Abstract:

In this research, the opinions of school administrators and teachers on the enactment of a teaching profession law and the existing Teaching Profession Law (No. 7354) were examined. 6 teachers, 6 assistant principals and 6 school principals participated in the research, which was designed as a qualitative case study. The data obtained from the semi-structured interviews were analyzed with content analysis. The results show that the participants consider it important and necessary to enact a law for the teaching profession, but they think that the enactment process of the existing Law is not sufficiently participatory. While there are positive opinions about the career system introduced by the Law, there are also criticisms that there are no regulations that will solve the chronic problems of teachers, such as protecting teachers against violence and mobbing, providing additional opportunities for those working in disadvantaged areas, and supporting the social status of the profession. Participants think that regulations should be made in the Law that will cover all processes from starting the profession to retirement. Within the framework of the results, it has been proposed to reorganize the Law with the participation of all components of the subject in a way that will improve various personal rights of teachers and strengthen their social status.

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