Teacher’s Burnout and Determining the Most Important Components of Burnout with a Case Study on Academic Staff

Abstract

This thesis investigates the job burnout level of teachers of Istanbul Aydin University. In this study, burnout is considered as a three-dimensional syndrome (i.e. emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment) that is measured with the ‘Maslach Burnout Inventory’. The data were analyzed quantitatively by using statistical software (SPSS). Data collected from 135 teachers. Analysis the data revealed that in all three aspects, burnouts for male are more than females. Moreover lack of personal accomplishment has the most unity with the age of teachers at the next level emotional exhaustion. It was also seen that elder teachers have more burnout and the more experience will lead to more burnout of teachers. This study implied that in order to cope with burnout and increase teacher effectiveness, teachers’ working conditions should be improved and specific intervention programs should be designed to meet the needs of the participants. Furthermore, the study also revealed that organization need for a carefully plans by paying more attention to the teacher.