Abstract
<p style="text-align:justify">This study aimed to comparatively examine the self-efficacy and burnout levels of preschool teachers in Turkey and the United States. Of the general screening models, the study uses the relational screening model. A total of 90 teachers participated in the study. 32 of the participants were from the United States and 58 were from Turkey. The Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale and Burnout Scale were used in the study. The data were analyzed through the Whitney U-Test. According to the analyses regarding the self-efficacy levels of teachers, a significant difference in student participation sub-dimension as well as in total points in favor of the teachers in Turkey were found. However, no significant difference was found between the two countries with regards to teachers’ burnout levels. Regarding the self-efficacy levels of teachers working in Turkey, a significant difference was found in favor of teachers with two to five years of experience in the student participation sub-dimension, while no significant difference was found in the other sub-dimensions and in total points. On the other hand, no significant difference was determined was found between the self-efficacy levels and years of experience for the teachers in the United States.</p>
Highlights
IntroductionTeacher is the person taking and applying various decisions as to the ways in which teaching processes are implemented
Teachers are important elements of the education system
The findings of the study carried out to examine the self-efficacy and burnout levels of pre-school teachers working in Turkey and the U.S are presented below
Summary
Teacher is the person taking and applying various decisions as to the ways in which teaching processes are implemented. The effectiveness of this process depends on the quality of the teacher. An effective teacher is the one who is able to demonstrate good teaching (Yeşilyaprak, 2002). A preschool teacher is the one assigned at a preschool education institution, who, provides rich and stimulating environments adapted to the level of development in children and their individual characteristics. A preschool teacher supports children’s development in physical, mental, emotional and social aspects, guides them in the most nurturing way in line with their cultural values, and prepares them for primary school education (Blenkin & Kelly, 1996)
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