Burnout among school administrators

Abstract

The purpose of this academic article aims to study the school administrator’s burnout resulting from pressures at work and stress accumulated from having been working for a significantly long time. Burnout causes abnormal behaviors and expressions in physical and mental aspects. Some of the symptoms of burnout experienced by school administrators are 1) Emotional exhaustion, feeling helpless, and declining mental capacity; 2) Negative attitude towards work, lack of willpower, confidence and drive to success; and 3) Unable to build a good rapport with colleagues and a feeling of being distant from others. The said symptoms could further lead to depression, boredom, and discouragement, which will consequently affect the educational institution in terms of administration performance, and management of the institution personnel. While pressures and stress at work tend to be unavoidable, properly approaching and finding solutions to these issues and challenges could result in greater success in the leadership of school administrators, leading themselves and the educational institution to success.