The Mediating Role of Teacher Burnout and School Climate in EFL Teachers’ Commitment: Focus on Iranian Teachers

The psychological constructs of teachers have become the focus of a growing line of research in numerous studies in both mainstream and second language teacher education over the recent decades. Many studies have addressed the relationship between teacher commitment and other variables; however,...

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Main Authors: Akram Bagheri, Masood Siyyari, Mojgan Rashtchi
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Language:English
Published: Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies
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Online Access:https://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_3267_a764c13abec46efb105cda9880b1621e.pdf
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description The psychological constructs of teachers have become the focus of a growing line of research in numerous studies in both mainstream and second language teacher education over the recent decades. Many studies have addressed the relationship between teacher commitment and other variables; however, its interaction with teacher burnout and school climate has not received much attention in EFL contexts. The present study investigated the mediating role of teacher burnout and school climate in predicting teacher commitment among Iranian high school EFL teachers. In doing so, 417 teachers completed three measuring instruments: English Language Teacher Commitment Questionnaire, Revised School Level Environment Questionnaire, and Maslach Burnout Inventory. The results of hierarchical regression analysis demonstrated that teacher burnout and school climate could predict teachers’ commitment to their profession. Although both variables had a unique effect on teacher commitment, school climate was a stronger predictor of teacher commitment. The results can offer implications for EFL teachers, school principals, educators, and teacher education programs
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spelling doaj-art-0ba6797c2d714099b1881350ea4d3a102025-08-20T03:54:16ZengImam Khomeini International University, Qazvin,Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies2676-53572024-02-01114254910.30479/jmrels.2024.19486.2273The Mediating Role of Teacher Burnout and School Climate in EFL Teachers’ Commitment: Focus on Iranian TeachersAkram Bagheri0Masood Siyyari1Mojgan Rashtchi2Department of English, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Department of English, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranTEFL Department, Faculty of Foreign Languages, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad UniversityThe psychological constructs of teachers have become the focus of a growing line of research in numerous studies in both mainstream and second language teacher education over the recent decades. Many studies have addressed the relationship between teacher commitment and other variables; however, its interaction with teacher burnout and school climate has not received much attention in EFL contexts. The present study investigated the mediating role of teacher burnout and school climate in predicting teacher commitment among Iranian high school EFL teachers. In doing so, 417 teachers completed three measuring instruments: English Language Teacher Commitment Questionnaire, Revised School Level Environment Questionnaire, and Maslach Burnout Inventory. The results of hierarchical regression analysis demonstrated that teacher burnout and school climate could predict teachers’ commitment to their profession. Although both variables had a unique effect on teacher commitment, school climate was a stronger predictor of teacher commitment. The results can offer implications for EFL teachers, school principals, educators, and teacher education programshttps://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_3267_a764c13abec46efb105cda9880b1621e.pdfburnoutcommitmentefl teachersregression analysisschool climate
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regression analysis
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title The Mediating Role of Teacher Burnout and School Climate in EFL Teachers’ Commitment: Focus on Iranian Teachers
title_full The Mediating Role of Teacher Burnout and School Climate in EFL Teachers’ Commitment: Focus on Iranian Teachers
title_fullStr The Mediating Role of Teacher Burnout and School Climate in EFL Teachers’ Commitment: Focus on Iranian Teachers
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