Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of servant leadership behaviors of primary school principals on teacher burnout. The data were obtained from 19 principals and 487 teachers in 19 primary schools in Bolu province. Servant leadership scale developed by Dennis and Bocernea (2005) was used to examine servant leadership behaviors of school principals while the scale developed by Maslach (1981) was used to determine the level of burnout observed in principals and teachers. Correlation and regression analysis were used to examine the relationships between servant leadership behaviors and teacher burnout. Findings indicated that primary school principals demonstrated servant leadership behaviors at a “high” level according to the participants, whereas principals and teachers felt burnout at “low” level. It was found that there was a significant negative correlation between servant leadership and teacher burnout, and servant leadership was a significant predictor for burnout.

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