The purpose of this study is to identify teachers’ cognitive constructs about characteristics of school counselors. For this purpose, the study is designed based on repertory grid interview technique in accordance with phenomenological pattern which is one of the qualitative research designs. Phenomenological patterns aim to put out the facts that stored in mind structure of individuals. With this respect the most important thought in phenomenological studies is to try to understand their meaning structures and intentions by looking from perspective of each single individual. As determining the characteristics of teachers’ and school counselors’ cognitive constructs aimed in this study, phenomenological approach of qualitative research pattern was used. Criterion sampling technique was used to select participant of the study. Inclusion criteria are that the teachers work with school counselors during his teaching years at least three of whom he describes as good and three of whom he describes as bad and the teacher must participate the study voluntarily. 20 primary schools which are located within municipal boundaries of Batman Province are determined via random sampling method. Two teachers were randomly selected from each school, thereby, the total of 40 teachers participated to the study. The data obtained from the study group were collected with structured interview technique “reported grid”. As a result of forgoing analysis, 200 cognitive fictions that teachers produced related to the school counselors’ qualifications are grouped under four headings. These are personal-social characteristics, professional knowledge and practice; communication skills and neutrality. End of the study, cognitive fictions that elementary school teachers produced about characteristics of school counselors were demonstrated compliance with the qualifications described in the literature. Some recommendations have been developed according to the obtained findings
Öz: Bu çalışmanın amacı, öğretmenlerin okul psikolojik danışmanlarının niteliklerine ilişkin olarak
oluşturdukları bilişsel kurguları tespit etmektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda çalışma, nitel araştırma
desenlerinden fenomenolojik desene uygun olarak repertory grid görüşme tekniğine uygun tasarlanmıştır.
Fenomenolojik desenler, bireylerin zihin yapılarında gizil olarak saklanan olguları ortaya koymak ister.
Bu yönüyle fenomenolojik çalışmalarda en önemli düşünce, tek tek bireylerin bakış açılarından bakarak
onların bireysel anlam yapılarını ve niyetlerini anlamaya çalışır. Bu araştırmada öğretmenlerin ve okul
psikolojik danışmanların niteliklerine yönelik bilişsel kurguları belirlenmeye çalışıldığından nitel araştırma
desenlerinden fenomelolojik yaklaşım kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın özelliklerinden kaynaklanan nedenlere
bağlı olarak, araştırmada ölçüt örnekleme tekniği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya katılımda, öğretmenin
meslek yaşamı içinde en az üç iyi ve en az üç kötü olarak nitelendirdiği toplam altı okul psikolojik
danışmanı tanımış olması ve araştırmaya gönüllü katılımda gönüllü olması ölçüt olarak belirlenmiştir.
Batman İli Belediye sınırları içerisinde bulunan ilköğretim okulları arasından seçkisiz örnekleme
yöntemine bağlı olarak 20 ilköğretim okulu belirlenmiştir. Seçkisiz yönteme dayalı olarak her okuldan
iki öğretmen olmak üzere 40 öğretmen araştırmanın çalışma grubunu oluşturmuştur. Çalışma grubundan
elde edilen veriler; yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği olan ‘repertory grid’ tekniği ile toplanmıştır. Yapılan
çözümleme sonucunda, öğretmenlerin okul psikolojik danışmanlarının niteliklerine ilişkin ürettikleri 200
bilişsel kurgu dört başlık altında gruplandırılmıştır. Bunlar; kişisel-sosyal özellikler; mesleki bilgi ve
uygulama; iletişim becerileri ve tarafsızlıktır. Çalışma sonunda ilköğretim öğretmenlerinin okul psikolojik
danışmanların niteliklerine ilişkin ürettikleri bilişsel kurgular, alanyazında betimlenen niteliklerle uyum
göstermiştir. Elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda bazı öneriler geliştirilmiştir.
Anahtar Sözcükler: psikolojik danışman, psikolojik danışman nitelikleri, öğretmen, bilişsel kurgu.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify teachers’ cognitive constructs about characteristics of
school counselors. For this purpose, the study is designed based on repertory grid interview technique
in accordance with phenomenological pattern which is one of the qualitative research designs.
Phenomenological patterns aim to put out the facts that stored in mind structure of individuals. With
this respect the most important thought in phenomenological studies is to try to understand their
meaning structures and intentions by looking from perspective of each single individual. As determining
the characteristics of teachers’ and school counselors’ cognitive constructs aimed in this study,
phenomenological approach of qualitative research pattern was used. Criterion sampling technique was
used to select participant of the study. Inclusion criteria are that the teachers work with school counselors
during his teaching years at least three of whom he describes as good and three of whom he describes as
bad and the teacher must participate the study voluntarily. 20 primary schools which are located within
municipal boundaries of Batman Province are determined via random sampling method. Two teachers
were randomly selected from each school, thereby, the total of 40 teachers participated to the study.
The data obtained from the study group were collected with structured interview technique “reported
grid”. As a result of forgoing analysis, 200 cognitive fictions that teachers produced related to the school
counselors’ qualifications are grouped under four headings. These are personal-social characteristics,
professional knowledge and practice; communication skills and neutrality. End of the study, cognitive
fictions that elementary school teachers produced about characteristics of school counselors were
demonstrated compliance with the qualifications described in the literature. Some recommendations have
been developed according to the obtained findings.
Keywords: counselor, characteristics of counselors, teachers, cognitive constructs
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Publication Date | September 30, 2013 |
Published in Issue | Year 2013 Volume: 4 Issue: 40 |
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