Main Problems in the School Administration and Solutions Proposed: A Qualitative Study

This study aims to determine the main problems faced in administration by the school principals of kindergartens, primary, secondary and high schools, stemming from teachers, school personnel other than teachers, students, parents, etc.; and to identify the solutions proposed for these main problems. The research is a qualitative research modeled in the screening model and case study. Study group of the research consisted of 12 school principals selected through maximum sampling method, and working in state kindergartens, primary, secondary and high schools in the central district of Siirt in 2017-2018 school year. Research data was analysed through descriptive analysis and content analysis by utilizing semi-structured interview method. According to the research results, it was found out that school principals face with problems such as “teachers’ disregard and negligence of their tasks, low qualifications of the school personnel other than teachers, disobedience to school and classroom rules by the students, accusatory and biased attitudes of the parents, under-allocation of funds to schools”. Moreover, it was determined that in relation to these main problems, school principals suggested to “introduce a payment system based on performance and career, to outsource cleaning services, to make home visits to meet the parents, to organize guidance and training activities for parents, and to allocate a separate budget for each school”, as solutions proposed

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS’ AND TEACHERS’ VIEWS ABOUT THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AT SCHOOLS AS A NEW PLATFORM IN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

This research aimed to evaluate the school administrators’ and teachers’ views about the use of social media at schools as a new platform in organizational communication. Phenomenology, a qualitative research model, was used in the research. A total of 17 participants who were included in the research (school administrators and teachers) were selected by using the purposive sampling methods that were well-suited to the qualitative research studies, namely, the “maximum variation sampling method” and the “criterion sampling method”. Participants’ views were received via semi-structured and in-depth interviews. The research data were analyzed by using the NVivo 12.0 software. The inductive descriptive analysis, content analysis, and the constant comparison technique were utilized in the interpretation of interview texts. In this context, the participants’ views were grouped under the themes of “views about the definition of social media”, “views about whether the use of social media at schools is necessary”, “views about the purpose of using social media at schools”, “views about the likely effects of using social media at schools”, and “views about recommending the use of social media at schools”. In the research, the participants stated that they viewed social media as a communication tool, the use of social media at schools was necessary, social media platforms could be used for education & instruction and giving (sharing) information, social media could have positive effects besides negative effects, and certain societal, technical, and legal measures should be taken to assure that the social media was used effectively. To ensure the professional use of social media at schools, it is recommended that educators undergo professional development.  Article visualizations

OKUL YÖNETİCİLERİNİN PLAZMA LİDERLİK DAVRANIŞLARININ VE ÖĞRENCİLERİN VATANDAŞLIK ALGILARININ MEKÂNSAL ANALİZ YÖNTEMİYLE İNCELENMESİ

This research aims to analyse the levels related to the plasma leadership behaviours of the school administrators in secondary education institutions (in high schools) and the citizenship perceptions of the students through the spatial analysis method. Research population is composed of the teachers and students of secondary education institutions (high schools) in the city center of Siirt and its districts as Baykan, Eruh, Kurtalan, Pervari, Şirvan, Tillo, in the 2020-2021 school year. Participants of the research were determined through “stratified sampling”. Plasma leadership behaviours of the school administrators were measured with “Multidimensional Plasma Leadership Scale” and citizenship perspectives of the students with “Citizenship Perspective Scale”. According to the research results, it has been determined that the perceptions of the teachers regarding the plasma leadership behaviours of the school administrators and perceptions of the students regarding citizenship are at “high” levels in general. It has been found out in the research that the plasma leadership perceptions of the participants differ significantly according to “title, place of work, school type, duration of working with the school administrator, branch, and educational background” and citizenship perceptions of the students according to the “gender, place of birth, place of residence, school type, current class, districts, number of family members and educational background of the father”. Through the spatial analysis method, it has been determined that generally, plasma leadership behaviours of the school administrators display a higher pattern in the district of Sirvan, while citizenship perceptions display a higher pattern in the district of Pervari.Bu araştırma ortaöğretim kurumlarında (lisede) görev yapan okul yöneticilerinin plazma liderlik davranışlarının ve öğrencilerin vatandaşlık algılarının düzeyini mekânsal analiz yöntemiyle incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmanın evreni 2020-2021 eğitim-öğretim yılında Siirt il merkezi ile Siirt iline bağlı Baykan, Eruh, Kurtalan, Pervari, Şirvan, Tillo ilçelerinde ortaöğretim kurumlarında (lisede) görev yapan öğretmenlerden ve bu okullarda öğrenim gören öğrencilerden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın katılımcıları “tabakalı örnekleme” yöntemiyle belirlenmiştir. Okul yöneticilerinin plazma liderlik davranışları “Çok Boyutlu Plazma Liderlik Ölçeği (ÇBPLÖ)” ile; öğrencilerin vatandaşlık algısı ise “Vatandaşlık Alıgısı Ölçeği (VAÖ)” ile ölçülmüştür. Araştırma verilerinin incelenmesinde aritmetik ortalama, frekans, standart sapma, t testi, tekyönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA), LSD testi, MannWhitney U testi, Kruskal-Wallis H testi ve Mekânsal analizlerden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmada ortalamalar arasındaki farkın istatistiksel anlamlılığının yanı sıra etki büyüklük değerleri de hesaplanmıştır.Araştırma sonuçlarına göre öğretmenlerin okul yöneticilerinin plazma liderlik davranışlarına ilişkin algıları ile öğrencilerin vatandaşlığa yönelik algılarının genel olarak “yüksek” düzeyde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmada katılımcıların plazma liderlik algısının “unvana, görev yerine, okul türüne, okul müdürüyle çalışma süresine, branşa ve öğrenim durumuna”; öğrencilerin vatandaşlık algılarının ise “cinsiyete, doğum yerine, kalınan yere, okul türüne, okunan sınıfa, ilçelere, ailedeki kişi sayısına ve baba eğitim durumuna” göre anlamlı bir şekilde farklılaştığı saptanmıştır. Mekânsal analiz yöntemine göre okul yöneticilerinin plazma liderlik davranışlarının genel olarak Şirvan ilçesinde, öğrencilerin vatandaşlık algılarının ise Pervari ilçesinde daha yüksek düzeyde bir dağılım gösterdiği belirlenmiştir

Secondary School Teachers’ Metaphorical Perceptions of the Concept of Principal

In this research which was carried out in screening model to find out the perceptions of the secondary school teachers, concerning the concept of “principal” through metaphors, phenomenology, one of the qualitative research designs was utilized. Research group is composed of 210 voluntary teachers working in 16 secondary schools in the central district of Siirt in 2016-2017 school year, through maximum variation sampling method. Research data was collected through a semi-structured form consisting statements such as “School principal is as …, because …”. In the evaluation of research data, “content analysis” method was utilized. As a result of the research, it was determined that teachers use 96 metaphors in relation to school principals, which were categorized under 11 different themes. Accordingly, teachers mostly perceive school principals as “a guiding and leading person”. However, the category with the least metaphors and the least participation is the category: “School Principal as the person storing information”. Moreover, it was found out that teachers have a high level of metaphors of school principals. In the research, it was generally concluded that teachers have a positive metaphors of school principals.Ortaokul öğretmenlerinin “müdür” kavramına ilişkin sahip oldukları algıları metaforlar yoluyla ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlayan tarama modelindeki bu araştırmada, nitel araştırma desenlerinden biri olan olgu bilim (fenomenoloji) deseni kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu, 2016-2017 Eğitim-Öğretim yılında maksimum çeşitlilik örneklemesi yoluyla Siirt merkez 16 ortaokulunda görev yapan ve gönüllü olarak çalışmaya katılan 210 öğretmenden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri “Okul müdürü…………… gibidir; çünkü…………….” ifadesinin yer aldığı yarı yapılandırılmış bir form aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin değerlendirilmesinde “içerik analizi” tekniği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda öğretmenlerin okul müdürlerine yönelik 96 metafor ürettiği belirlenmiştir. Bu metaforlar, farklı temalar altında 11 kategoride toplanmıştır. Buna göre öğretmenler okul müdürlerini ağırlıklı olarak “Yol Gösterici ve Lider Biri Olarak” algılamaktadır. Bunun yanı sıra en az metafor ve en az öğretmen katılımın olduğu kategorinin ise “Bilginin Depolayıcısı Olarak Okul Müdürü” kategorisi olduğu saptanmıştır. Diğer taraftan öğretmenlerin okul müdürlerine ilişkin ürettikleri metaforların oldukça fazla olduğu bulgulanmıştır. Araştırmanın geneli itibariyle öğretmenlerin okul müdürlerine ilişkin metaforlarının olumlu olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır

Relation between the organizational justice perception and work alienation of secondary school teachers

This research has been carried to determine the relation between the organizational justice perception and work alienation of the secondary school teachers. This research is in relational screening model. Research population is composed of 1153 teachers working in 24 secondary schools in the central district of Siirt during 2014 and 2015 school year. As the research population is small, sampling was not made and 366 of the distributed scales were found eligible for analysis. Nearly 32% of the target population provided usable data. Organizational justice scale developed by Nieoff and Moorman (1993) and Price and Mueller (1986), translated into Turkish by Yildirim (2002), and which is composed of 21 items as well as the alienation scale developed by Mottaz (1981) and adapted to Turkish by Erben (2008) and which is composed of 17 items were applied in the research. As a result of this research, it was determined that there is a negative and medium level relation between the organizational justice perception and work alienation of secondary school teachers. Negative and low level of relation has been identified between the distributive justice and procedural justice dimensions of organizational justice and powerlessness dimension of the work alienation among the teachers of secondary school teachers, while there is a negative and medium level of relation between the interactional justice and powerlessness dimensions. A negative and low level of relation was determined between the distributive, procedural and interactional justice and meaninglessness and selfestrangement dimensions of organizational alienation. Moreover, it was found out that interactional justice dimension of organizational justice significantly predicts the powerlessness, meaninglessness and self-estrangement dimensions of the organizational alienation