THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL TURKISH PRINCIPALS: THREE CASES

Yıl 2012, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 812 - 822, 01.03.2012

Yücel Şimşek

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The purpose of this article is
to provide a Turkish perspective on school leadership and give a description
about characteristics of successful principals. Three cases of successful
school principals in urban and rural secondary schools in Turkey are described
as part of the International Successful School Principals Project (ISSPP).
Purposive sampling was used in a multi-perspective research methodology
employing a semi-structured interview protocol. The findings of the case
studies formed the basis of a framework of successful school leadership. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

School Leadership, Principals, Principalship, Successful Principals