Evaluation of the Effect of Democratic Leadership Behaviors of School Principals on School Management Skills Cover Image

Okul Müdürlerinin Demokratik Liderlik Davranışlarının Okul Yönetim Becerilerine Etkisinin Değerlendirilmesi
Evaluation of the Effect of Democratic Leadership Behaviors of School Principals on School Management Skills

Author(s): Abdurrahman Göktürk, Neslihan Cennetkuşu Mermer, Semih Tekin, Özlem Gümüştekin
Subject(s): School education, Methodology and research technology, Evaluation research, Management and complex organizations, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Education
Published by: SD Yayınevi
Keywords: School; Administrator; Democratic Leadership;

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the effect of democratic leadership behaviors of school principals on school management skills. Quantitative research method was used in this study. This study aimed to determine whether there is a meaningful relationship with the effect of the democratic leadership of Anatolian vocational high school principals on school management skills. relational screening model; These are exploratory models whose purpose is to Decipher the existence and/or degree of covariance between two or more variables. The research was conducted in Adana province. The universe of the research consists of 85 participants working in vocational high schools located in Adana province. The data obtained from the study were analyzed using the SPSS 22 program and the statistical data were converted into tables. The surveys were collected online through Google Forms. The data collected during the study were analyzed using the SPSS program. A normality test was performed to determine whether the data were distributed normally. In the study, Mann-Whitney U-test and Kruskal-Wallis-H test were used to examine the differences in terms of reliability test, factor analysis, frequency analysis and demographic factors. In addition, the Spearman correlation test was used to determine the relationship between the effect of the democratic leadership of vocational and technical Anatolian secondary school principals on school management skills. Dec. The school administration does not allow political, religious, ethnic and gender discrimination among the school staff, announces the orders and Decrees of the senior management to the teachers on time, avoids offensive and humiliating behavior, respects the decisions of the team. However, the school administration does not stand up to criticism. It does not encourage teachers to conduct selfassessment and does not develop informal relationships Decoupled between teachers. It does not define the vision and mission of the school with the teachers, does not share information about the program and work of the school with the teachers. According to the results of the regression analysis (R=0.79, R2=0.63, p <0.01), the democratic attitudes and behavior levels of school administrators explain 63% of the total distribution of their perceptions F (1,404) = 704.45. According to this result, it predicts the democratic attitudes and behaviors of the school administration.

  • Issue Year: 7/2023
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 270-289
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Turkish