Examining School Administrators' Views on Organizational Culture

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the views of school administrators on corporate culture. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews for this purpose. The sample of the study consists of 32 school administrators working in pre-school, primary and secondary education levels in official educational institutions located in Sakarya province. The data collected through semi-structured interviews were analyzed using descriptive analysis technique. According to the descriptive analysis approach, the findings are summarized and interpreted according to predetermined themes before the analysis. According to the statements of school administrators who are involved in the study and working in schools, schools are at a moderate level in traditional organizational culture and at a high level in contemporary organizational culture. In addition, the views of administrators in participating schools regarding contemporary and traditional organizational culture do not show significant differences with respect to variables such as seniority and gender. However, statistically significant differences were found in the administrators' opinions on organizational culture according to variables such as the type of school and management, fields, education status, length of service in the same institution, and location of the institution

Keywords

• Corporate culture
• school administrators
• contemporary organizational culture
• traditional organizational culture

Examining School Administrators' Views on Organizational Culture

Abstract

Yapılan bu çalışmada okul yöneticilerinin kurumsal kültür hususundaki görüşlerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler ile veriler toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini Sakarya iline bağlı olan resmi eğitim kurumlarında okul öncesi, ilköğretim ve ortaöğretim kademelerinde görev yapmakta olan 32 adet okul yöneticisi oluşturmaktadır. Yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmelerle toplanan veriler betimsel analiz tekniğiyle analizlenmiştir. Betimsel analiz yaklaşımına göre toplanan bulgular öncesinde belirlenmiş temalara göre özetlenmektedir ve yorumlanmaktadır. Okullarda görev almakta olan ve çalışmaya dahil olan okul yöneticilerinin ifadelerine göre okullar, geleneksel örgüt kültüründe orta seviyede; çağdaş örgüt kültüründe ise yüksek seviyededir. Bunun yanı sıra araştırmaya katılan okullardaki idarecilerin çağdaş ve geleneksel örgüt kültürüyle alakalı fikirleri kıdem yılı ve cinsiyet değişkenlerine ilişkin olarak anlamlı farklılıklar sergilememektedir. Fakat çalışılan okulun ve yöneticiliğin çeşidi, branşlar, eğitim durumları, aynı kurumda çalışılan süre ve kurumun yer aldığı yerleşim bölgesi değişkenlerine göre idarecilerin örgüt kültürüne ilişkin fikirlerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklar saptanmıştır.

Keywords

• Kurumsal kültür
• okul yöneticileri
• çağdaş örgüt kültürü
• geleneksel örgüt kültürü

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