Linkages Between Quality of Work Life and Work Alienation among Private School Teachers – An Empirical Study

Abstract

This research aims to find out how college and school teachers perceive their work-life quality and feelings at work. The research involved 144 participants. Information was collected with the help of a questionnaire. Teachers' perceptions regarding work-life quality were evaluated through the Walton (1975) "Quality of Work Life Scale," and their alienation level was determined through the Elma (2003) "Work Alienation Scale." The results indicated that teachers held negative perceptions about some topics of the Quality of Work Life scale, particularly regarding fair and satisfactory remuneration and the connection between work and life in general. All the sub-dimensions of both the Work Alienation and Quality of Work Life scales were found to be strongly and primarily negatively related.