Abstract��The research combines “developmental” approach and “biologic” approach, used teaching year as a principal parameter and analytical model, and put forward the analytical content and studying angle of this research based of the analysis of literature materials and the theory of teacher development. The research explores situation of teacher burnout (scope, extent and feature), major pressure resources leading to the emergence of teacher burnout, form and features of teacher burnout, and further proposals to cope with teacher burnout. It divides into four parts as following: the first part put forward the issues and summarizing related research findings; the second part introduces the design and process of this questionnaires that including the selection of studied objects, the design and distribution of the questionnaires; the third part is about the result of the investigation, and generally describes the actuality of teacher burnout of elementary schools, related findings and essential reasons leading to teacher burnout in Shanghai; the fourth part is the countermeasures and suggestions to cope with teacher burnout.
2006, Vol. 10 
