Investigation of Lifelong Learning Trends and Individual Innovativeness level of Education Administrators

The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between the individual innovativeness level of education administrators and their lifelong learning tendencies, by examining the lifelong learning tendencies of individual education administrators and individual innovativeness levels according to various variables (gender, management experience, age and education level). Survey method was used for this research. The participants of the research consist of 164 education administrators who worked in Bartın province in 2015-2016 education year and voluntarily participated in the research. The data collection tools used in the study were personal information form, lifelong learning tendencies scale and individual innovativeness scale. As a result of the research; it is concluded that there is a positive, moderate and meaningful relationship between the lifelong learning tendencies of education administrators and individual innovativeness levels. Various suggestions have been made to researchers, practitioners and decision makers as a result of the findings obtained from the research.