Determination of burnout levels of teachers teaching cultural classes at vocational and technical anatolian high schools : The case of Besiktas district

The aim of this study is to determine burnout levels of teachers teaching cultural classes at Vocational and Technical Anatolian High Schools and, to propose some solutions for taking necessary measures. Within the scope of the study, the effects of some variables like sex, age, alma mater, professional seniority, marital status, educational level and branch on the burnout levels of the teachers teaching cultural classes, perception of teachers about the factors causing burnout and, the levels of burnout in terms of emotional exhaustion, cynism and ineffectiveness dimensions are examined. The universe of the study is composed of teachers teaching cultural classes at all Vocational and Technical Anatolian High Schools in Besiktas District in 2015-16 Education Period. The sample of the study is composed of 160 teachers which were selected randomly from the study universe. As a means of data collection, Demographic Information Scale for determining demographic features of the teachers and Maslach Burtnout Inventory for determining the levels of burnout have been used. By evaluating the findings of the study, SPSS 21.0 Statistical Program for statistical analysis has been used. By evaluating the study data, in addition to descriptive statistiacal methods (frequency, percent, mean, standart deviation), Kolmogorov-Smirnov Distribution Test for examining normal distribution has been used. According to the findings of the study, between ineffectiveness of the teachers teaching cultural classes and age variables, and between alma mater and general burnout level, a significant differentiation has been found. However, according to emotional exhaustion, cynism, ineffectiveness and general burnout scores of teachers, in terms of seniority, branch, sex, educational level and marital status, differences between group average have not been found significantly. Keywords: Burnout, vocational and technical anatolian high schools, teachers teaching cultural classes, emotional exhaustion, cynism, ineffectiveness.