Burnout Syndrome of Teachers: An Empirical Study in Denizli in Turkey

Burnout can he defined as; the state of physical and emotional depletion resulting from conditions of work. It is emphasized emotional exhaustion as the result of prolonged overwork and overextension. Burnout includes three unique symptoms considered to be the result of burnout: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. The main purpose of this study is to measure of burnout syndrome on teachers. This empiric research planned to be realized by surveying method. Teachers in province Denizli have been reached and asked to participate in the study. The survey instrument included Burn-Out Syndrome and demographic questions about the participants. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Open access under CC BY-NC-ND license