The basic purpose of this research is to determine the characteristics that should be found in the leading school managers according to the opinion of the school managers. The research is carried out according to the basic quality research pattern. The research work group consists of 12 managers working as school managers in primary and secondary schools in the educational year 2022-2023. In the framework of this study, a form of interview was prepared by the researcher in the framework of information in the literature for the semi-configured interview form. In the interview form, four questions were asked to the participants. In the analysis of the data obtained in the study, the visual analysis method was used. According to some of the findings obtained from the research: School managers, as managerial characteristics, have developed communication skills, knowledge and equipment, fair, visionary, cooperative, planned, time-managed, crisis-managed, reliable, guiding, motivating, solution-oriented.

The main purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics that should be found in school leaders according to the views of school administrators. The research was conducted according to the basic qualitative research design. The study group of the research consists of 12 administrators working as school administrators in primary and secondary schools in the 2022-2023 academic year. Within the scope of this study, an interview form was prepared by the researcher within the framework of the information in the literature on semi-structured interview form. In the prepared interview form, 4 questions were asked to the participants within the framework of the research questions. Descriptive analysis method was used to analyze the data obtained in the study. According to some results obtained from the research: School administrators should have advanced communication skills, knowledge and equipment, justice, vision, cooperation, planning, time management, crisis management, merit, guidance, motivation, solution-oriented.