School principal self-efficacy: a study on self-efficacy levels of the Turkish primary school principals

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  • Engin Karadağ Akdeniz University
  • Nazım Cogaltay Bitlis Eren University
  • Ahmet Su Akdeniz University

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine self-efficacy levels of Turkish primary school principals. The study, designed with survey method, was conducted with 198 (33 principals & 165 vice principals) participants selected through stratified sampling. School Administrator Efficacy Scale (SAES, McCollum, Kajs & Minter, 2006a) was employed as an instrument in this study. Independent samples t-test, Kruskal Wallis-H test and correlation analysis were carried out during data analysis process. The findings of the study indicated that the highest level of school principal self-efficacy was in ‘Resource and Facility Management’ dimesion and the lowest level was in ‘Use of Community Resources’ dimension

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