The views of teachers about the ethical behaviors of Educational Supervisors and Ministry’s Supervisors

Authors

  • Nurhayat Çelebi Marmara University

Keywords:

Ethics, value, supervision, educational supervisor, ministry’s supervisor.

Abstract

The aim of this research has to find out primary and high school teachers’ perceptions of supervisors’ ethical behaviour. The model of the research was descriptive survey. The sampling of research was formed by 112 teachers working in Avcılar, Istanbul. 52 of those teachers are working in primary schools and the rest (60) were working in high schools. The measurement tool used in this research was developed by Akyıldız (2007) to measure teachers’ perceptions of ethical behaviour. The scale has 37 items and formed as 5 items Likert type. Internal consistency of the scale was found .95. Factorial sub-dimensions’ item total correlation coefficients were between .75 and .70. The methods used in analysis process are factorial analysis, independent samples t test, two-way ANOVA, independent samples non-parametric Kruskal Wallis H, Mann Whitney-U. According to the results of factorial analysis, teachers’ perceptions of ethhical behaviours were formed within 5 groups. These dimensions are: “professional moral”, “common sense”, “honesty”, “objectivity”, “responsibility”. Teachers’ perceptions were found out meaningfully different considering school type but didn’t different according to gender. Also, each factorial sub-dimension was examined and “objectivity, honesty and discourse ethics” sub-dimensions were found different according to job experience, and honesty according to educational level. According to the results of the research, teachers found ministry’s supervisors more positive than educational supervisors.

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Published

2012-08-09

How to Cite

Çelebi, N. (2012). The views of teachers about the ethical behaviors of Educational Supervisors and Ministry’s Supervisors. Journal of Human Sciences, 9(2), 667–690. Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/2246

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Educational Administration and Management