Examining Primary School Administrators’ According to the Perceptions of Teachers and Administrators

The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of teachers and administrators who are currently employed in primary schools regarding to communication skills of administrators in their schools. A total of 393 primary school teachers and administrators employed in Bitlis city centrum and tatva...

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Published in:Egitim ve Bilim 2015-01, Vol.40 (177)
Main Author: Memduhoglu, Hasan Basri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication Skills
Creativity
Decision Making
Elementary Education
Elementary School Teachers
Elementary schools
Empathy
Information Transfer
Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal Relationship
Listening Skills
Motivation
Organizational Communication
Organizational Culture
Perceptions
Performance Based Assessment
School administration
Social Structure
Teacher attitudes
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Summary:The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of teachers and administrators who are currently employed in primary schools regarding to communication skills of administrators in their schools. A total of 393 primary school teachers and administrators employed in Bitlis city centrum and tatvan district participated in this survey model research. The research data were obtained from Primary School Administrators' Interpersonal Communication Skills Scale that was developed by Sahin (2007). In this research these main results were obtained: administrators have a moderate level of emphatic listening and effectiveness skills. Administrators give feedbacks at a moderate level in the process of communication. However, they give a high confidence in communication process. Perception of attendees does not vary according to their genders, branch and precedence while it varies significantly up to attendees' title.
ISSN:1300-1337
DOI:10.15390/EB.2015.1677