School Managers’ Electronic Communication Preferences and Their Implications for Future
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The purpose of this research is to find out electronic communication preferences of
private and state school managers, to explore the reasons for their choices and to determine
their implications about the future of electronic communication. The research was based on
phenomenological approach which is a qualitative research design. For this purpose, eight
private and state school managers were interviewed using standardized open-ended interviews.
Their views were analyzed using content analysis technique, reported and evaluated accordingly.
Consequently, electronic communication devises have seemed to be settled in the lives of the
school managers firmly and permanently. The findings proved that electronic communication
preferences of the managers differ in their communication with teachers, superiors, parents and
students. School managers implied that 21st century is candidate to open a new gate for new
implementations in which new ways of teaching and learning are likely to occur.
Anahtar Kelimeler
school effectiveness,communication,communication in schools,electronic communication
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