1.1 Introduction

1.2 Research problem

1.3 Aims, objective and questions guiding the study

1.4 Significance of the study

1.5 The structure of the thesis

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Emotional labour

2.3 Teacher burnout

2.4 Teacher work withdrawal

2.5 Other relational concepts

2.6 Teacher personal and job characteristics

2.7 Cross-cultural issues of ECT’s emotional labour

2.8 Theoretical associations among the concepts:EL, affect, burnout and WW

2.9 Chapter summary

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Research Hypotheses development

3.3. Cross-sectional design

3.4 Specific study sections and Methods

3.5 Research sample and sampling techniques

3.6 Research Measurements

3.7 Analytic Plan of the studies

3.8 Ethical considerations and conduct

3.9 Chapter summary

4.1 Teacher emotional labour

4.2 Affective state, burnout and social support

4.3 Work Withdrawal

5.1 Similarities and differences between teacher personal, culture and job characteristics

5.2 Relationships between teachers’ personal, culture and work-related factor and emotional labour

5.3 Relationships between ECTs’ personal and work-related factor and affective state

5.4 Relationships between ECTs’ personal, culture and work-related factors and burnout

5.5 Relationships between teachers’ personal, culture and work-related factor and work withdrawal

6.1 Association between emotional labour and teacher psychological burnout (section 3)

6.2 Association between emotional labour and work withdrawal (section 4)

7.1 Psychometricric properties and measurement invariant of emotional labour, affective state, burnout and work withdrawal scale

7.2 Teacher sociodemographics differences across the constructs (section 2)

7.3 The relationship between emotional labour and teacher psychological burnout (section 3)

7.4 The ECT’s emotional labour-work withdrawal path analysis (section 4)

8.1 Summary of the study

8.2 Theoretical implication

8.3 Practical implication

8.4 Implications for policy on ECTs

8.5 Research limitation and directions for future studies

8.6 Conclusion