The Contribution of Workload and Stress Towards Burnout in Special Needs Teachers

This study evaluates the effect of workload and coping stress in special needs teachers, and considers the probability of burnout. 68 special needs teachers in Malang form the basis of this study and several measuring instruments were used, including the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) developed by Maslach, the NASA-TLX developed by Sandra, and a coping stress measuring instrument which refers to the coping stress theory by Lazarus and Folkman. This study used the descriptive quantitative method, while the Pearson Product Moment correlation and Corrected Item Total were used to test the item discrimination index. Alpha Cornbach was used to test the reliability. Descriptive and double linier regression analysis models were used. The results show that (1) there is an effect of workload towards burnout (2) there is an effect of coping stress towards burnout (3) there is an effect of workload and coping stress toward burnout with 22.44% effective contribution. Keywords: coping stress, workload, burnout, teacher of students with special need

Training Hero for Hero: Training for Increasing the Psychological Well-Being of Citizens Abroad

This research is an initial study aimed at digging up information on how effective the training called Hero to Hero Training is in improving the psychological well-being of Indonesian citizens abroad. Psychological well-being variable was measured using Ryff's Psychological Well-Being scale which has been adapted into Indonesian. The research design used was a quasi-experimental pre-post test design. The treatment provided is online training. There are 33 subjects in this study and the status is not only PMI in the domestic sector. The data were analyzed using Wilcoxon and resulted in a p value of 0.002 < 0.05 so that there was a significant difference in the level of psychological well-being of the participants after attending the training. Keywords: Indonesian Workers, Indonesian Migrant Workers Abroa

Increasing Teacher Skills in Supporting Students with Special Needs

The education sector in Indonesia is still colored by various problems. These are caused by several factors, such as the lack of effectiveness of education, the lack of efficiency of learning implementation, and the lack of standardization of learning for students with special needs. This study aimed to develop effective competencies in the identification of and intervention with students with special needs in schools. This study used a quantitative approach with a one-group pre-test post-test experimental design. Material presented in the training sessions included the basic concepts of inclusive education, the characteristics of students with special needs, how to teach students with special needs, and how to make individual learning programs. The instruments used in this study for the purposes of the pre-test and post-test were developed by the researchers based on theories and models. A total of 10 items were used in the instrument. Data were analyzed using the Cohen's D t-test method, which produced a p-value of 0.843; as this is > 0.05, this indicated that there was no difference between before and after the training. Based on the research and workshops conducted by the researchers, it was found that most teachers lacked the motivation to apply training materials for working with students with special needs, even though the level of teachers' participation in the trainings was high. The results showed that the trainings were not able to significantly influence the skills of teachers in teaching students with special needs. Therefore, other methods are needed to improve the knowledge and abilities of teachers in supporting students with special needs. Keywords: teaching skills, training, students with special need