Abstract

Main purpose of this study is to determine the problems of educational unions depending on the perceptions of the teachers who are the members of a union or who find the ways to solve such problems The study is in a survey model and it was carried out using qualitative research design The study was carried out during the 2011 2012 education year on a total of 40 teachers 20 of whom were the members of a union 20 of whom were not working for 10 primary schools in Kars province As a data collection instrument a semi structural interview form titled ?Problems of Educational Unions? was used in the study Data analysis was done using content analysis technique one of the qualitative data analysis techniques According to the result of the study the teachers who were the members of an educational union stated common problems educational unions in Turkey confront were economic problems not finding enough number of members not meeting the needs of teachers not making the teachers being aware of such unions not trying to solve the problems of the teachers properly not functioning enough due to the influence of political pressure not serving sufficiently because of the fearing of political interference and not being taken into consideration by the government

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