School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administration
This study aims to determine school principals’ views on autonomy in school administration. Phenomenological design was employed in the study. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed using descriptive analysis. The participants were 14 high school principals. They were employed by maximu...
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| description | This study aims to determine school principals’ views on autonomy in school administration. Phenomenological design was employed in the study. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed using descriptive analysis. The participants were 14 high school principals. They were employed by maximum diversity sampling method. Data was collected through a semi-structured interview form. Accroding to findings, all of the participants stated that a school principal should be autonomous in performance evaluation, budget management, deciding on expenditures. On the other hand, most of them stated that a school principal should be autonomous in selecting deputy principal and the staff, deciding workday calendar and daily timetable, coursebooks and syllabus, quota of the school and the number of the students for each classroom. Another finding of this study is that local governments and parents are the most important components that support an autonomous school principal. As for the advantages and disadvantages of principal autonomy it is stated that the educational quality and efficacy of school administration will increase and the student performance will improve; however, there may be subjective practices and pressures on school principal. Lastly, political power and centralized educational system are regarded as the barriers to principal autonomy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3c9e7ce3b37942c8b2f9d3f212a047352025-08-20T03:10:42ZengSakarya UniversitySakarya University Journal of Education2146-74552020-12-0110345948410.19126/suje.64858528School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administrationİbrahim Limonhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5830-7561Bahri Aydın0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1720-6334BOLU ABANT İZZET BAYSAL ÜNİVERSİTESİThis study aims to determine school principals’ views on autonomy in school administration. Phenomenological design was employed in the study. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed using descriptive analysis. The participants were 14 high school principals. They were employed by maximum diversity sampling method. Data was collected through a semi-structured interview form. Accroding to findings, all of the participants stated that a school principal should be autonomous in performance evaluation, budget management, deciding on expenditures. On the other hand, most of them stated that a school principal should be autonomous in selecting deputy principal and the staff, deciding workday calendar and daily timetable, coursebooks and syllabus, quota of the school and the number of the students for each classroom. Another finding of this study is that local governments and parents are the most important components that support an autonomous school principal. As for the advantages and disadvantages of principal autonomy it is stated that the educational quality and efficacy of school administration will increase and the student performance will improve; however, there may be subjective practices and pressures on school principal. Lastly, political power and centralized educational system are regarded as the barriers to principal autonomy.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/857996okul müdürüyönetimözerklikschool principaladministrationautonomy |
| spellingShingle | İbrahim Limon Bahri Aydın School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administration Sakarya University Journal of Education okul müdürü yönetim özerklik school principal administration autonomy |
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| title_short | School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administration |
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