Program
Education Doctorate
Number of Pages
147
Year Approved
2022
First Advisor
Krista Soria
Second Reader
Meg Cavalier, Peggy McCormick
Abstract
This research examined the significance of the relationship between educators' burnout and morale in three private international schools in Sharjah, UAE. Correlations between individual variables from the Maslach Burnout Inventory Educators Survey, the Areas of Worklife Survey, and the Morale variables from the Charles F. Kettering School Climate Profile produced distinct statistical evidence, rejecting the hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between educational staff burnout and morale. The study revealed a significant relationship between morale and the domains of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. A total of 249 educational staff members participated in the study by completing the survey. The study explained the difference and relationship between stress and burnout by elaborating that stress can exacerbate burnout but is not always the primary cause. Educators may suffer stress due to their workload, yet they may not always develop burnout. The results indicated multiple predictors of burnout, including workload, accountability measures, and a multidimensional conflict of internal resources, emotions, and behaviors at work and home. The results will influence the policies and practices and open doors for further research, collaboration, transparency, and collective reflection in Sharjah, where no prior research exists on educators' burnout and morale.
Degree Name
Education Doctorate
Document Type
Doctoral dissertation
Recommended Citation
Mehmood, A. (2022). The Relationship Between Staff Burnout and Staff Morale in Private International Schools in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. [Doctoral dissertation, Bethel University]. Spark Repository. https://spark.bethel.edu/etd/947