This study proposes that dynamically changing organizations can achieve stable productive capacity (or environmentally stable states) by adaptively processing internal and external volatility. It ...tests this proposal with agent network measures rather than with more traditional variables. We examine three such network dynamics that, according to the collective perspectives of complexity theory, influence a network's capacity to perform: informal leadership, interaction among agents, and clique engagement. Data were collected at an elementary school in the southeastern United States; the methodologies include qualitative interviews, network analysis, and response surface methods. Results revealed that informal leadership and engagement in cliques positively affect the productive capacity of organizations, and that cliques can absorb large amounts of information flow (volatility) thus promoting stable productivity levels. That is, collective, information-processing adaptability fosters stable productivity plateaus that absorb unpredictable demands. Suggestions for practitioners are provided.
Parent involvement has an influence on children's educational engagement for all school levels. The objective of this study was to examine public school principals' and teachers' practices for ...improving parent involvement in schooling. This study used a mixed method to identify the school administrators' and teachers' perceptions about parent involvement in schooling. Data was collected from 64 public schools' administrators and teachers of elementary, middle and high schools. Six hundred and sixty one (55%) of surveys returned from 28 elementary schools, 27 middle schools, and 9 high schools. Data was analyzed with Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). For qualitative part, phenomenological research method was used to investigate principals' and teachers' experiences to promote parent involvement. Findings indicated that school levels and teachers' education levels had a statistically significant impact on combined factors of parent involvement. No significant differences were found in parent involvement among principals and teachers who are from different major, gender, and seniority groups. This study showed that educator' attitudes is the most significant factor on parental involvement in schooling. Additionally, this study claimed when principals offer different time schedule for parent and teacher meetings, parent involvement is increased. One of parents is selected by Parent Teacher Organization for each grade so parents might use social media for all of meetings, offers, events, and announcements.
At the beginning of last century, the curriculum based on constructivist approach which is the essential of education reforms has become a foundation to solution seeking. It is obvious that the ...researches in literature could not provide the desired achievement. Only the existence of programs that are based on student centered approaches are not adequate for the qualified education. Teachers who implement these programs teaching approaches might be appropriate for student centered education perspective. Eventually teachers' teaching approaches affect students' learning styles and their learning process. There are various classifications in literature about teachers' learning and teaching approaches. The two most common classifications are constructivist and traditional approaches. Teachers' learning and teaching perceptiveness are affected by many variables. One of them is epistemological beliefs. Determining teachers' teaching perceptiveness and the epistemological beliefs contribute effective teacher education programs. The success of effort in educational reforms could be possible by pre-service teachers' and teachers' instruction that is based on contribution of epistemological beliefs and teaching approaches. The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of pre-service teachers' epistemological beliefs on teaching approaches. A cross-sectional survey design was employed and data were collected from 990 pre-service teachers in Turkey. Structural equation analysis using Partial Least Squares was used for statistical analysis of the data. Major findings indicated that epistemological beliefs which depend on effort and ability to learn have significant impact on constructivist teaching. The belief reference to existence of an only true has significant effect on traditional teaching. The beliefs which depend on effort have significant negative impact on traditional learning-teaching approach. According to the results of this study, pre-service teachers' believe that learning is based on existence of an only true and innate ability.
Bu çalışmada eğitim kurumlarında görev tüm eğitimcilerin (öğretmen,yönetici, psikolojik danışman) sık karşılaşılan öğrenci problemlerine yönelikfarkındalıkları ve bu problemlerin çözümüne ilişkin ...yaklaşımlarının nelerolduğunu belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Etkili bir öğretme-öğrenme ortamı geliştirenöğretmenler, eğitim faaliyetlerinden, öğrencilerin tanınmasından ve öğrencilerinproblemlerinin çözülmesinden sorumludur. Bu nedenle öğretmenlerin öğrenciproblemleri ve gelişim düzeyleri hakkında yeterli bilgiye sahip olmasıgerekmektedir. Öğrenci problem alanları olarak beden ve sağlık, okul-öğretmenders,ev-aile, toplumsal ilişkiler, meslek seçimi ile kişilikle ilgili problemlerincelenecektir. Çalışmada, 28 ortaokuldan 3445 öğrenci ve 9 liseden 3792öğrenciden toplamış olduğu veriler ile belirlenen problem alanları ile ilgili tespitedilen bulgulardan faydalanılmıştır. Bu çalışmada kullanılan görüşme formuaraştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilmiş ve veriler toplanmıştır. Toplam 55 eğitimçalışanı ile görüşme yapılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin analizinde içerik analiziyöntemi kullanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak eğitim çalışanlarının öğrencilerin sorunlarınailişkin farkındalık düzeylerinin yüksek ve önemli çalışmalar yaptıkları ancak yeterli olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca öğrenci problemlerine yönelik yenilikçiönleyici bakış açıları geliştiremedikleri belirlenmiştir.
The significance of a doctoral student's completed dissertation is of immense importance both to the field and student. The dissertation not only signifies the candidate's ability to perform ...independent research, it also confirms the candidate's ability to provide original contributions to knowledge. This study examines the dissertation topic selection process of doctoral educational leadership students in order to understand what influences the student's dissertation topic selection. The emerging approach of Dynamic Network Analysis (DNA) was used to examine the interactions between task, belief, resource and knowledge in determining students' choice. Data was analyzed using the Organizational Risk Analyzers' (ORA) software measures of Newman Grouping, centrality betweenness, cognitive demand, knowledge exclusivity, resource exclusivity, eigenvector centrality, and total degree centrality. The results suggest that topic selection is influenced by faculty member's research agenda, departmental core courses, and network factors like professional experience, life experience, and practical experience. This result will help doctoral students understand the influences of mentor and adviser's research interest, departmental core courses, professional experiences and life experiences as they navigate through dissertation topic selection and research. Keywords: Doctoral Students, Dissertation Topic Selection, Dynamic Network Analysis
Bu araştırmanın amacı, ilkokullarda görev yapan öğretmenlerin özyeterlik inançlarına ilişkin görüşlerini farklı değişkenlere göre incelemektir. Araştırmanın evrenini, Balıkesir ili genelindeki tüm ...resmi ilkokullarda görev yapan toplam 3313 öğretmen ve 350 idareciyi kapsamaktadır. 470 öğretmen/idareci ise örneklem grubunu oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada özyeterlik inancı algısını ölçmek için “Özyeterlik İnancı Ölçeği” (Self-Efficacy Belief Scale) ve araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan bilgi formu kullanılmıştır. Toplanan verilerin analizinde doğrulayıcı faktör analizi (DFA) ve Çoklu varyans analizi MANOVA kullanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, görev türü, kıdem ve eğitim durumunun öğretmenlerin özyeterlik inancı üzerinde anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olduğu görülmüştür.
The purpose of this study is to determine the perceptions of teachers working in elementary schools regarding their self-efficacy beliefs according to different variables. The universe of the research covers a total of 3313 teachers and 350 administrators working in all official elementary schools in the province of Balıkesir in the 2017-2018 academic year. The sample group consists 470 teachers / administrators. In the research, “Self-Efficacy Belief Scale” and the information form prepared by the researchers are used to measure the perception of self-efficacy belief. Confirmatory factor analysis (DFA) and Multivariate analysis of variances (MANOVA) are conducted in the analysis of the data collected. Therefore, it is observed that the type of position, seniority and educational status had a significant effect on teachers' self-efficacy belief.
Beginning with the 2015-2016 academic year in Turkey, school principals were given the responsibility of instructional supervisory authority. The purpose of this study is to reveal the level of ...instructional supervision exhibited by the school principals according to the perceptions of teachers and to examine these perceptions in terms of various variables. In this context, 1237 teachers working in primary, middle and high schools in Balikesir and Bursa provinces were included in the study. In the study, a survey was used to reveal the current situation regarding instructional supervision exhibited by the school principals. The results of the study showed that the instructional supervision exhibited by the school principals occurred at a low frequency. Within the scope of the study, it is recommended that the current practice regarding the instructional supervision should be provided in a way that will recognize the teachers in the process of providing feedback to teaching and teachers and benefit from these teachers in this process.
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