Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of migration to the center of Diyarbakır on education and education management in accordance with the reflections of school managers. The current study is significant in terms of looking at these effects from the school managers’ perspective and presenting in-depth view to the other researchers. In this respect, as an instrument a semi-structured interview form was conducted to the randomly chosen 30 school managers working at primary and secondary state schools located both in the city center and the central districts of Diyarbakır.The interview form was developed in accordance with the opinions of the experts in the Departments of Education Management, Supervision, Planning and Economy and conducted to the school administrators by the researcher. In order to analyze the data, the technique of content analysis applied in qualitative research was used. The research findings were tabulated through displaying the frequency and percentage values. Additionally, the opinions of school administrators were also cited. It was seen that the majority of school administrators worked at the schools located in areas which were exposed to the medium and high level of migration. According to the results of the study, the most of the school administrators stated that the migrant families, from socio-cultural aspect, did not have any positive effects on the schools and also they added that the parent-teacher-student bond couldn’t be established at all. The most common problem encountered in migrant families is the communication problems caused by language and economy. Moreover, the most common problem among migrant students is the problem of adaptation, behavioral disorders, and therefore, being failed. For all school administrators, the migrant students negatively affect both the success of the class and the school.

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