Awareness Levels of Classroom Teachers about Teacher Authonomy (An Example of the Province of Izmir)

Püren Üzüm; Mehmet Karslı

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Awareness Levels of Classroom Teachers about Teacher Authonomy (An Example of the Province of Izmir)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the awareness level of classroom teachers about teacher autonomy.
For this purpose, related literature was reviewed and an item pool was prepared from the literature obtained
and was presented to educational sciences and Turkish Language experts to be viewed. After the review of the
experts, some of the items were eliminated and some of them had been rewritten. The participants of the study
were expected to give answers for items given on a scale ranging from Totally Disagree, Disagree, No Idea,
Agree and Totally Agree. The pilot study of the questionnaire was applied to 100 classroom teachers and final
form of questionnaire was shaped. The questionnaires were distributed to 1000 instructors and 779
questionnaires have been returned. Factor analysis was then done to determine the structure validity. Because
of the modular structre of the scale, factor analysis was done seperately for each subtest which can be defined
within the superstructure (Teacher Autonomy) and are relevant in and of themselves. The reliability of the
scale has been analyzed through Cronbach’s Alpha Value and the scale was found to be reliable. It shows
that the scale can be applied to determine the level of awareness of classroom teachers as it applies to teacher
autonomy.

Keywords

Autonomy; teacher autonomy; dimentions of autonomy

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Üzüm, P., & Karslı, M. (2014). Awareness Levels of Classroom Teachers about Teacher Authonomy (An Example of the Province of Izmir). İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, 14(3), 79-94. https://izlik.org/JA97CC65KH

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Üzüm, Püren, and Mehmet Karslı. 2014. “Awareness Levels of Classroom Teachers about Teacher Authonomy (An Example of the Province of Izmir)”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 14 (3): 79-94. https://izlik.org/JA97CC65KH.

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Üzüm P, Karslı M (March 1, 2014) Awareness Levels of Classroom Teachers about Teacher Authonomy (An Example of the Province of Izmir). İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 14 3 79–94.

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[1]P. Üzüm and M. Karslı, “Awareness Levels of Classroom Teachers about Teacher Authonomy (An Example of the Province of Izmir)”, INUJFE, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 79–94, Mar. 2014, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA97CC65KH

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Üzüm, Püren - Karslı, Mehmet. “Awareness Levels of Classroom Teachers about Teacher Authonomy (An Example of the Province of Izmir)”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 14/3 (March 1, 2014): 79-94. https://izlik.org/JA97CC65KH.

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1.Üzüm P, Karslı M. Awareness Levels of Classroom Teachers about Teacher Authonomy (An Example of the Province of Izmir). INUJFE. 2014;14:79–94.

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Üzüm, Püren, and Mehmet Karslı. “Awareness Levels of Classroom Teachers about Teacher Authonomy (An Example of the Province of Izmir)”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, vol. 14, no. 3, Mar. 2014, pp. 79-94, https://izlik.org/JA97CC65KH.

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1.Püren Üzüm, Mehmet Karslı. Awareness Levels of Classroom Teachers about Teacher Authonomy (An Example of the Province of Izmir). INUJFE [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 1;14(3):79-94. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA97CC65KH

Awareness Levels of Classroom Teachers about Teacher Authonomy (An Example of the Province of Izmir)

Awareness Levels of Classroom Teachers about Teacher Authonomy (An Example of the Province of Izmir)

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Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin Öğretmen Özerkliğine İlişkin Farkındalık Düzeyleri (İzmir İli Örneği)

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