Autonomous Behavior Among Primary School Teachers

Abstract

The current research aims to measure the level of autonomous behavior among primary school teachers, as well as to examine differences in autonomous behavior based on the variables of gender and years of service. To achieve the research objectives, the researchers utilized the Teacher Autonomous Behavior Scale developed by )Verbeon & Klaeijsen(, consisting of 24 items. The psychometric properties of the scale, such as validity and reliability, were established. The scale was administered to a sample of 400 male and female primary school teachers. The results indicated that the teachers exhibited autonomous behavior. Additionally, the findings revealed statistically significant differences based on years of service (5 years or more), while no statistically significant differences were found based on sex (male and female).