The correlation between burnout level and classroom management of primary school teachers

This study is carried out to determine exhaustion level in terms of several variables and classroom management level and the correlation between burnout level and classroom management of primary school teachers in Esenler, Istanbul. To determine the burn out level of teachers "Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)" developed by Maslach and Jackson (1981) and "Personal Information Form" developed by the researcher for personal information were used in this study. With the help of Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) depersonalization, emotional burnout and personal success which are three subscales of general burnout level are researched. Besides, to determine the perception of classroom management skills of teachers, Classroom Management Scale developed by Delson (1982) and adapted to Turkish by Yalçınkaya and Tombul was used. As a result of researches: when the average score of Maslach Burnout Inventory was examined, it was determined that primary school teachers have the sense that they have a high burnout according to the "Emotional Burnout" sub-factor, normal level of burnout according to the "Depersonalization" subscale, normal level of burnout according to the "Lower personal success" subscale. Furthermore, in subscales of burnout inventory of teachers, there was no significant differences according to age, gender, marital status, term of office, task type and the program that graduated from variables. However, the answers given to the following questions are significant in burnout. Questions are; Is working as a primary school teacher appropriate job for you?, What is the area they want to serve until retirement?, Are you supported by your colleagues?, Is the salary sufficient? When the score of Classroom Management Scale was examined, there was no significant difference according to age, gender, marital status, term of office, task type and the program that graduated from variables. However, the answers given to the following questions are significant in classroom management level. Questions are; Is working as a primary school teacher appropriate job for you?, What is the area they want to serve until retirement?, Is the salary sufficient? Finally, mid-level correlation was identified between burnout level of primary school teachers and classroom management skills. Key Words: Burnout, Classroom management, Depersonalization, Success,Emotional Burnout