Internal consistency reliabilities improved slightly when subscales were rearranged on the basis of the structures proposed by the alternative models. Female teachers scored higher on the EE dimension than males. No significant gender differences were found on the DP and PA dimensions. The pattern of burnout was similar to what was found in previous research. The overall evaluation of the MBI suggested that the instrument has good potentials.
Construct validity needs to be firmly established before it is adopted for more extensive uses.
The study sought to examine and benchmark teachers' occupational motivation, satisfaction and health and to test a model of teacher satisfaction developed in Australia in a previous research phase. English teachers were found, in common with their Australia counterparts, to be motivated by altruism, affiliation and personal growth. Teachers from different types of schools and those holding different promotion positions were found to differ on some measures of satisfaction, however, unlike Australian Principals, Head Teachers were found to be on the whole no more satisfied than their classroom teacher colleagues, and to be similarly 'stressed'. These findings are interpreted in the light of the specific context of the English education system.