Crisis in Education: Stress and Burnout in the American Teacher

by Barry A. Farber and Leonard D. Wechsler

Book Overview

With just 59 percent of teachers lasting more than four years on the job, the U.S education system is in grave jeopardy. In this new book, Farber argues that unless the problems of teachers stress and burnout are understood and addressed, it is unlikely that current efforts to restructure American education will be effective. Using case material, empirical data, public surveys, and the results from his own study of seven hundred New York public school...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555422713
• ISBN13: 9781555422714
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"