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School Factors and Teacher Burnout: A Perception

DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1102996, PP. 1-16

Subject Areas: Sociology

Keywords: Teacher, Burnout, Perception, Staff Development, Student Discipline, School Facilities

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This study attempted to determine teacher perception on school factors affecting their work. In order to attain this determination, the following variables were used: administrative support, workload, staff development, student discipline, salary, school facilities, and role expectation. One hundred and sixty eight (168) teachers participated in this study. Major data collection tools were questionnaires. The validity was determined by the expert use of experienced researchers from the university of Eastern Africa, Baraton. Internal consistency of the data obtained from this research instruments was determined by the use of Cronbach’s coefficient Alpha. The reliability coefficient for each section of the questionnaire addressing different variables was computed based on the responses given by the teachers from the two schools which were involved in a pilot study. The coefficient that determined the reliability of the instrument for this study was 0.811 far above the 0.6, thus the instrument was reliable for data collection. All statistical techniques selected were done by the use of the statistical package for social science (SPSS) program. The results indicate that there is minimal administrative support from the administration, and teachers are overloaded, and staff development has been sparingly done, and student discipline, though not a big problem in schools should be improved. Teachers indicated that there was need to provide facilities which give extra energy to the teaching and learning process.

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Matiang’i, J. , Makewa, L. N. and Role, E. (2016). School Factors and Teacher Burnout: A Perception. Open Access Library Journal, 3, e2996. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1102996.

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