Okul Müdürlerinin Liderlik Uygulamalarına Yönelik Davranışları

Abstract

In this research, it is aimed to contribute to professional development studies by determining the behaviors of school principals in school leadership practices. When the research is examined, it is seen that school leadership development frameworks are put forward in the context of the countries' own education system and culture, and dynamic steps are taken within the scope of professional development studies. This article discusses school leadership practices within the framework of the Turkish Education System. Based on the experiences of school principals, the Phenomenology method is adopted to analyse the study group. It is consisted of 15 school principals working at different levels in Gaziantep -Şahinbey and Şehitkamil districts during the academic year of 2022-2023. The school principals participated in the research were determined by the maximum diversity sampling method. An interview was prepared by the researchers to be applied during the interviews with the school principals. The data obtained were analysed with the "descriptive analysis" and "content analysis" techniques. According to the analysis, it was found that school principals carried out leadership practices under 8 themes with 62 different behaviours. It has been suggested that planning should be made for the development of leadership behaviors that emerged in this direction in the professional development process of school principals.