Investigation of Leadership Type of School Administrators and Burnout of Teachers According to Teacher Perceptions in the Emergency Distance Education Process

Abstract

This study aims to examine the relationship between the burnout status of teachers and the type of leadership that school administrators have, according to teacher perception, in the emergency distance education process, which is seen as the only solution for the continuation of education and training activities during the covid-19 global epidemic process. In this context, data were collected from 418 teachers randomly selected from among the teachers working in schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in our country through the Leadership Type scale for School Administrators and the Teacher Burnout in the Emergency Distance Education Process scale developed by the researchers. Scale items were shared with teachers through online survey applications. As a result of the analysis of the collected data; According to the total burnout status, it was found that female teachers experienced more burnout than male teachers, male teachers performed more obsessive thinking, on the other hand, female teachers exhibited more professional inadequacy, the tendency to reactive personality and deterioration of health compared to male teachers. It was found that the sub-dimensions of developing obsessive thoughts, orientation to reactive personality and professional inadequacy were related to the school level, teachers' perception of inadequacy and orientation to reactive personality did not differ according to age, but the scores of developing obsessive thoughts, deterioration of health and total burnout differed according to age. The variables predicting teachers' burnout, the liberal leadership style of the school administrators, the gender of the teachers and the age of the teacher have emerged as a result of the analysis.