Job satisfaction and occupational burnout of technical culture teachers

Abstract

Teacher burnout is a serious 21st-century problem affecting education systems around the world, and it is closely related to sources of teacher satisfaction. The lower the level of job satisfaction is, the greater the susceptibility to burnout. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the level of job satisfaction of technical culture teachers and investigating the relationship between job satisfaction categories and factors closely related to burnout syndrome. An online questionnaire was used for the research, and the research was conducted among 42 Technical Culture teachers from the area of the city of Zagreb. The results show that the highest satisfaction is in the categories "type of work" and "relations with colleagues", while satisfaction is moderate in the categories "relations with superiors", "job security" and "level of responsibility". Technical culture teachers are least satisfied with their salary and the awards and recognition they receive for their work. On the other hand, research findings indicate high levels of emotional exhaustion among technical culture teachers, which correlate strongly with the nine observed satisfaction categories. To the extent that satisfaction with a particular category of work increases, emotional exhaustion decreases, and vice versa. The obtained results indicate that a decrease in satisfaction causes an increase in emotional exhaustion among technical culture teachers in Zagreb primary schools.