Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Hagia Sophia 7th International Conference On Multidisciplinary Scientific Studies, İstanbul, Türkiye, 3 - 05 Şubat 2024, ss.472
The purpose of this study is to examine the paternalistic management behaviors exhibited by school
principals working in secondary schools affiliated to the General Directorate of Basic Education
[TEGM] in Kayseri province according to teachers' views and to determine whether teachers' views
differ according to gender, branch, seniority, marital status and education level. The research was
conducted with the survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. The sample in the study
consisted of 370 teachers who were actually working in secondary schools affiliated to TEGM in five
central districts (Hacılar, İncesu, Kocasinan, Melikgazi, Talas) in Kayseri city center. The data in the
study were collected through "Paternalistic Administrator Behaviors Scale [PAYDA]" and "Google
Forms" on the internet and analyzed using the Statistical Package Program SPSS 25. In the analysis, "ttest for independent samples and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to reveal statistical
differences between variables. According to the results of the study, it was found that school principals
occasionally exhibited paternalistic leadership behaviors. Behaviors in the dimensions of paternalistic
leadership such as family atmosphere, benevolence and authoritarianism are frequently observed. The
behaviors in the interventionism dimension are rarely seen, and the behaviors in the inadequacy
dimension are occasionally seen. In addition, a significant difference was found between the opinions
of the teachers in the interventionism dimension according to the marital status variable.
Keywords: authority, autonomy, intervention, paternalism