Research Article

EFL Instructors’ Occupational Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Study of Burnout and Work Engagement

Volume: 14 Number: Special Issue 3 December 28, 2023
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EFL Instructors’ Occupational Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Study of Burnout and Work Engagement

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic and the following online education experiences have caused significant changes in educators’ work lives and working conditions and brought extra stress factors. This mixed-methods study examined the well-being of English instructors trying to continue their teaching activities through online teaching during the pandemic in Turkey, based on the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Theory. Quantitative data were collected from 69 English instructors through an inventory. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 instructors. The results reveal an average level of burnout and work engagement in the study sample. Uncertainty and the limitations of technology are emerging as two new job demands faced by instructors in online teaching during the pandemic. The findings also provide evidence for the possibility of adding a fourth dimension to the JD-R: personal demands. E-teaching readiness and openness to interaction as personal resources and security as a job resource have emerged as three new resources specific to the online teaching mode. Student-related factors, which were found to be causes of poor well-being in general in previous studies, have been found to be sources that promote higher well-being among instructors in online education. The study reveals important implications for school administrators and teacher educators.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

October 25, 2023

Publication Date

December 28, 2023

Submission Date

April 13, 2023

Acceptance Date

August 17, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 14 Number: Special Issue 3

APA
Çam, E. (2023). EFL Instructors’ Occupational Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Study of Burnout and Work Engagement. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 14(Special Issue 3), 46-67. https://doi.org/10.51460/baebd.1282299
AMA
1.Çam E. EFL Instructors’ Occupational Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Study of Burnout and Work Engagement. WAJES. 2023;14(Special Issue 3):46-67. doi:10.51460/baebd.1282299
Chicago
Çam, Esra. 2023. “EFL Instructors’ Occupational Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Study of Burnout and Work Engagement”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 14 (Special Issue 3): 46-67. https://doi.org/10.51460/baebd.1282299.
EndNote
Çam E (December 1, 2023) EFL Instructors’ Occupational Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Study of Burnout and Work Engagement. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 14 Special Issue 3 46–67.
IEEE
[1]E. Çam, “EFL Instructors’ Occupational Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Study of Burnout and Work Engagement”, WAJES, vol. 14, no. Special Issue 3, pp. 46–67, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.51460/baebd.1282299.
ISNAD
Çam, Esra. “EFL Instructors’ Occupational Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Study of Burnout and Work Engagement”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 14/Special Issue 3 (December 1, 2023): 46-67. https://doi.org/10.51460/baebd.1282299.
JAMA
1.Çam E. EFL Instructors’ Occupational Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Study of Burnout and Work Engagement. WAJES. 2023;14:46–67.
MLA
Çam, Esra. “EFL Instructors’ Occupational Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Study of Burnout and Work Engagement”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 14, no. Special Issue 3, Dec. 2023, pp. 46-67, doi:10.51460/baebd.1282299.
Vancouver
1.Esra Çam. EFL Instructors’ Occupational Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Study of Burnout and Work Engagement. WAJES. 2023 Dec. 1;14(Special Issue 3):46-67. doi:10.51460/baebd.1282299