Abstract:

The aim of this study is to analyze teacher perceptions about organizational health of the primary schools in which they work. This is a descriptive research in the survey model. The population of the study is teachers who work in the primary schools in Kastamonu province in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 Education year. 1046 teachers who work in the 70 primary schools were reached in the process of data collection.. “Organizational Health Inventory” was used as a data collection instrument. In data analysis, the frequency, percentage, arithmetical mean and standard deviation of the answers were calculated, Independent t-Test and One-Way ANOVA, Dunnett’s C and Scheffe testls were performed. According to research findings, teacher perceptions about organizational health of the primary schools can be evaluated as positive. Teacher perceptions about initiating structure dimension of organizational health of the primary schools are highest level while teacher perceptions about academic emphasis dimension of organizational health of the primary schools are lowest level. In addition, while there are statistically significant differences in perceptions of teachers on the organizational health of primary schools in terms of teachers’ gender, age, years in profession, years in current school and branch; there aren’t statistically significant differences in perceptions of teachers on the organizational health of primary schools in terms of teachers’ educational level.

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