Abstract:

The objective of this research is to investigate the views of physical education teachers on the management approaches of the school principals. The research was conducted using the phenomenological design, which is used in the qualitative research methods. The respondents for the study group in the research comprised 17 physical education teachers who were randomly selected and working in state schools in Kayseri province during 2019-2020 academic year. The interview method was used in the research. In this method, the interview form was used as the data collection tool which comprises three sets of questions. The research data were analyzed through the content analysis method. Based on the results of the research, it was discovered that the physical education teachers in the study group considered that the school principals generally have an autocratic management approach. The physical education teachers in the study group reported that they were influenced by this approach of the school principals mostly in a negative way. Moreover, the physical education teachers in the study group suggested that the views of teachers should be sought by the school managements more in order to democratize the management approaches of the school principals.

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