Dr. Laura Sokal and Dr. Lesley Eblie Trudel are part of a team of UWinnipeg researchers that have been studying stress and resilience in teachers since the early days of the covid-19 pandemic. By conducting a survey of over 2000 teachers from across Canada, the researchers are now able to gain a better understanding of the demands, resources, and stressors experienced by teachers. What they are finding is when it comes to resources and demands, not all teachers are in the same boat. And when it comes to experiencing burnout, some teachers fit a certain pattern, while others fit an entirely different puzzle altogether.

On this episode the research question is, “What do a Boat and a Puzzle have to do with Teacher Burnout during COVID-19?”

Episode Credits

Written by Kent Davies and Dr. Laura Sokal

Narrated and produced by Kent Davies

UWRQ Logo and Web Editing: Kimberley Moore

Interviews

 Dr. Laura Sokal, Interviewed by Kent Davies, January 20, 2021 in Winnipeg MB. Remote Recording. “Research Question Podcast,” Oral History Centre Archive, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB.

 Dr. Lesley Eblie Trudel, Interviewed by Kent Davies, January 21, 2021 in Winnipeg MB. Remote Recording. “Research Question Podcast,” Oral History Centre Archive, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB.

Voice Actors

Alina Wilson, Bailey Riffel, Taylor Martin, Brianne Bartel, Jessica Eblie, Ellen Reimann, Annie Reykdal, Sheila Mills, Micah Doerksen, Rick Mills, and John Sokal.

Music

Lee Rosevere – Let’s start at the beginning; Puzzle pieces;  More Questions than Answers; Quirky Small Town Characters; Where Was I?

Blue Dot Sessions – An Oddly Formal Dance; Di Breun; Four Count; Li Fonte; Lo Margin; Order of Entrance; The Poplar Grove; Rate Sheet

Sounds

Kyles – Classroom

Vetter Balin – School Ambience

ABCOpen – Children’s Classroom

Iwan Gabovitch –  Scooping Water

Craig Smith – Rhythmic Movement of Water

Selected Readings

Sokal, Laura, Lesley Eblie Trudel, and Jeff Babb. “Canadian teachers’ attitudes toward change and technology, efficacy, and burnout during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.” International Journal of Educational Research- Open. Volume 1. (2020).

Sokal, Laura, Lesley Eblie Trudel, and Jeff Babb. “I’ve had it! Factors associated with burnout and low organizational commitment in Canadian teachers during the second wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” International Journal of Educational Research- Open. Volumes 2-2. (2021).

Sokal, Laura, Lesley Eblie Trudel, and Jeff Babb. “How to prevent teacher burnout during the coronavirus pandemic,” The Conversation, June 16, 2020. Accessed January 19, 2021.

Sokal, Laura, Lesley Eblie Trudel, and Jeff Babb. “Opportunity solving: Ordinary people doing extraordinary things, every day.” Education Canada. (Winter, 2020). Accessed January 19, 2021.

Sokal, Laura, Lesley Eblie Trudel, and Jeff Babb. “COVID-19: Supporting teachers in times of change.” EdCan (2020). Accessed January 19, 2021.

Sokal, Laura, Lesley Eblie Trudel, and Jeff Babb. “COVID-19’s Second Wave: How are teachers faring with the return to physical schools?” EdCan (2020). Accessed January 19, 2021.