Perceived Fairness of Teacher Selection Process in Turkey

Year 2023, Volume: 12 Issue: 4, 645 - 658, 10.10.2023

Sedat Yazıcı , Fatma Ünal , Mehmet Cem Odacıoğlu

https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.1225693

https://izlik.org/JA62MM49SM

Abstract

This paper uniquely applies organisational justice theory to the teacher selection process and analyses the interview method in a centralised, heavily competitive context, with a non-autonomous selection process. Regression analysis indicated that the variables procedural justice, interactional justice, public personnel selection examination score, interview score, being hired, gender, and branch have a significant relationship with distributive justice perceptions. Furthermore, the teacher selection interview method was perceived as unjust and unfair; it is subjective to influential contacts and favouritism, ignores candidates’ labour and efforts by simply disqualifying most, and has poor reliability and validity structure.

Keywords

Teacher selection , teacher recruitment , interview method , organisational justice

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