Musicians, religious leaders, and devotees of the Dominican religion Las Veintiunas Divisiones commonly assert that palos percussion music is performed in fiestas de misterios solely for religious purposes, namely, to facilitate spirit possession and entertain the misterios (deities). Based on fieldwork conducted in the Province of Santiago, this thesis demonstrates that palos music fulfills an...
K-12 teachers encounter numerous occupational stressors as part of their profession, and these stressors place them at risk of job-related stress and burnout (Maslach & Jackson, 1981; Maslach, Schaufeli, & Leiter, 2001). Given the prevalence of stress and burnout among school personnel, concrete interventions designed to address the unique demands of teaching are necessary (Jennings &...