COMPETENCY OF PRICIPLES ACCORDING TO THE OPINIONS OF TEACHERS INTO DIFFERENT CAREER PHASES
FARKLI KARİYER EVRESİNDEKİ ÖĞRETMENLERİN GÖRÜŞLERİNE GÖRE OKUL YÖNETİCİSİNİN YETERLİKLERİ

Author : Mithat KORUMAZ -- İbrahim KOCABAŞ
Number of pages : 495-512

Abstract

Schools are open to the effects of principles competency and skills in management process just like the other organizations. Principles need to have some unique competency and skills which educational organizations’ unique situation necessitates. By the way it is more important what teachers’ opinions about principles’ competency and skills because principles are expected to haunt their school staff. The aim of the study is to investigate competency of school principles according to the opinion of teachers. Study group consists of 372 teachers into different career phases and working in İstanbul in 2012-2013 academic year. The data are collected with “Questionnaire of Principles Competency” developed by the researchers. The results indicate that in the first phases teachers’ opinions about their principles are totally sufficient but in the latter phases their opinions decrease fractionally. By the way teacher who work for the schools in the downtown, don’t find their principles competency sufficient but the teachers who work for the schools in the county find their principles’ competency more sufficient than the former one. According to the result, future studies should focus on the significance of these differences. And more empirical researches which present data thoroughly are needed. As presumptive nominees for school principle, teachers professional development should be supported for strengthen their beliefs on administration.

Keywords

School Principle, Competency, Teacher, Career Phases

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