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The aim of this study is to reveal the impact of demographic features on teachers’work engagement. The sample of the study consists a total of 433 primary school and branch teachers working at primary and secondary schools located within the province of Kahramanmaraş during the academic year of 2014-2015. Path analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling in the study. The findings showed that the model was found to be statistically significant (CFI=0.94; TLI=0.92; RMSEA=0.06; SRMR=0.04). The findings also revealed that gender, marital status, age, branch and the educational status were not statistically significant factors on teachers’ work engagement, but the effect of seniority variable is statistically positive and significant. Based on the findings that teachers’ work engagement increase the seniority, it is suggested that it might be benefited from the teachers who have high seniority in areas such as counseling, mentoring, academic studies and management at schools.

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