An Investigation on Work-Related Behaviors and Perceptions of School Quality Management Culture of K-12 Teachers

Bibliographic Data

ID12320037
AuthorsOlcay Kiremitçi (0000-0001-5966-0116, Ege University , Izmir, Turkey, corresponding author), R Timuçin Gençer (0000-0003-0159-2610, Ege University , Izmir, Turkey), Erdinç Demiray (0000-0002-5777-5726, Ege University , Izmir, Turkey), Volkan Unutmaz (0000-0002-3545-0314, Ege University , Izmir, Turkey)
Year2014
Volume18
Issue1
Pages165-170
Publication date2014-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Anthropologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0972-0073 • E-ISSN: 2456-6802
PublisherKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09720073.2014.11891532
OpenAlexW2768597777
LanguageEN
References cited5

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between teachers’ work-related behaviors and perceptions of school quality management culture. A total of 266 teachers working at primary and secondary schools in Izmir city center participated in the study. Work-related behavior and experience patterns scale, the school quality management culture survey, and a questionnaire form for specifying demographical characteristics of teachers were employed in the study. The canonical correlation analyses applied to the data set showed that the sub-dimensions of Striving for Perfection and Continuous Improvement stood out among others. It is considered that with the effect of competition as well, continuous development has been prominent at schools and this has led teachers to efforts to achieve perfection by putting pressure on them

Geography · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perception · Perfection · Quality (philosophy · Scale (ratio · School teachers · Set (abstract data type · Work (physics · Computer Science · Education Practices and Challenges · Engineering · Medicine · Problem Solving Skills Development · Psychology · Teacher Professional Development and Motivation