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European Journal of Education Studies ISSN: 2501 - 1111 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1111 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 3 │Issue 6 │2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.583714 SUPERVISORS’ OPINIONS ON THE CHANGING REGULATIONS AND THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARDS CHANGE Güven Özde1i , Tevfik Uzun2, Melike Günbey3, Eray Kara4 Assc. Prof., Giresun University, Faculty of Education, Turkey 1 Asst. Prof., Giresun University, Faculty of Education, Turkey 2 Lect. Giresun University, School of Foreign Languages, Turkey 3 Lect. Giresun University, School of Foreign Languages, Turkey 4 Abstract: The job of an effective school supervisor has multiple faces. They are supposed to be mentors, strategists and managers as well as the representatives of the up-to-date regulations. Top-down changes or mandated change originate at government or bureaucratic level. Bottom-up changes are the ones initiated by opponents of an organization. It is known that bottom-up changes take more time than top-down changes. When it comes to educational systems, it will not be wrong to say that most changes are still mandated or top-down way. This research aims to find out the supervisors’ reactions towards change and see whether the heads of the department apply the procedure of change management. Qualitative data collection techniques were used to implement this study. Semi-structured interview form was used to collect data, and seven questions were posed to 9/11 participants. Obtained responses were analysed via descriptive analysis methods. Findings show that Lewin’s 1947 change model theory is disregarded among MoNE authorities. Keywords: supervisor, change management, mandated change, Lewin’s change model For downloading the full article, please access the following link: http://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejes/article/view/764 Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 434
doi: 10.5281/zenodo.583714 Volume 3 │Issue 6 │2017 SUPERVISORS’ OPINIONS ON THE CHANGING REGULATIONS AND THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARDS CHANGE Güven Özde1 , Tevfik Uzun2, Melike Günbey3, Eray Kara4 1Assc. Prof., Giresun University, Faculty of Education, Turkey 2Asst. Prof., Giresun University, Faculty of Education, Turkey 3Lect. Giresun University, School of Foreign Languages, Turkey 4Lect. Giresun University, School of Foreign Languages, Turkey Abstract: The job of an effective school supervisor has multiple faces. They are supposed to be mentors, strategists and managers as well as the representatives of the up-to-date regulations. Top-down changes or mandated change originate at government or bureaucratic level. Bottom-up changes are the ones initiated by opponents of an organization. It is known that bottom-up changes take more time than top-down changes. When it comes to educational systems, it will not be wrong to say that most changes are still mandated or top-down way. This research aims to find out the supervisors’ reactions towards change and see whether the heads of the department apply the procedure of change management. Qualitative data collection techniques were used to implement this study. Semi-structured interview form was used to collect data, and seven questions were posed to 9/11 participants. Obtained responses were analysed via descriptive analysis methods. Findings show that Lewin’s (1947) change model theory is disregarded among MoNE authorities. Keywords: supervisor, change management, mandated change, Lewin’s change model For downloading the full article, please access the following link: http://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejes/article/view/764 Güven Özdem, Tevfik Uzun, Melike Günbey, Eray Kara SUPERVISORS’ OPINIONS ON THE CHANGING REGULATIONS AND THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARDS CHANGE European Journal of Education Studies ISSN: 2501 - 1111 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1111 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu European Journal of Education Studies - Volume 3 │ Issue 6 │ 2017 ? Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 1