Modeling the Pre-Service Training of Assistant School Principals: An Integrative Review Study

Year 2023, Volume: 12 Issue: 4, 1292 - 1310, 11.10.2023

İbrahim Hakan Karataş

https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.1311692

Abstract

Assistant principals play a key role in the daily flow of the school and in creating a positive school climate. Despite these important roles, assistant principals start their duties without any training. This situation creates a sense of early burnout in vice principals, weakens their sense of professional satisfaction and increases turnover. On the other hand, it also prevents the training of qualified school administrators. Effective pre-service training of vice principals will make a significant contribution to increase their readiness for their duties. The purpose of this article is to develop a need-oriented, effective, economical and sustainable pre-service training model for vice principals based on the literature. The research was designed with the integrative review method. Based on the research, the duties, status and positions, managerial functions and leadership types of assistant principals were analyzed. In line with these analyses, the rationale for the training of vice principals, the implementation principles of the model, educational principles, learning methods, content, duration and flow, and issues specific to the Turkish context are explained.

Keywords

Assistant school principalship, Pre-service training, Specialization training model, Integrative review

Okul Müdür Yardımcılarının Hizmet Öncesinde Yetiştirilmesinin Modellenmesi: Bir Bütünleştirici Derleme Çalışması

Abstract

Müdür yardımcıları, okulun gündelik akışında ve pozitif bir okul iklimi oluşturulmasında anahtar roldedir. Bu önemli rollerine rağmen müdür yardımcıları, herhangi bir eğitim almadan göreve başlamaktadırlar. Bu durum müdür yardımcılarında erken tükenmişlik duygusu oluşturmakta, mesleki tatmin duygularını zayıflatmakta ve görevden ayrılmaları oranlarını artırmaktadır. Müdür yardımcılarının tükenmişlik durumları nitelikli okul yöneticisi yetişmesine de engel olmaktadır. Müdür yardımcılarının etkili bir hizmet öncesi eğitim almaları onların göreve hazırbulunuşluklarını artırmada önemli katkı sağlayacaktır. Bu makalenin amacı alanyazından hareketle müdür yardımcıları için ihtiyaca yönelik, etkili, ekonomik ve sürdürülebilir bir hizmet öncesi eğitim modeli geliştirmektir. Araştırma, bütünleştirici derleme yöntemi ile desenlenmiştir. Araştırmalardan hareketle müdür yardımcıların görevleri, statü ve pozisyonları, yönetsel işlevleri ve liderlik türleri analiz edilmiştir. Bu analizler doğrultusunda müdür yardımcılarının yetiştirilmesinin gerekçeleri, modelin uygulama ilkeleri, eğitsel ilkeleri, öğrenme yöntemleri, içeriği, süresi ve akışı ile Türkiye bağlamına özgü hususlar açıklanmıştır.

Keywords

Okul müdür yardımcılığı, Hizmet öncesi eğitim, Uzmanlık eğitimi modeli, Bütünleştirici derleme

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