Emotional Reactions and Burnout of Instructors Teaching Wards with Exceptional Needs in Inclusive Schools in Offinso Municipality: Moderating Roles of Coping Mechanisms — Oak Academic Publishing
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Emotional Reactions and Burnout of Instructors Teaching Wards with Exceptional Needs in Inclusive Schools in Offinso Municipality: Moderating Roles of Coping Mechanisms
Department of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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Department of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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Department of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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Department of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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Department of Education, Offinso College of Education, Offinso, Ghana
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Department of Business and Social Science Education, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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Department of Education, Offinso College of Education, Offinso, Ghana
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Department of Education, Offinso College of Education, Offinso, Ghana
1 Department of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
2 Department of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
3 Department of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
4 Department of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
5 Department of Education, Offinso College of Education, Offinso, Ghana
6 Department of Business and Social Science Education, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
7 Department of Education, Offinso College of Education, Offinso, Ghana
8 Department of Education, Offinso College of Education, Offinso, Ghana
This investigation aimed to investigate the emotional reactions and burnout experienced by instructors who taught wards having some exceptional needs and students who are placed in the inclusive institutions located in the Offin so municipality in Offinso municipality: the moderating effects played by cop ing methods. For the purpose of providing a full analysis of the research problem, the investi gation took a descriptive survey technique and collected quantitative data. The population of Offinso Municipality was 1155, and a sample of 219 in structors was taken from that population using several sampling approaches, including simple random sampling, proportionate stratified sampling, and purposive sampling. The replies of the respondents were gathered through the use of a questionnaire. The investigation was successful in achieving three goals. In addition, the educators displayed unsatisfactory feelings or emotional sentiments in their diverse classes. Once more, the findings of the investigation demonst rated educators in inclusive environments as resorting to incorrect coping techniques in order to deal with their feelings of burnout. One of the recommendations was that educators of pre-service instructors should guide their learners through various adaption tactics so that they can cultivate happy feelings before they graduate.
KeywordsEmotional ReactionsBurnout of InstructorsLearners with Diverse NeedsCoping Mechanisms and Inclusive Schools
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