Abstract:

That many changes have occurred over the years can be seen when the management theories and leadership competencies in the body of literature are examined. Changes and developments in management theories and leadership competencies have guided the assumed roles of school administrators. In this conducted study, to determine the current leadership competencies of the school administrators who serve in these schools according to the written opinions of the teachers who teach at imam hatip schools and the branch managers who deal with the imam hatip schools and to compare these views with the leadership competencies of the school administrators within the scope of 21st century skills have been aimed. From this point of view, answers have been searched for the questions such as: “What are the current leadership competencies of school administrators according to the opinions of teachers and branch managers? What are the visible deficiencies in the leadership competencies of school administrators?” In the research, descriptive survey model has been preferred. The study group of the research consists of 1,512 teachers working in imam hatip schools and 85 branch managers working in provincial and district national education directorates.

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