Elementary School Administrators and Their Roles in the Context of Effective Schools
Author(s) -
İzzet Döş,
Ahmet Cezmi Savaş
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
sage open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2158-2440
DOI - 10.1177/2158244014567400
Subject(s) - psychology , data collection , context (archaeology) , interpersonal communication , qualitative property , qualitative research , personality , interpersonal relationship , pedagogy , social psychology , sociology , computer science , paleontology , social science , machine learning , biology
As in every organization, leadership plays the most important rolein conducting business in school organizations as well. Organizations reach their goalsmore effectively and more efficiently when they are effective. The aim of this study isto assess data regarding qualities and training of effective school leaders. To achievethis end, a qualitative study was designed and related data were collected. A formconsisting of six open-ended questions was developed as a data collection tool. Thestudy was conducted with a group of 26 teachers and four administrators. The data wereanalyzed through content and descriptive analysis. It was expected that effective schoolprincipals have strong interpersonal relationships, have leadership qualities, and areconsiderate in terms of social and personality traits. Some suggestions regarding thetraining of principals were also presented
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