Open AccessEXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS' QUALIFICATIONS TO USE OF 21st CENTURY SKILLS AND TEACHERS' LEVELS OF READINESS FOR CHANGE
Author(s) -
Nevin Demir Çavuş,
Mehmet Akif Helvacı
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of education studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2501-1111
DOI - 10.46827/ejes.v8i11.3996
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , psychology , school teachers , mathematics education , population , scale (ratio) , sample (material) , pedagogy , medical education , medicine , chemistry , sociology , social psychology , geography , demography , cartography , chromatography
The aim of this study is to reveal the relationship between the competence of using 21st century skills and readiness for change of primary and secondary school teachers working in public schools in Uşak. The research was designed in scanning model. The population of the research consists of 3972 teachers and 498 school administrators working in primary and secondary schools in Uşak, and the sample consists of 640 teachers and 82 school administrators. Convenience sampling was used in the selection of the sample. In order to collect data, “21st Century Teaching Skills Scale” developed by Orhan-Göksün (2016) and “School Readiness for Change Scale” developed by Helvacı (2015) were used. As a result of the research, according to the opinions of the teachers and school administrators, the competency of using 21st century skills of the teachers is at "high" level, according to the opinions of the teachers, the level of readiness for change is at the "high" level, and according to the opinions of the school administrators, the level of readiness for change of the teachers is at the "moderate" level. It has been determined that there is a positive and highly significant relationship between teachers' 21st century skills usage competencies and their readiness for change skill levels. Article visualizations: