Abstract

Teacher wellbeing and burnout represent critical challenges in education systems worldwide, with 25-40% of early career teachers leaving the profession within their first five years. This systematic review synthesizes evidence from 30 highly relevant studies examining interventions designed to enhance teacher wellbeing, prevent burnout, and build resilience within teacher education programs. The review encompasses diverse intervention approaches including mindfulness-based programs, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) workshops, emotional intelligence training, and comprehensive resilience frameworks such as Building Resilience in Teacher Education (BRiTE). Findings demonstrate that structured wellbeing interventions embedded within pre-service teacher education can significantly reduce stress, anxiety, and burnout symptoms while enhancing resilience, self-efficacy, and professional commitment. Mindfulness-based interventions consistently show medium to large effect sizes across multiple wellbeing outcomes, while CBT-based approaches effectively improve emotional regulation and stress management. The evidence strongly supports the integration of systematic wellbeing training into teacher education curricula as a preventive strategy to address the teacher retention crisis and promote sustainable teaching careers.

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