Open AccessThe Role of School Administrators in Organizational Learning Processes
Author(s) -
Fatih Şahin,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research in educational administration and leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2564-7261
DOI - 10.30828/real/2021.4.3
Subject(s) - organizational learning , institutionalisation , context (archaeology) , perception , knowledge management , knowledge sharing , qualitative research , interpretation (philosophy) , psychology , process (computing) , pedagogy , sociology , social science , computer science , paleontology , neuroscience , psychiatry , biology , operating system , programming language
This study aims to determine the perceptions of school administrators about the roles they played in the organizational learning process. In this qualitative research, interviews were conducted with 30 school administrators in Ankara, Turkey. The content obtained through interviews in a semi-structured form was analyzed descriptively and evaluated within the context of organizational learning processes. The roles of school administrators on organizational learning were discussed in three different categories: the existence or production of knowledge, the sharing or interpretation of knowledge, and the integration or institutionalization of knowledge. This study advances existing research literature by focusing on organizational learning processes.