Stress reduction support for new teachers in rural Alaska

Master's Project (M.Ed.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2018 Teachers experience many different facets of stress that directly affect attrition and burnout in the profession. While the research on teacher retention and attrition in Arctic Alaska is limited, that does not diminish the impact fe...

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Main Author: Wray, Tapiana
Other Authors: Renes, Susan L., Topkok, Sean A., Morton, James
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11122/9736
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Summary:Master's Project (M.Ed.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2018 Teachers experience many different facets of stress that directly affect attrition and burnout in the profession. While the research on teacher retention and attrition in Arctic Alaska is limited, that does not diminish the impact felt by the students, the community, and the state. Teacher attrition and retention is a multidimensional issue that could benefit from an intervention created on behalf of administrators, communities, and the teachers themselves. This paper presents one approach to address teacher retention: teachers and administrators incorporating stress reduction techniques into their lives have been proven successful in reducing teacher stress to mitigate teacher burnout.