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Irena Burić is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Zadar, Croatia. With a distinguished academic career, she has established herself as a leading researcher in educational psychology, particularly focusing on teacher emotions, personality, and professional performance. Her extensive research portfolio includes multiple projects funded by the Croatian Science Foundation and the Ministry of Science, Education and Sport.
Professor Burić's research interests center on teacher self-efficacy, emotional regulation strategies among educators, the relationship between personality traits and teaching performance, and the psychological well-being of teachers. Her dynamic perspective examines how these factors interact and evolve over time, providing important insights into teacher effectiveness and burnout prevention. She has developed assessment tools for teaching quality and investigated longitudinal relationships between teacher characteristics and performance outcomes.
Her recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate consistent focus on validating teaching quality measures, examining longitudinal relationships between teacher characteristics and performance, and exploring contextual factors influencing teacher effectiveness. This work bridges theoretical psychology with practical educational applications, contributing significantly to both academic understanding and classroom practice.
Professor Burić serves on the editorial boards of several prestigious journals including Educational Psychology, International Journal of School and Educational Psychology, and Psychological Test Adaptation and Development, contributing to scholarly discourse in her field. As an academic mentor, she has guided doctoral students, including Krešimir Jakšić, whose dissertation focused on teacher self-efficacy and personality dynamics. Her commitment to developing educational resources is evident in her co-edited handbook 'How to be a satisfied and successful teacher?'
