Examining The Opinions of School Administrators on Rotation Practice

Abstract

Education is one of the most important elements in the development and progress of a country. The quality of education also depends on teachers. In this sense, teachers need to be more devoted, to increase their motivation, and to be relocated in certain periods in order to improve their working conditions. This study was conducted to evaluate the opinions of school administrators regarding rotation practice. In the study group of the research, face-to-face interview technique was used with 20 school administrators working within the Gaziantep Provincial Directorate of National Education and on a voluntary basis. In the research, the interview method, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used and the data obtained was analyzed by the content analysis method. As a result, school administrators stated that they saw the rotation practice as appropriate and that it increased the quality of education, and that they needed the rotation practice. School administrators who participated in the research stated that the rotation practice has some positive features, especially that it increases productivity and provides a new perspective. In addition, it was concluded that some school administrators experienced adaptation problems with the rotation practice, their current order was disrupted, they experienced poor performance at school and they experienced unrest.