Journal Name:
- Middle Eastern & African Journal of Educational Research
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Abstract (2. Language):
Current study aimed to identify the quality, efficiency and productivity levels of inspection practices at schools based on the views of school principals by determining principals’ opinions on inspection practices in educational organizations and the supervisory roles of education inspectors and school principals. 71 school principals employed in the province of Istanbul were included in the study. Convenience sampling method, a qualitative research method, was used to collect data about the inspection practices in educational institutions. According to research data, inspection practices done/will be done by both education inspectors and school principals have various negative and positive dimensions. Research results show that the majority of principals believe they should inspect teachers. Rationale behind this belief is based on the facts that they follow teachers more closely, know them better and they are the teachers’ superiors. Therefore they believe that they can inspect teachers better than the education inspectors and be able to motivate them to a higher extent. Suggestions based on research results include assigning supervisory duties to principals in cases where they are experts in the field and clarifying principles, criteria and other legal regulations about teacher inspection to make them more applicable. Regional and national exam results in which a certain ratio of students also participate can be included in teacher performance assessment scores in addition to the inspections of principals.
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