Abstract :
This study investigates school principalsʹ listening skills according to teacher feedback in terms of a number of variables. The study is conducted according to a general survey model. The sample of consists of 477 elementary, general and vocational secondary school teachers working in Konya, Turkey, in the 2007-2008 education year. The sample was selected by the random sampling method. In summary, it can be seen that school principals have sufficient listening skills in the perception of teachers participating in the study. The study results reveal that teachersʹ feedback concerning their principalsʹ listening skills differs in terms of the variables of the school at which they work, their educational level, their professional experience, the length of time they have worked with the principals and the number of teachers at the school, but teachersʹ feedback concerning their principalsʹ listening skills do differ according to the principalsʹ major.
