The relationship between the organizational change cynism, and the work-life balance of the teachers and school administrators

The purpose of this study is to determine the work-life balance and organizational change cynicism levels of teachers and school administrators working in preschools, primary schools, middle schools, and high schools in Uşak province and its districts. Additionally, the study investigates whether there is a significant difference in the organizational change cynicism levels of teachers and school administrators according to marital status, gender, job level, field, school type, education level, seniority, and workplace. Furthermore, it aims to assess the cynicism levels across the behavioral, perceptional, and cognitive sub-dimensions. Finally, it seeks to identify the relationship between work-life balance and the change cynicism. The study formed a research group using a purposive sampling method, consisting of a total of 255 participants, including 200 teachers, 29 vice principals, and 26 principals working in preschools, primary schools, middle schools, and high schools in Uşak province and its districts. The research model is a correlational survey model. The "Organizational Change Cynicism Scale," developed by Helvacı and Çavdar (2017), was used to determine the organizational change cynicism level of the study group, while the "Work-Life Balance Scale," developed by Taşdelen Karçkay and Bakalım (2017), was used to determine work-life balance. The data is analyzed using the SPSS 18.0 statistical program. Independent samples, descriptive statistics, ANOVA, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and correlation analysis tests were employed for data analysis. We observe that the work-life balance levels of school administrators and teachers are high.There was no statistically significant difference in the perception of work-life balance among school administrators and teachers according to marital status, gender, job level, field, school type, education level, seniority, and workplace. When examining the perceptions of organizational change cynicism among school administrators and teachers, it was concluded that the overall perception was low, with low levels observed in the cognitive cynicism dimension and behavioral cynicism dimension, while a moderate level was observed in the affective cynicism dimension. There was no statistically significant difference in the perception of organizational change cynicism among school administrators and teachers according to gender, marital status, field, education level, and seniority. However, a significant difference was found only in the cognitive dimension according to job level, only in the affective dimension according to school type, and in all sub-dimensions according to workplace. As a result of the research, it is seen that there is a negative, low-level significant relationship between the work life balance and change cynicism of school administrators and teachers.