Research Article

School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administration

Volume: 10 Number: 3 December 30, 2020
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School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administration

Abstract

This study aims to determine school principals’ views on autonomy in school administration. Phenomenological design was employed in the study. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed using descriptive analysis. The participants were 14 high school principals. They were employed by maximum diversity sampling method. Data was collected through a semi-structured interview form. Accroding to findings, all of the participants stated that a school principal should be autonomous in performance evaluation, budget management, deciding on expenditures. On the other hand, most of them stated that a school principal should be autonomous in selecting deputy principal and the staff, deciding workday calendar and daily timetable, coursebooks and syllabus, quota of the school and the number of the students for each classroom. Another finding of this study is that local governments and parents are the most important components that support an autonomous school principal. As for the advantages and disadvantages of principal autonomy it is stated that the educational quality and efficacy of school administration will increase and the student performance will improve; however, there may be subjective practices and pressures on school principal. Lastly, political power and centralized educational system are regarded as the barriers to principal autonomy.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2020

Submission Date

November 19, 2019

Acceptance Date

September 18, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 10 Number: 3

APA
Limon, İ., & Aydın, B. (2020). School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administration. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 10(3), 459-484. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.648585
AMA
1.Limon İ, Aydın B. School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administration. SUJE. 2020;10(3):459-484. doi:10.19126/suje.648585
Chicago
Limon, İbrahim, and Bahri Aydın. 2020. “School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administration”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 10 (3): 459-84. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.648585.
EndNote
Limon İ, Aydın B (December 1, 2020) School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administration. Sakarya University Journal of Education 10 3 459–484.
IEEE
[1]İ. Limon and B. Aydın, “School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administration”, SUJE, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 459–484, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.19126/suje.648585.
ISNAD
Limon, İbrahim - Aydın, Bahri. “School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administration”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 10/3 (December 1, 2020): 459-484. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.648585.
JAMA
1.Limon İ, Aydın B. School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administration. SUJE. 2020;10:459–484.
MLA
Limon, İbrahim, and Bahri Aydın. “School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administration”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 10, no. 3, Dec. 2020, pp. 459-84, doi:10.19126/suje.648585.
Vancouver
1.İbrahim Limon, Bahri Aydın. School Principals’ Opinions on Autonomy in School Administration. SUJE. 2020 Dec. 1;10(3):459-84. doi:10.19126/suje.648585

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