School principal self-efficacy: a study on self-efficacy levels of the Turkish primary school principals

KARADAĞ E., ÇOĞALTAY N., Su A.

JOURNAL FOR EDUCATORS TEACHERS AND TRAINERS, cilt.9, sa.1, ss.208-221, 2018 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL FOR EDUCATORS TEACHERS AND TRAINERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Directory of Open Access Journals, DIALNET
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.208-221
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Efficacy, Self-efficacy, School principal, Turkey educational system, TEACHER EFFICACY, BELIEFS, CONSTRUCT, SENSE, DETERMINANTS, ATTITUDES, CONTEXT
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to determine self-efficacy levels of Turkish primary school principals. The study, designed with survey method, was conducted with 198 (33 principals & 165 vice principals) participants selected through stratified sampling. School Administrator Efficacy Scale (SAES, McCollum, Kajs & Minter, 2006a) was employed as an instrument in this study. Independent samples t-test, Kruskal Wallis-H test and correlation analysis were carried out during data analysis process. The findings of the study indicated that the highest level of school principal self-efficacy was in 'Resource and Facility Management' dimesion and the lowest level was in 'Use of Community Resources' dimension.