PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to determine the relationships between leadership styles of primary school principals and organizational health and bullying.Design/methodology/approachTwo hypotheses were formulated in relation to the research. Three instruments were used – a multi‐level questionnaire for measuring leadership, an Organizational Health Inventory (OHI‐S), and a negative acts questionnaire (NAQ) for measuring workplace bullying. The questionnaires were administered to 500 teachers working in primary schools in Turkey. Path analysis was conducted using the AMOS programs; other statistical analyses were conducted via LISREL and EQS 6.1 programs.FindingsThere is a positive relationship between transformational leadership acts of principals and organizational health and a negative relationship between the transformational leadership acts of principals and workplace bullying. While a reverse relationship between organizational health and workplace bullying is identified, there is a relationship between transactional leadership acts of principals and organizational health. No relationship between transactional leadership acts of principals and workplace bullying is found.Practical implicationsThese results suggest the desirability of principals striving to improve transformational leadership behaviors in order to develop their schools as healthy organizations and to solve the problem of bullying therein.Originality/valueSeveral resources are provided as tools, such as the NAQ, the OHI‐S, and the multifactor leadership questionnaire. These may be profitably used in similar studies.

The aim of this study was to analyze the variables involved in the bullying experiences of primary school teachers who attended in-service courses at the Aksaray and Esenköy training centers in Turkey. There were 315 participants in the study. A Turkish adaptation of the Negative Acts Questionnaire Scale (NAQ) developed by Einarsen and Raknes (1997) was used. Cronbach's alpha = .97, factor loads were determined to be between .42 and .82. Frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, chi-square and variance analysis were also measured. The results were tested at p < .05 level. The research showed that 50% of the Turkish primary school teachers had experienced bullying. There was a significant relationship between the incidence of bullying and the branch of teaching. However, there was no relationship between bullying experiences and the variables of sex, age and marital status.

Problem Statement: Teacher leadership has recently attracted the attention of scholars and practitioners due to its promotion of student learning and school improvement. Thus, there is a need for investigating the construct of teacher leadership and its relationship with various organizational and personal variables. Considering the fact that research on teacher leadership is scarce, the present study may serve as an important data source for policy makers in regard to developing high-quality teaching and learning in schools. Purpose of the Study:This study sought to examine the relationships between teacher leadership, teacher professionalism, and perceived stress. Teacher leadership was the dependent variable of the study, whereas teacher professionalism and perceived stress were the independent variables. Method:The present study employed a correlational research model where two independent variables and one dependent variable were used. A total of 302 teachers participated in the study. The Teacher Leadership Scale, Teacher Professionalism Scale, and Perceived Stress Scale were used to gather data. Descriptive statistics, Pearson's product-moment correlation

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between teachers’ organizational commitment, job satisfaction and whistleblowing behaviors and to evaluate their contribution to sustainability in education. The study consisted of a total of 4108 teachers who worked at primary and secondary schools during the 2018–2019 academic year in the Çankaya district of the Ankara province. The sample comprised of 601 teachers who were selected through a simple random sampling method. The organizational Commitment Scale (OCS), the Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) and the Whistleblowing Scale were used as the data collection tools in the study. For the analysis of the data, SPSS 18.0 and LISREL 8.80 statistical package programs were used. Descriptive statistics on variables were performed on SPSS program and the testing of the model in which the effects of job satisfaction on whistleblowing and organizational commitment on job satisfaction were studied was carried out using path analysis technic in LISREL 8.80 program. According to the results of the study, there was a moderate level of positive and significant relationship between organizational commitment and job satisfaction. There was also a moderate level of positive and significant relationship between organizational commitment and whistleblowing behaviour. A low level of negative significant relationship was found between job satisfaction and whistleblowing. As the teachers’ organizational commitment increased, their job satisfaction and whistleblowing behaviours also increased. However, as their job satisfaction levels increased, their whistleblowing behaviours decreased. In this regard, it can be concluded that sustainability in educational institutions can be ensured by increasing the level of organizational commitment.

ÖZETBu araştırmanın amacı, ilköğretim okulu öğretmenlerinin mesleki imaj algısı ile örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışları arasındaki ilişkiyi saptamaktır. İlişkisel tarama modelindeki bu araştırma, kazara örnekleme yöntemi ile belirlenen Ankara ili Yenimahalle ilçesi ilköğretim okullarında görev yapan 256 öğretmen üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada, veri toplama araçları olarak "Öğretmenlik Mesleği İmaj Ölçeği" ve "Öğretmenlerin Örgütsel Vatandaşlık Davranışı Algısı Ölçeği" kullanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre, öğretmenlerin mesleğin genel görünümüne yönelik olumsuz görüşlere sahip oldukları; yüksek düzeyde örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışları sergiledikleri; öğretmenlik mesleği imajının alt boyutları ile örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışları alt boyutları arasında anlamlı ilişkilerin bulunduğu; mesleki imaj algısının örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışlarının centilmenlik hariç yardımlaşma, vicdanlılık ve sivil erdem alt boyutlarının anlamlı birer yordayıcısı olduğu görülmektedir. Öğretmenlerin örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışları ile mesleki imaj algısı arasındaki ilişkiler, nitel veya karma araştırmalarla daha derinlemesine incelenebilir.Anahtar Kelimeler: Öğretmenlik mesleği, mesleki imaj, örgütsel vatandaşlık, öğretmen saygınlığı, prososyal davranışlar. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS' OCCUPATIONAL IMAGE PERCEPTION AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIORS ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship between primary school teachers' perceptions regarding their occupational image and organizational citizenship behaviors. This is a correlational research. The sample was selected through convenience sampling method. The sample includes 256 teachers working in primary schools located in Yenimahalle district of Ankara province. The data collection tools of the study are the "Occupational Image Scale for Teachers" and the "Organizational Citizenship Behavior Scale". Study results indicated that teachers generally have negative opinions regarding their profession; they demonstrate high levels of organizational citizenship behaviors; there are significant relationships between the sub-dimensions of the image of teaching profession and the sub-dimensions of organizational citizenship behaviors; and occupational image perception is a predictor of such sub-dimensions of organizational citizenship behaviors as altruism/helping, conscientiousness, and civic virtue, but not sportsmanship. Study results were discussed within the context of improving the image of teaching profession and organizational citizenship behaviors.Key Words: Teaching profession; occupational image; organizational behaviour; teacher prestige; prosocial behaviors * Gazi Üniversitesi Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Bölümü, e.sonmez523@gmail.com ** Gazi Üniversitesi Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Bölümü, necem@gazi.edu.tr Emre SÖNMEZ, Necati CEMALOĞLU 2118 1.GİRİŞÖrgütlerin başarısında ve varlığını devam ettirmesinde; insan kaynağının niteliğinin, sosyal iklimin ve ilişkilerin önemli bir rolü olduğ...