TEACHERS' OPINIONS ON UNETHICAL CONDUCTS OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS
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The purpose of this study is to determine teachers' opinions on unethical conducts of education administrators and on individual or organizational reflections of such behaviours in terms of various independent variables. The study is a qualitative study with a holistic multiple-case pattern. The study group of the study consisted of 10 teachers who were employed in official training-education institutions located in Kepez District, Antalya Province and voluntarily participated in the study. Interview data were attempted to be analysed using descriptive and content analysis methods. It was determined as a result of the study that education administrators were in unethical conducts. Furthermore, it was found out that unethical conducts of education administrators had negative effects on organizational structure and functioning and that ethical conducts of education administrators increased organizational and academic success and positively affected organizational commitment.
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