Kiyana Zhaleh - Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Behzad Ghonsooly - Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Reza Pishghadam - Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

This research study aimed to investigate the roles of gender and work experience in teacher burnout.For this purpose, the study used a convenience sample of 202 EFL teachers (101= females and 101=males), working at different private language institutes in Mashhad, to participate in the study. The participants were classified into three groups based on their work experience (i.e., G1: from less than 1 year to 5 years (n = 80), G2: from 6 to 10 years (n = 57), and G3: more than 10 years (n = 65)). Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was used to gather the required data of the study. To analyze the data, a one-way ANOVA and an independent-samples t-test were utilized. The findingsexhibited that there was not any statistically significant difference among teachers from three groups of work experience regarding their burnout. However, there was a statistically significant difference between male and female teachers with regard to their burnout. Finally, the findings were discussed in light of teacher education research and potential implications were put forward

gender, work experience, teacher burnout