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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Special Educators’ Perceived Levels of Burnout

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2022-09-21

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Fitzpatrick, Erin V. 2022. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Special Educators’ Perceived Levels of Burnout. Master's thesis, Harvard University Division of Continuing Education.

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Using a mixed methods approach, special education workers’ perceptions of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on professional experiences and burnout will be assessed. Burnout will be measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory on three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted to provide context for and clarification on special educators’ perceptions of burnout before and after the COVID-19 pandemic altered educational processes. The proposed hypothesis is that the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent changes to public education concerning high needs students (HNS) in an urban K-8 school negatively impacted special educators by increasing burnout.

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burnout, COVID-19, pandemic, special education, special educators, stress, Psychology

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