A Study on Burnout and Work Motivation Among School and College Teachers

The present study experimentally investigated the relationship between burnout and work motivation, and compared the levels between school teachers (N=75) and college teachers (N=74) from all over India. The data was collected from 149 teachers using purposive sampling. Their burnout levels were measured using Maslach’s Burnout Inventory (1986), and their work motivation was measured using K.G. Agarwal’s Work Motivation Questionnaire (2012). Data collected was analyzed using IBM SPSS 21. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were both used for correlation analysis and to compare the means of the two groups. The results revealed that there was no significant difference and correlation among school teachers and college teachers as a group in burnout, work motivation. There were differences in the correlation between the two variables among the two groups and significant differences were revealed in emotional exhaustion, and organizational orientation.