Teachers' perceptions of alienation against profession: comparison of province life and urban life

In this study, named "Teachers' Perceptions of Alienation Against Profession: Comparison of Province Life and Urban Life", the problem experienced by teachers were discussed in the province-urban axis. The data of the study was obtained by 'Teachers' Work Alienation Scale' developed by Elma (2003). These data were analyzed by SPSS program. The main research question of the study is whether there is a statistically significant difference in terms of the scale of work alienation and sub-dimensions of the teachers working in the city and provinces. Through the survey method, direct contact with the teachers and their opinion sand thoughts have been tried to be obtained. According to the results of the surveys conducted, it can be stated that the level of meaningless ness increased as the duty period of the teachers working in the city increased, but there was no significant relationship between the duration of the profession and the level of meaningless ness for the teachers working in the provinces. The relationship between the level of alienation to the job and the duration of the occupation in the profession was found meaningful for the teachers working in the city and no significant relationship was found for the teachers working in the provinces. It can be stated that there is a significant relationship between the duration of occupation in the profession and the level of alienation in the profession for the teachers working in the provinces. Keywords: Teachers, Alienation, Province, Urban, Work.