Academic Burnout among Open Distance e-Learning Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/in	Fynn, Angelo
Titel	Academic Burnout among Open Distance e-Learning Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: Perspectives in Education, 40 (2022) 4, S.70-88 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fynn, Angelo)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0258-2236
DOI	10.38140/pie.v40i4.6298
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Distance Education; Burnout; Student Responsibility; Emotional Response; Psychological Patterns; Self Efficacy; Student Participation; Foreign Countries; Learner Engagement; Incidence; School Closing; Predictor Variables; Dropouts; Intention; College Students; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Burn out (Psychology); Burnout-syndrom; Burnout-Syndrom; Emotionales Verhalten; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Ausland; Vorkommen; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Prädiktor; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Collegestudent; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The transition to online learning at a time of intensive efforts to ensure that the academic project continued under the trying conditions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic placed intense pressure on both staff and students, increasing their workload. The increased workload placed students at a risk of burnout. While most burnout research focuses on the workplace, there is growing recognition that study activities can have a similar impact on students. The study drew on the conceptualisation of various authors on burnout which is conceived as three subdomains, namely, emotional exhaustion, cynicism and feelings of low accomplishment or inefficacy. This study made use of a cross-sectional survey design. The sample for the study was drawn from students at an Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) institution in South Africa using a census sampling approach. The findings of this study show relatively low levels of burnout and high levels of study engagement among respondents. This is despite most respondents reporting being employed while studying. Furthermore, the relationship between dropout intention and burnout was weak but significant. Further areas of research in this field could include students from contact institutions, or a focus on postgraduate students who are employed while studying or explore gender differences among students in different fields of study. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01