Investigation of the Professional Burnout of Teachers Working in Preschool Educational Institutions Cover Image

Okul Öncesi Eğitim Kurumlarında Görev Yapan Öğretmenlerin Mesleki Tükenmişliklerinin İncelenmesi
Investigation of the Professional Burnout of Teachers Working in Preschool Educational Institutions

Author(s): Aysun Tuncay
Subject(s): Preschool education, Educational Psychology, State/Government and Education, Pedagogy
Published by: SD Yayınevi
Keywords: Burnout; Occupational Burnout; Pre-School Education Institutions;

Summary/Abstract: In this study, the professional burnout of teachers working in pre-school education institutions was examined, the literature on the subject was reviewed, and the problem focuses were emphasized by approaching the study with a holistic perspective. Teachers working in pre-school education institutions do not choose their profession consciously, the curriculum of the Ministry of National Education is full of intense and heavy workload, insufficient educational materials and equipment, frequent job changes and compulsory assignments, and educational problems in pre-school programs in universities. Teachers working in pre-school education institutions may experience some problems due to various reasons. These problems also cause intense and heavy pressures and stress factors on teachers working in pre-school education institutions and cause teachers to experience professional burnout. Therefore, the work performance level of teachers working in pre-school education institutions decreases and many of the teachers working in pre-school education institutions experience low productivity because they are faced with results such as job reluctance and job dissatisfaction.

  • Issue Year: 6/2022
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 340-353
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Turkish