Eğitim Felsefesi Çerçevesinde Lider-Yönetici Dikotomisinde Demokrasi Kültürünün İncelenmesi

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to examine the culture of democracy in the leader-manager dichotomy within the framework of educational philosophy. As it is known, many definitions of the concept of democracy have been made so far, and since these definitions differ for everyone, it has not been possible to reach a single definition. However, democracy, which is accepted by everyone even though a common definition cannot be reached, is not authoritarianism, absolutism or dictatorship. If we take the various definitions of democracy in general, we can say that there are three different approaches. These are categorized as: definitions that emphasize the form of democratic governance, definitions that emphasize the human rights context of democracy, and definitions that emphasize the vital aspect of democracy. One of the internal concepts of democracy is undoubtedly leadership. The concept of leadership, which even famous thinkers such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, Tao, Buddha in ancient Greece have made the subject of discussion, is a universal phenomenon that remains up-to-date and continues to be defined by different unique statements of many researchers. If it is in the excess of the definitions made until today, it will be seen that the definition of leadership is the same as the number of people who undertake the task of defining leadership. When looking at the definitions of leadership, it is understood that leadership has the power to influence the group or organization of which it is a member by using its personal potential and mobilizing it in accordance with the determined goals. Key Words: Philosophy of Education, Leader, Manager, Democracy