A STUDY OF CAREER BARRIERS AND OCCUPATIONAL BURNOUT LEVELS OF ACADEMICIANS IN EDUCATION FACULTY ACCORDING TO VARIOUS DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES

Authors : Yeliz Abbak, Emre Toprak, Mustafa Çelebi

Pages : 735-759

Doi:10.7884/teke.1408223

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Publication Date : 2024-06-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Occupational burnout, which is a situation frequently experienced by individuals working in the service sector, can occur as a state of exhaustion with symptoms such as failure, constant fatigue, lack of energy and loss of strength, decrease in work efficiency, loss of motivation, and wear and tear. The aim of this study is to reveal the relationship between the professional burnout levels of the instructors working in education faculties and career barriers with some variables. The sample of the research in the relational survey model consists of 306 faculty members. While determining the sample, criterion sampling technique was used. The participants of the research are faculty members working in the education faculties of various state universities in Turkey. The data of the research were collected with Maslach Burnout Scale and Career Barriers Scale through the google form sent online. As a result of the research, a moderately significant relationship was found between the occupational burnout levels of faculty members and career barriers. The findings show female faculty members’ burnout levels and career barriers were higher than males and there was a significant difference between gender groups. It was concluded that the academic titles of the faculty members also caused a significant difference between the groups.
Keywords : Mesleki tükenmişlik, kariyer engelleri, öğretim elemanları, yükseköğretim