Abstract:

The purpose of this research is to examine the school culture characteristics of low-achieving schools, according to the opinions of administrators and teachers working in public schools with low academic success levels at the secondary school level. The research is in qualitative research method and case study design. The study group of the research consists of a total of 10 participants, consisting of 2 administrators and 8 teachers, who were working in 2 different public secondary education institutions with low TEOG success in Muratpaşa and Kepez districts of Antalya province in the 2018-2019 academic year, and were selected through easily accessible case sampling, one of the purposeful sampling methods. Research data was collected using the interview technique and a structured interview form. Descriptive analysis was performed using the NVIVO12 qualitative research package program to analyze the data. When the data obtained from the research are evaluated in general, the positive results obtained are due to the humane-supportive feature and the high participation of the employees in the decision-making, the fact that the school employees are mostly in solidarity, sincerely sharing their feelings and thoughts in relationships and adopting the strategy of compromise instead of conflict, and the fact that good human relations are given more importance. It has been observed that there are features. However, it has been concluded that the negative characteristics are that human values are seen as more valuable than academic success, that reward efforts are not considered sufficient, that employees tend to obey the rules with the idea of avoiding work disruptions by believing in the need to avoid mistakes, that the work done for the development of employees is insufficient and that there is not much interest in the activities carried out.

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