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The purpose of this research is to examine the views of teachers on technology leadership competencies of school administrators in the distance education process implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of which started to appear in our country in 2019. In the research, the phenomenological approach, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was preferred and the interview technique was used. The study group of the research consists of 16 randomly selected teachers working in kindergarten, secondary and high schools in the Central district of Artvin province in the 2021-2022 academic year. In the research, a semi-structured observation form with 7 questions prepared in advance by the researcher was used as a data collection tool. The data were collected by the researcher through face-to-face interviews with teachers in an environment suitable for pandemic conditions. Content analysis technique, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the analysis of the data. The findings of the research are the opinions of the teachers regarding the technology leadership competencies of the school principals in the distance education process; The measures taken, supporting professional development, time management, teachers' duties and responsibilities, technology leadership competencies of administrators, technology leadership role on the basis of variables, and student attendance are clustered under 7 sub-themes. According to the results of the research, the technology leadership behaviors of school principals during the COVID-19 process were found insufficient by the teachers. Participants' views on the technology leadership roles of school administrators.

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