“…Others agree that rural teachers experience professional isolation (Haughey and Murphy, 1983; Sharplin et al, 2011; Tytler et al, 2011). Other studies in adverse educational contexts also found that the significant strain placed on teachers’ time causes heightened exhaustion levels in teachers (Aitken and Harford, 2011; Choi and Tang, 2009; Lee and Bang, 2011). It is a common finding that rural teachers believe that society underappreciates the teaching profession (Haughey and Murphy, 1983; Huysman, 2008).…”