The Role of the Directors in Language Schools
Öz
This
study aims at examining the role of directors working at the schools of foreign
languages in Turkey. The perceptions of the directors and other administrative
staff as well as the teachers, on what directors do and where they focus their
attention in a less than effective way were identified. 39 directors and 270
teachers participated in the study. Respondents were asked to identify how much
time they or their directors spent on the different areas of management. Their
responses were analyzed considering their job titles, experience and
educational background both through descriptive statistics and qualitative
content analysis. The results revealed that management is accepted as a
challenging job by both groups. Directors stated their desire to focus more on
academic issues including professional development of their teachers,
curriculum planning, testing and student motivation. Bureaucratic paperwork and
having to meet the unrealistic expectations have been identified as their main
complaints. It was also revealed that dealing with low motivation levels of students
and teachers, lack of support from top administrators and financial
restrictions were the main challenges faced. The results of this study imply
that directors need support from their higher administration especially
regarding human relations and conflict management.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Belgin Aydın
Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-4719-7440
Türkiye
Andy Hockley
Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-4719-7440
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Aralık 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
13 Şubat 2019
Kabul Tarihi
18 Ekim 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 15 Sayı: 4