katrin fekri; Nargess Shahmanesh
Abstract
This study set out to compare the effectives of Shafiabady’s Multi-Axial Pattern of vocational choice with that of Glasser's Reality Therapy in teachers’ burnout. This was a semi experimental study with pre- and post -test design and a control group. The statistical population included all ...
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This study set out to compare the effectives of Shafiabady’s Multi-Axial Pattern of vocational choice with that of Glasser's Reality Therapy in teachers’ burnout. This was a semi experimental study with pre- and post -test design and a control group. The statistical population included all teachers (420 in total) of all-girls middle schools in Region 4 of Shiraz during the school year 2015-2016. Data collection was done using cluster sampling as follows: First, 15 middle schools, in total, were randomly selected from the northern part (5 schools), southern part (5 schools), and central part (5 schools) of Region 4. Then, teachers of the selected schools responded to the Maslach Burnout Inventory (1997). Finally, from each area, 15 teachers with the highest scores in this inventory were selected and placed equally in the experimental group 1, experimental group 2, and control group. Groups 1 and 2 received eight 1.5-hour-long Multi-Axial Pattern of vocational choice and Reality Therapy sessions, respectively. The control group did not receive any intervention. The post-test and 1-month post-intervention follow up were implemented . Analytical results showed that There was no significant difference was observed between the effectiveness and sustainability of Shafiabady's multi-axial pattern and Glasser's reality therapy on teacher burnout and its dimensions.