Predictive Effects of Perceived School Environment, Teacher Efficacy, Internal Locus of Control on Secondary Schools Teacher Burn Out

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of perceived school environment, teacher efficacy and locus of control on the teacher burnout among secondary schools teachers. The sample of the study consisted of 261 secondary school teachers randomly drawn from twelve secondary schools in three Local Government Areas in Ondo State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey design was used to achieve the research objectives. Four reliable and valid instruments were used to collect data from the participants. The results were calculated using mean, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The result shows that there is relatively high level of burn out among the participants. The correlation coefficients among all the variables were significant with strongest relationship between internal locus of control and teacher burn-out (-.484) (p<0.01). Based on these findings, it is suggested that, training, motivation, incentives/awards and other related mechanisms that can boost the teachers sense of efficacy and as well leading to higher levels of internal locus of control among teachers should be put in place by school administrators and government at all levels.