PROFESSIONAL SATISFACTION AND PROFESSIONAL BURNOUT AS PREDICTORS OF TEACHERS' SCHOOL HAPPINESS.

Education has a very important place in the development of a society. Teachers are one of the indispensable building blocks of education. Considering their place in the education system, it is important to investigate the characteristics of teachers. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive levels of teachers' professional satisfaction and professional burnout on school happiness. Accordingly, a total of 219 teachers working in various public secondary schools participated in the study. The ages of the teachers ranged between 25 and 55; 126 of them were female and 93 of them were male. Teachers' School Happiness Scale, Professional Satisfaction Scale, and Burnout Scale were used as data collection tools. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. According to the results of the analysis, it was concluded that professional satisfaction and professional burnout were effective on teachers' school happiness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]