Teachers’ Expectations and School Administration:  Keys of Better Communication in Schools

Engin ASLANARGUN

doi:https://doi.org/10.14689/ejer.2015.60.2

Makale detayları

Teachers’ Expectations and School Administration: Keys of Better Communication in Schools

Yazarlar:

Engin ASLANARGUN

Yayıncı:

Anı Yayıncılık

Dergi:

Eurasian Journal of Educational Research 2015 Vol.15 Issue 60, pp.17-34

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2015

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000707148

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

2528-8911

pISSN:

1302-597X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14689/ejer.2015.60.2

Özet:

 


Problem Statement:The quality of education carried out in schools depends largely on the performance of teachers and school principals in cooperation. İt is possible to say that a qualified education of students depends on the performance and compliance degree of these two groups. İn this process, teachers’ having the primary responsibility for teaching in compliance with school administration and supported by administration is very critical. For a more qualified education/teaching school, principals should support their teachers as an institutional leader responding to their expectations and needs.

Purpose of the Study:The aim of this study is to determine teachers’ expectations from school principals so that they can do their jobs better. Teachers included in the study were asked what they have expected and hoped from principals while they were teaching.

Method:A qualitativeresearch methodology was employed, usingphenomenology to collect and analyze the interpretations and meanings of teachers’ expectations as drawn from their responses to openended semistructured questions. The research group consists of volunteer teachers who were employed in the district and province of Duzce city in Turkey.

Teachers were invited to fill out the openended form consisting of a single question via e-mail. A total of 677 volunteer teachers participated in this study: some of whom gave more than a single response, whereas some preferred short responses.

Findings andResults:In the finding section of the study, which aimed to investigate and analyse the teachers’ expectations and opinions, a major category and eight subcategories were identified. When analysing the expectations of teachers fom principals, it was evident that nearly one-fourth of the expectations were centered on the subcategories of coprehension and support (25 percent). Subsequently, satisfaction with the current administration (21 percent), leadership (13 percent), justice and equality (12 percent), communication (11 percent), physical equipment (9 percent), school development (9 percent) and no expectation (2 percent) followed.Consequently, valuebased informal behaviors such as appreciation, cooperation, consulting, respecting, fairness, confidence, and motivation were emphasized most often by the teachers.

Conclusions and Recommendations:The concepts and themes generally focused on human relationships, meaning that behaviours of principals should be shaped by considerations of leadership and communication. Communication, emphathy, and initiative are the concepts teachers paid the most attention to throughout the study, and these are the psychological characteristics that principals need to adapt most whatever their preferred leadership style has been. Having a considerate style of administration and providing support for teachers were the core recommendations of the research.

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Makale detayları

Teachers’ Expectations and School Administration: Keys of Better Communication in Schools

Yazarlar: Engin ASLANARGUN

Yayıncı: Anı Yayıncılık

Dergi: Eurasian Journal of Educational Research 2015 Vol.15 Issue 60, pp.17-34

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2015

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000707148

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 2528-8911

pISSN: 1302-597X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14689/ejer.2015.60.2

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Engin ASLANARGUN

Yayıncı:

Anı Yayıncılık

Dergi:

Eurasian Journal of Educational Research 2015 Vol.15 Issue 60, pp.17-34

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2015

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000707148

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

2528-8911

pISSN:

1302-597X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14689/ejer.2015.60.2