Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to determine the perception of school administrators regarding the concept of technology leadership through the use of metaphors. In order to realize this objective, the study investigated the metaphors used by school administrators to define technology leader. These metaphors were categorized under conceptual themes and the significance between the conceptual themes, and variables such as gender and administrative experience were also investigated. Qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques were used. Participants of the study were composed of 111 school administrators. According to the results of the study, technology leadership metaphors for school administrators were classified under five categories: 1) Transformational Leadership, 2) Visionary Leadership, 3) Learning Culture, 4) Systematic Development, and 5) Reflective Practice. At the end of the study, those five categories that were acquired using the constructive analysis technique were presented in a table form which shows the interaction between categories as a holistic view.

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