Teacher burnout, satisfaction with school discipline climate, teacher morale and job satisfaction among primary school teachers in Kulaijaya

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between teacher burnout and satisfaction with school discipline climate and teacher morale sand job satisfaction among school teachers in Kulaijaya District. The study involved 320 respondents consisting of primary school teachers in Kulaijaya, Johor. The method of data collection was by distributing questionnaires.Total frequency, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson correlation are used to answer the research questions of the study. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package For Social Science (SPSS) version 16.From the descriptive analysis, the study found that the levels of teacher burnout and teacher morale and job satisfaction are moderate, and the level of satisfaction with school discipline climate is high. The inferential analysis results showed a non-significant negative relationship between teacher burnout and satisfaction with school discipline climate ( r = -0.012), and a non-significant positive relationship between teacher burnout and teacher morale and job satisfaction ( r = 0.016).Several suggestions were proposed to school administrators to help in promoting healthy working as well as teaching and learning conditionfor the teachers at school