Birleştirilmiş ve Bağımsız Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin Mesleki Doyum ve Tükenmişlik Düzeylerinin Karşılaştırılması

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine, compare and investigate the possible relationships between job satisfaction and burnout levels of primary school teachers working in combination and single-grade classrooms. Descriptive, correlational and causal comparative research procedures were used based on quantitative methodology. The data were collected from 465 primary school teachers who work in single-grade classrooms and 75 primary school teachers who work in combination classrooms in the central towns and rural areas of Ankara in the first semester of 2013-2014 academic year. The job satisfaction levels of the primary school teachers were measured through Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire-Short Form (MSQ-SF), and burnout levels were measured through Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey (MBI-ES).The results indicated that job satisfaction level of the primary school teachers working in combination and single-grade classrooms was at medium level.