构化访谈和文本资料的分析,研究发现,三位教师存在不同程度的职业倦怠现象,在情绪衰竭、成就感降低和去人格化三方面均有所体现;影响其职业倦怠的个人和环境因素多样;他们认为通过情感调节、均衡工作量、获取外部支持可以减少职业倦怠。本研究对于理解初中英语教师职业倦怠成因和寻求有效解决策略有积极启示。

From the perspective of ecological dynamic systems,this study uses qualitative research methods to explore the performance,influencing factors and coping strategies of three junior high school English teachers’job burnout in S City of East China.Qualitative analysis of interview data and case documents has demonstrated that these three teachers have different degrees of burnout,which are reflected in their emotional exhaustion,low sense of achievement and depersonalization.A variety of personal and contextual factors are found to exert a strong influence on teachers’burnout,such as teacher identity,social relationship and social status.Coping strategies,such as emotion regulation,balanced workload and external support,are believed to be helpful in reducing burnout by the three participants.Implications for better understanding the causes of junior high school English teachers’burnout and seeking effective solutions are discussed.