Relationship Between Turkish Elementary Science Teachers’ Occupational Well-Being and Some Contextual and Demographic Characteristics

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to determine the Turkish elementary science teachers’ occupational well-being profile and second, to investigate the relationship between some contextual and demographic characteristics and science teachers’ occupational well-being (i.e. emotional exhaustion (EE), personal accomplishment (PA) and job satisfaction (JS)). 376 Turkish elementary science teachers participated in the study. Descriptive statistics and canonical correlation analysis were utilized to address the research questions. Results showed that teachers experience low level of EE and high level of PA and JS. Additionally, it was found that as class size and weekly course hours increase, elementary science teachers tend to experience more EE but less JS. Moreover, a positive relationship was found between teaching experience and occupational well-being.

Authors

• Sundus Yerdelen, Middle East Technical University

• Semra Sungur, Middle East Technical University