Emotional burnout of Kazakh university teachers: focus group data

Abstract

This article presents the results of a focus group study of various aspects of burnout among teachers of Kazakhstani universities. The study involved faculty trainees of the 500 Scientists program. The study identified organizational stress factors contributing to the emotional burnout of university teachers. The professional activity of teachers of Kazakhstani higher educational institutions was studied as an object of scientific research. The subject of the study was the phenomenon of emotional burnout of university teachers.

Emotional burnout of teachers negatively affects not only their health, but also the quality of education at universities. The study shows that burned-out teachers are less motivated, their level of engagement and productivity decreases, which, in turn, affects students. Students may experience a decrease in interest in the subject, a deterioration in academic performance, and even problems with their psychological state.

The practical and scientific value of this study lies in an attempt to systematize the main predictors and symptoms of emotional burnout among teachers of Kazakhstani higher educational institutions. Despite the obvious relevance and research topics, the problem of emotional burnout of university teachers remains one of the most burning and, at the same time, insufficiently covered in modern Kazakh psychological science.