A study of teachers burnout among senior secondary school teachers in relation to locality and type of institution

Pages: 618-622
Kamlesh Dhull (Vaish College of Education, Rohtak, Haryana)

The present study is an attempt to find out the difference in burnout among senior secondary school teachers in relation to locality and type of educational institutions. A descriptive survey method was used. In the present study, a sample of 100 senior secondary school teachers has been selected on the basis random sampling technique. Teachers’ Burnout Scale by Gupta and Rani has been used to assess the level of burnout among senior secondary school teachers. Mean, Standard Deviation and ‘t’ test was used to analyse the data. Findings of the study revealed that urban senior secondary school teachers have higher intensity of burnout as compared to their counterpart rural senior secondary school teachers; and private senior secondary school teachers have higher intensity of burnout as compared to their counterpart government senior secondary school teachers.