Papers by James Maddirala
Since the passage of House Bills 246 and 72, Texas teachers have expressed frustration with the s... more Since the passage of House Bills 246 and 72, Texas teachers have expressed frustration with the sudden and dramatic increases in the amount of paperwork required of them, complaining that the extra time required for noninstructional duties cuts into both instructional and personal time, and that the paper work created by this legislation is largely irrelevant to instruction. This study examines the extent to which teachers' frustration with paperwork is creating a burnout problem among Texas teachers. A series of questionnaires were sent to 3,000 randomly selected teachers from the Texas Education Agency's 1985 list of educators. A total of 700 usable questionnaires were returned. These questionnaires provided data about: (1) paperwork, divided into three subscales-frustration, independence, and coping; (2) burnout, divided into two subscales-emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment; (3) locus of control; (4) pupil control ideology; and (5) demographic data. The attitudes toward paperwork accounted for the largest amount of emotional exhaustion, followed by locus of control. These questionnaire data were supplemented by qualitative data from a telephone survey of 40 randomly selected teachers along with written comments mailed in by hundreds of respondents. All the findings '72
This study investigates the responses of teachers in Texas to a state-mandated pupil testing prog... more This study investigates the responses of teachers in Texas to a state-mandated pupil testing program. Based on literature reviewed, it was expected that effects of the mandated tests would relate to teacher burnout and account for differences in teachers' feelings of control over curricular, teaching, and professional decisions. The responses of approximately 797 randomly selected teachers were collected by questionnaire, telephone interviews, and *
A mail questionnaire study involving 3,000 Texas educators was undertaken to describe the effects... more A mail questionnaire study involving 3,000 Texas educators was undertaken to describe the effects of certain Texas education reform policies as they relate to teacher burnout. Focus was on determining how the production of teacher-required paperwork and mandated student achievement testing influence teacher burnout. An initial mailing resulted in 700 responses. In response to a second mailing to 230 of the non-respondents, 97 additional responses were received. Scales incorporated into the study included the Mandated Tests Scale, Paperwork Scale, Burnout Scale, Pupil Control Ideology, and Locus of Control. The study also included a telephone interview component. Fifty-one psychological and demographic predictor variables were added to the regression equation to account for variance in the Emotional Exhaustion Factor of the Teacher Burnout Scale. Results indicate that: (1) paperwork is a factor in burnout of Texas teachers; (2) educators are not totally opposed to the mandated testin...
Educational Research Quarterly, 1990
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Papers by James Maddirala