Exploring the Relations Among Teachers' Epistemic Theories, Work Engagement, Burnout and the Contemporary Challenges of the Teacher Profession.

Current educational reforms concerning curricula and digitalization challenge educators to meet new demands for learning and schooling. What is common for current educational reforms is that they tend to emphasize competencies that are not related to the traditional subject-matters and reflect a stance which presents learning as a naturally reflective and collaborative act. It is often assumed that teachers are automatically ready to implement ideas of this kind in practice.