Perceptions of Teachers in Primary Schools Regarding the Ability of Their Principals to Perform Their Supervisory Duties Impact on Organizational Commitment (Example of Elazığ Province)
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Yazar : M.Kazım YILDIRIM  I. Bakır ARABACI  
Türü :
Baskı Yılı : 2023
Sayı : 15
Sayfa : 176-217
    


Özet

This study has been carried out to determine the relationship between the organizational commitment of the personnel and discharge level of the primary school principals’ task of inspection. In accordance with this purpose, within the scope of the study, it is aimed to exert relationship between the discharge level of the primary school principals’ and teachers’ task of inspection and their organizational commitment to their schools. For this purpose; Scale of Inspection prepared by the researcher and “Organizational Commitment Scale” developed by Meyer and Allen (1991) are used. Within the scope of the study, the relationship between the organizational commitment of the personnel and the discharge level of the primary school principals’ task of inspection are analyzed by examining the principals’ task of inspection on the six different dimensions and organizational commitment on the three different dimensions. All of the primary schools in Elazığ have been stated as target population. Among 3323 teachers of the target population, 600 teachers determined with the method of unbiased sample form the sample. Among the surveys distributed to the teacher group in the sample, 409 returned surveys have been evaluated.

       In summary, the main findings from the research are these:

  1. The perception levels of the discharge of the primary school principals’ and teachers’ task of inspection are found as being very high on the dimension of the physical structure, education and training, student affairs and personnel affairs; as being high on the dimension of the financial affairs, school-environment affairs.
  2. The organizational commitment level of the primary school teachers attending the study is found as being high on the dimension of the emotional commitment and normative commitment; as being medium-level on the dimension of the attendance commitment.
  3. The education-training, student affairs, personnel affairs, financial affairs, the relationship between school and environment variances explain the level of the emotional commitment at the rate of 0,185 (R² = 0,185).
  4. The education-training, student affairs, personnel affairs, financial affairs, the relationship between school and environment variances explain the level of the attendance commitment at the rate of 0,070 (R² = 0,070).
  5. The education-training, student affairs, personnel affairs, financial affairs, the relationship between school and environment variances explain the level of the normative commitment at the rate of 0,204 (R² = 0,204).

Anahtar Kelimeler

Primary School, Primary School Principal, Administrative Inspection, Organizational Commitment, Teacher Opinions

Abstract

This study has been carried out to determine the relationship between the organizational commitment of the personnel and discharge level of the primary school principals’ task of inspection. In accordance with this purpose, within the scope of the study, it is aimed to exert relationship between the discharge level of the primary school principals’ and teachers’ task of inspection and their organizational commitment to their schools. For this purpose; Scale of Inspection prepared by the researcher and “Organizational Commitment Scale” developed by Meyer and Allen (1991) are used. Within the scope of the study, the relationship between the organizational commitment of the personnel and the discharge level of the primary school principals’ task of inspection are analyzed by examining the principals’ task of inspection on the six different dimensions and organizational commitment on the three different dimensions. All of the primary schools in Elazığ have been stated as target population. Among 3323 teachers of the target population, 600 teachers determined with the method of unbiased sample form the sample. Among the surveys distributed to the teacher group in the sample, 409 returned surveys have been evaluated.

       In summary, the main findings from the research are these:

  1. The perception levels of the discharge of the primary school principals’ and teachers’ task of inspection are found as being very high on the dimension of the physical structure, education and training, student affairs and personnel affairs; as being high on the dimension of the financial affairs, school-environment affairs.
  2. The organizational commitment level of the primary school teachers attending the study is found as being high on the dimension of the emotional commitment and normative commitment; as being medium-level on the dimension of the attendance commitment.
  3. The education-training, student affairs, personnel affairs, financial affairs, the relationship between school and environment variances explain the level of the emotional commitment at the rate of 0,185 (R² = 0,185).
  4. The education-training, student affairs, personnel affairs, financial affairs, the relationship between school and environment variances explain the level of the attendance commitment at the rate of 0,070 (R² = 0,070).
  5. The education-training, student affairs, personnel affairs, financial affairs, the relationship between school and environment variances explain the level of the normative commitment at the rate of 0,204 (R² = 0,204).

Keywords

Primary School, Primary School Principal, Administrative Inspection, Organizational Commitment, Teacher Opinions