SCHOOL PRINCIPALS MANAGEMENT OF BOARDS OF TEACHERS STUDIES

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In Turkish education system, boards of teachers are constituted to enable primary school/branch teachers to study together or support each other. This research tried to identify how principals employ management processes in boards of teachers studies. Qualitative research design was used in the research. The participants of the research consisted of the teachers. Focus group and semistructured interview techniques were utilized to collect the data. The data was analyzed through descriptive analysis method. As a result of the study, it was found that the school principals are not fully effective to employ management processes in the boards of teachers studies. It was determined that they are effective in planning and document controlling, whereas they are not effective to organize and lead boards of teachers activities to fulfill their goals. School principals prefer not being involved in board of teachers activities. The following suggestions for the practical implications were made: School principals awareness with regard to the management of boards of teachers should be raised; teachers should be trained about the importance of board of teachers studies; management of board of teachers should be included in legislative arrangement; researchers should conduct their research with different method and samplings; the documents dealing with the board of teachers should be examined; research involving lower and upper school principals should be implemented.

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Board of teachers studies , management processes , school principals , teachers and qualitative research

Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi