An Appraisal of Burnout among the University Lecturers in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Abstract

This survey investigated, identified and described the status of burnout among the university lecturers in EkitiState University. A sample consisted of 80 respondents made up of 52 male and 28 female lecturers. Oneresearch question was raised and one hypothesis was generated and tested at 0.05 level of significance usingt-test, mean and standard deviation. The result of the analysis showed that there was a high level of burnoutamong the lecturers. The study further revealed that there was a significant difference between burnout acrossthe ages of lecturers. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the university management should createan atmosphere that promotes health through recreation in form suitable to the age range of the lecturers, studyleave and a change of environment. Also, the university management should create job enrichment foremployees that perform same work. Also recommended was that all the lecturers should be allowed to go oncompulsory leave yearly to refresh themselves and get out of boredom.