Eğitim Yönetiminde Kıyaslama (Benchmarking) Yöntemi

In recent years, organizations have been changing and developing fast. If organizations want to survive, they have to change. Therefore, the concept of “learning organizations” has gained currency in the literature. Understanding of the importance of total quality management became the main reason for the beginning of the process. However, organizations needed to compare themselves with other organizations. Briefly, the competition and changing environment have necessitated the modernization of the organizations in human resources and administrative processes. It is clear that only the flexible and innovator organizations will be successful among the others.Son yıllarda örgütler hızla gelişmekte ve değişmektedir. Eğer örgütler yaşamlarını sürdürmek istiyorlarsa değişmek zorundadırlar. Bu nedenle, literatürde “öğrenen örgütler” kavramı kullanılmıştır. Toplam Kalite Yönetiminin önem kazanması, bu sürecin başlamasının en temel nedenidir. Bununla birlikte, örgütler kendilerini başka örgütlerle kıyaslama ihtiyacı duydular. Kısacası, değişen çevre ve rekabet, örgütlerin insan kaynaklarında ve yönetim süreçlerinde modernizasyonunu zorunlu kılmıştır. Sonuçta, bugünün örgütlerinden yenilikçi ve esnek olanlar başarılı olacaktır

The CURRENT STATUS OF IN-SERVICE TRAININGS FOR TEACHERS AND EXPECTATIONS: DO THEY MATCH

Taking into consideration the INSETs’ direct influence on teachers’ professional development and indirect influence on the education, the present study aims to determine teachers’ opinions about in -service training activities and their proposed solutions to improve the effectiveness of the in-service training activities via the semi- structured and in-depth interviews. Also this paper specifically analyzes the latest statistics of in-service trainings in Turkey with holistic and critical approach. Data were collected from 59 teachers from three different types of school (primary, secondary, junior high school) in Turkey through a semi-structured interview, and analyzed through content analysis by searching for patterns and synthesizing them. The transcriptions were coded through NVivo 8 and then grouped together to derive broader themes shaped around core meanings (Miles & Huberman, 1994). While the most useful aspects of in-service training programs are found as professional development, meeting new people and professional development, weaknesses of in-service training programs are poor planning, lack of qualified trainers and lack of practical implications according to teacher opinions. Teachers suggested that employing expert trainers, effective planning and more interactive contents are crucial for an ideal INSET activity. The study concludes with possible reasons for the problems in concern, and practical implications

Examining the Relationship Between School Administrators' Leadership Styles and Teachers' Organizational Happiness

This study aimed to examine the predicting level of the leadership styles of school administrators on the organizational happiness level of teachers. The research was designed according to the sequential explanatory method, one of the mixed methods. First, the quantitative data were analyzed, then the qualitative data were examined. For the research, quantitative data were collected by applying the School Principals Leadership Style Scale and the Teacher Organizational Happiness Scale to the teachers working in the Güngören district of Istanbul. In the quantitative data collection part of the study, 323 participants were reached. Participants were selected by simple random sampling method. Qualitative data were obtained with semi-structured interview questions developed by the researchers. Eight volunteer participants were interviewed. According to the study’s quantitative findings, it was determined that the happiness level of teachers was high, and school administrators showed transformational leadership characteristics. According to the study's qualitative data, it was determined that the organizational happiness of the teachers was related to the relations with the manager, colleague relations, working conditions, and personality traits. Based on the research results, it has been proposed to increase the number of studies that address the professional happiness of teachers with different types of leadership. In addition, it is proposed to improve the economic situation of teachers. Finally, school administrators should pay attention to the school climate to increase teachers' happiness

THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PRINCIPALS FOR MANAGING CHANGE IN THEIR SCHOOLS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH

The aim of the study is to reveal the experiences of school principals in the process of change. Thus, this study employed a qualitative research approach through data collection and analysis procedure incorporating a descriptive phenomenological design. Participants of this research consisted of 15 volunteer school principals working in state schools in İstanbul. Criterion sampling as one of the purposeful sampling methods was preferred to determine the participants of the research. The researchers conducted in-depth face-to-face interviews with semi-structured interview questions. The content analysis technique was used to reveal codes, categories and themes from the transcribed interview records. The researchers discovered three themes so as to define the experiences of school principals in managing change as follows: ‘procedure’, ‘barriers to change’ and ‘opportunities’. The conclusion of the study showed that principals define change management as a process in the school. Teacher resistance, organizational structure and parental expectation turn into barriers for managing change. Also, school principals define the outcomes of the change as an opportunity in their schools

The Development and Evolution of Digital Leadership: A Bibliometric Mapping Approach-Based Study

The inevitable digitalization of workplaces in the present era, generally as a result of technological developments, has caused a paradigm shift, along with new innovative business models and business behaviors, which has required leaders to possess certain digital skills for sustainable corporate performance. Hence, studies on digital leadership have attracted the attention of academics and practitioners worldwide, with many studies having been conducted on the topic. However, a comprehensive analysis of the intellectual architecture, knowledge structure, and thematic evolution of the digital leadership field of research using science mapping tools has yet to be conducted. The current study, therefore, aimed at reviewing the intellectual structure and evolution of the digital leadership field through a bibliometric and science-mapping analysis. This study used digital leadership as an umbrella term comprising leadership styles such as e-leadership, virtual leadership, technology leadership, and leadership 4.0, which have similar meanings and can be used interchangeably. With this purpose, bibliometric performance and science mapping analysis was performed on articles related to the research field that were retrieved from the Scopus database using SciMAT software (version 1.1.04). The results of the study revealed that the scope of digital leadership research is gradually expanding and diversifying and that publication output is increasing steadily. In addition, period-based analysis showed that the technology management theme during the first period, the virtual teams and technology themes during the second period, and the COVID-19, virtual reality, and digital technologies themes during the third period emerged as the motor themes and formed the focus of research in this field. Thematic evolution analysis showed that virtual leadership during the first and second periods, virtual teams during the second period, e-leadership and technology during the second and third periods, and digital leadership, COVID-19, and virtual reality during the third period, along with technology leadership in all three periods were all noteworthy as well-developed research themes. These findings enable a better understanding of the research field of digital leadership and provide a reference for future research by revealing the conceptual structure and thematic evolution of the digital leadership knowledge base

An Area of Organizational Silence: The Ministry of National Education Group Meetings

Bu araştırma Millî Eğitim Bakanlığına bağlı okullarda çalışan öğretmenlerin zümre toplantılarında sessiz kalma davranışlarının nedenlerinin araştırılması amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırma nitel araştırma yaklaşımlarından durum çalışması deseninde tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın katılımcıları İstanbul ilinde çalışan en az bir yıl ilçe zümre başkanlığı yapmış öğretmenlerden oluşmaktadır. Örnekleme yöntemi olarak ölçüt örnekleme yönteminden yararlanılmış ve 7. katılımcı ile görüşüldüğünde veri doygunluğa ulaşıldığından veri toplama süreci tamamlanmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacıların geliştirdiği yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Veriler içerik analizi ve betimsel analiz yapılarak analiz edilmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda zümre başkanı seçilme şekli, örgütsel sessizlik ve öneriler temaları oluşmuştur. Bu temalardan elde edilen bulgulara göre öğretmenlerin zorunlu olarak zümre başkanı yapıldığı ve bu göreve talebin çok az olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca zümre toplantılarının örgütsel sessizlik alanı olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularından hareketle uygulayıcılara, öğretmenlerin toplantılarda belirttiklerini dikkate almaları, toplantı kararlarının eğitim-öğretim faaliyetlerine nasıl yansıdığı ile ilgili geri bildirim vermeleri, politika yapıcılara zümre başkanlığının cazip hale getirilmesine yönelik çalışmalar yapmaları önerilmektedir.This research was conducted in order to investigate the reasons for the silent behavior of teachers at group meetings and working for public schools at The Ministry of National Education. The research was designed in case study design, one of the qualitative research approaches. The participants of the research consisted of teachers working in the province of İstanbul who had been the chairman of the district counselling unit for at least one year. The criterion sampling method was used as the sampling method and the data collection process was completed when the data reached saturation. A semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers was used as the data collection tool. The data were analysed using content analysis and descriptive analysis. As a result of the analyses, the themes of the way the head of the class was elected, organisational silence and suggestions were formed. According to the findings obtained from these themes, it was concluded that teachers were made as the head of the department compulsorily and the demand for this position was very low. In addition, it was found out that the meetings were an area of organisational silence. Based on the findings of the study, it is suggested that practitioners should take into account what teachers state in the meetings, give feedback on how the decisions of the meeting are reflected in the educational activities, and make efforts to make the chairmanship of the committee attractive for policy makers

Long-term prognosis of patients with heart failure: Follow-up results of journey HF-TR study population

Background: Despite advances in therapeutic management of patients with heart failure, there is still an increasing morbidity and mortality all over the world. In this study, we aimed to present the 3-year follow-up outcomes of patients included in the Journey HF-TR study in 2016 that has evaluated the clinical characteristics and management of patients with acute heart failure admitted to the hospital and present a national registry data. Methods: The study was designed retrospectively between November 2016 and December 2019. Patient data included in the previously published Journey HF-TR study were used. Among 1606 patients, 1484 patients were included due to dropout of 122 patients due to inhospital death and due to exclusion of 173 due to incomplete data. The study included 1311 patients. Age, gender, concomitant chronic conditions, precipitating factors, New York Heart Association, and left ventricular ejection fraction factors were adjusted in the Cox regression analysis. Results: During the 3-year follow-up period, the ratio of hospitalization and mortality was 70.5% and 52.1%, respectively. Common causes of mortality were acute decompensation of heart failure and acute coronary syndrome. Angiotensin receptor blockers, beta-blockers, statin, and sacubitril/valsartan were found to reduce mortality. Hospitalization due to acute decompensated heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, lung diseases, oncological diseases, and cerebrovascular diseases was associated with the increased risk of mortality. Implantation of cardiac devices also reduced the mortality. Conclusions: Despite advances in therapeutic management of patients with heart failure, our study demonstrated that the long-term mortality still is high. Much more efforts are needed to improve the inhospital and long-term survival of patients with chronic heart failure