Sustaining enthusiasm in the classroom: reinvestment strategies that work.
OBJECTIVE
To identify reinvestment strategies of 11 senior health-education faculty from 3 degree programs.


METHODS
Data from individual, in-depth interviews were inductively analyzed for content.


RESULTS
The identified strategies grouped around 6 themes: growth and success in work, realization of an optimal fit into profession, investment into interpersonal relationships, focus on stimulating and uplifting experiences, pursuit of professional/personal balance, and problems and coping.


CONCLUSIONS
Reinvestment is a very complex process that may be mediated by frequent experience of positive emotions. Further research needs to employ a positive perspective and investigate variables from different levels of analysis.
Poczwardowski
Artur
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Department of Psychology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617, USA. arturp@stlawu.edu
Grosshans
Onie
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Trunnell
Eric
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007449:Investments; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D000078329:Workforce