The Views of School Managers about Decision Making Authorities in the Field of Education and Decentralization

The aim of this study is to find out the views of school managers about decentralization. With this study, we aim to contribute to the discussions on centralization, decentralization and school-based management. The universe of the study includes 423 school managers from state primary, secondary and high schools in the center of Antalya. The sample of the study includes 151 school managers from state primary, secondary and high schools in the center of Antalya. Convenience sampling method is used. The data are collected with the scale developed by Çınkır (2010) and called ‘The Scale of Decentralization of Education’. Percent and frequency calculations are done in data analysis. According to the findings of this study the highest frequency in all dimensions is the unit of government. But from the holistic point of view of organization of schools, the highest frequency unit is school (387/ %28.4) Finally, there are some offers about the views of school managers on being involved in the decisions related to education.