A call to action: exploring and responding to educational developers’ workplace burnout and well-being in higher education

ABSTRACT There is a gap in research exploring stress, burnout, and well-being within the context of educational development. The purpose of this study was to examine the concepts of burnout and workplace well-being among educational developers across the international landscape. Thematic analysis from the survey responses (n = 210) revealed characteristics around four themes that both enhanced or hindered participants’ sense of well-being: a) colleagues, b) manager/director, c) institution/senior administration, and d) workplace. Our findings highlight the need to further amplify conversations related to burnout, as well as examine and promote workplace well-being for educational developers.

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  International Journal for Academic Development

• Publication date

  2020-01-02

• Fields of study

  Education, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1080/1360144X.2019.1705303
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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