Open AccessExamination of teachers’ views on organizational uncertainity: A qualitative research
Author(s) -
Didem Koşar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eğitim ve öğretim/eğitim ve öğretim
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2148-239X
pISSN - 2146-0655
DOI - 10.14527/pegegog.2020.003
Subject(s) - confusion , psychology , coping (psychology) , phenomenology (philosophy) , qualitative research , scope (computer science) , social psychology , applied psychology , sociology , epistemology , computer science , social science , philosophy , psychiatry , psychoanalysis , programming language
In this study, it was aimed to examine teachers’ opinions about organizational uncertainty. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 14 teachers within the scope of phenomenology design. As the results of this study, teachers stated that uncertainty means unpredictability, disorder, confusion, obscurity and uneasiness; they stated that uncertainty can emerge internally and environmentally, have organizational and individual results, and coping strategies include consultation, collaboration, time-out, planned management, culture and individual strategies. The findings were discussed in the light of the related literature and suggestions for eliminating organizational uncertainty were presented.