A case study on identifying the perceptions of teachers on the present organizational structure and processes of an educational institution through the use of metaphors

A comparative case study on school effectiveness characteristics of two private high schools in Ankara Akşit, Tijen F; Şimşek, Hasan; Department of Educational Sciences (2006) This study aimed at exploring the school effectiveness characteristics of two high schools, one with high (School A) and one with low (School B) levels of placement ratio in ÖSS for their graduates, to observe their characteristics as perceived by their stakeholders (students, teachers, parents, school administrative staff and managers). In this study, a comparative pre-structured case study method was employed. The study was conducted in two private high schools in the province of Ankara, Turkey. The parti...
An analysis of the present state of educational administration scholarship in Turkey from the perceptions of the scholars in Ankara Örücü, Deniz; Şimşek, Hasan; Department of Educational Sciences (2006) This study aimed to explore the present state of educational administration scholarship in Turkey as perceived by the educational administration scholars working actively at universities in Ankara. In this study, qualitative research technique was employed. It was conducted in Educational Administration Programmes of Departments of Educational Sciences at the three state universities in Ankara. The participants were 8 professors, 1 associate professor and 10 assistant professors from Ankara University, Hace...
The mediating role of knowledge sharing on the relationship between distributed leadership and readiness for change among public school teachers Demir Erdoğan, Ceren; Kondakçı, Yaşar; Department of Educational Sciences (2016) The purpose of the study was to investigate the mediating role of knowledge sharing on the relationship between distributed leadership and readiness for change among public school teachers. The study was designed as a correlational study with one mediator. The sample of the study was composed of 556 teachers working at primary, secondary, and high level public schools in Edirne. For data collection, Distributed Leadership Scale, Readiness for Change Scale, Knowledge Sharing Scale, and Demographic Informatio...
The Relationship between distributed leadership, enabling school structure, teacher collaboration, academic optimism and student achievement: a school effectiveness model Oldaç, Yusuf İkbal; Kondakçı, Yaşar; Department of Educational Sciences (2016) The purpose of this study was to test a school effectiveness model investigating the relationship between student achievement and a set of school-level variables including distributed leadership, enabling school structure, teacher collaboration, and academic optimism. The data for this study were collected from schools located in 3 districts of Adana, Turkey. The sample consisted of 23053 students and 426 teachers from randomly selected 40 public schools. For the purposes of this study, Hierarchical Linear ...
The Effect of organizational justice on turnover intention and the mediating role of emotional exhaustion: a study on educational institutions Güner, Berçin; Aşcıgil, Semra Feriha; Department of Business Administration (2016) Organizational effectiveness and organizational productivity are highly influenced by emotional exhaustion in a negative way. Relationships between organizational justice, emotional exhaustion and turnover intentions are the focus of this study. In this research, 205 teachers working in three central districts in Ankara comprised the sample. Individuals' organizational justice dimensions (procedural, distributive, interpersonal and informational) and how they influenced their desire to leave their jobs, whe...

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B. Özar, “A case study on identifying the perceptions of teachers on the present organizational structure and processes of an educational institution through the use of metaphors,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 1999.