EĞİTİMDE ORTA DÜZEY LİDERLİK

Year 2022, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 21 - 30, 31.05.2022

Mehmet Sayıcı , Mehmet Sincar

Abstract

Son yıllarda liderlik ve yönetim anlayışında meydana gelen değişimler, eğitim kurumlarında yeni liderlik uygulamalarını ön plana çıkarmıştır. Orta düzey liderlik, bu yeni uygulamalardan biri olarak kabul edilebilir. Liderleri başarının tek kaynağı haline getirerek kahraman yapan liderlik teorilerinin aksine liderliğin dağıtılmış hallerinden biri olan orta düzey liderliği, eğitim kurumlarının etkili şekilde yönetilebilmesi ve verimliliğin artırılması için anahtar olarak görmek mümkündür. Orta düzey liderlik; zümre başkanı, ders koordinatörü, danışman öğretmen, müfredat lideri, bölüm başkanı gibi çeşitli rollerde kendini gösterebilir. Orta düzey liderlik Türk Eğitim Sistemi’nde kavramsal olarak kullanılmamasına rağmen, fiili olarak bulunmaktadır. Ulusal alanyazında henüz yeteri kadar yer edinememiş olsa da, eğitim süreçleri üzerinde doğrudan ve olumlu etkisi nedeniyle orta düzey liderlik uluslararası alanyazında daha fazla ilgi görmektedir. Alanyazında orta düzey liderlikle ilgili iyimser bir tablo çizilmesine rağmen orta düzey liderler; zaman kısıtlılığı, iş yükü, alt ve üst kademeden baskı gibi çeşitli sorunlarla karşı karşıya da kalabilmektedir. Gerekli destek ve işbirliği sağlandığında orta düzey liderlik, örgütsel gelişimi sağlamada tek adam liderliğinden daha etkili olabilmektedir.

Keywords

Orta Düzey Liderlik, Dağıtılmış Liderlik, Okul Yönetimi, Türk Eğitim Sistemi’nde Orta Düzey Liderlik

MIDDLE LEADERSHIP in EDUCATION

Abstract

Changes in leadership and administration in recent years have brought to the fore new leadership practices in educational institutions. Middle leadership can be considered as one of these new practices. Contrary to the leadership theories that make leaders the only source of success and make them heroes, it is possible to consider the middle leadership which is one of the distributed forms of leadership as a key position in effective administration of educational institutions and increasing productivity. Middle leadership can appear in various roles such as head of department, subject coordinator, curriculum leader, mentor teacher, subject leader. Although middle leadership is not used conceptually in Turkish Education System, it actually exists. Middle leadership attracts more attention in the world literature due to its direct and positive impact on education processes, although it has not yet gained a sufficient ground in the national literature. There is an optimistic picture of middle leadership in the literature. However, middle leaders may also face various problems such as time constraints, workload, and pressure from lower and upper levels. When enough support and cooperation are provided, middle leadership can be more effective than one-man leadership in organizational development.

Keywords

Middle Leadership, Distributed Leadership, School Management, Middle Leadership in Turkish Education System

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