Abstract

<p style="text-align:justify">The aim this qualitative study is to determine current situation of policy on teacher employment model in Turkey from the perspectives of contracted teachers. The sample of the study consisted of 24 forms and branch teachers who were determined with the method of convenience sampling. The inclusion criterion for the sample was being contracted teachers who were employed in the provinces of Erzurum and Sanliurfa in Turkey in the academic year of 2017-2018. The data of the study was collected by using a semi-structured interview form consisting of open-ended questions. The data was analyzed by using the qualitative research method of content analysis. The findings of the study were discussed under the themes of the objective of contracted teaching, its negative aspects, and the future of the practice and solution recommendations. According to the results of the study, the vast majority of the participants were aware of the objectives of the practice of contracted teaching. The participants thought that the practice provided continuity in instruction-teaching and teachers at the schools they were appointed to. The vast majority of the participants were of the opinion that the practice of contracted teaching led to status discrimination as tenured-contracted teachers, and this reduced their motivations and organizational commitment. They stated that this practice carried negative aspects in terms of postgraduate education and being prospective teachers.</p>

Highlights

  • In Turkey and the world, education systems exist to serve certain purposes, and they spend efforts to realize this

  • According to the results of the study, the vast majority of the participants were aware of the objectives of the practice of contracted teaching

  • The vast majority of the participants were of the opinion that the practice of contracted teaching led to status discrimination as tenured-contracted teachers, and this reduced their motivations and organizational commitment

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Introduction

In Turkey and the world, education systems exist to serve certain purposes, and they spend efforts to realize this. Goals such as being a good person, good citizen and good member of a profession are among these purposes. The purposes of education systems are realized at schools, especially classrooms that are units of schools. There are various forms of teacher employment in the world as tenured and contracted. In Turkey, teacher employment has been achieved with different models. These are tenured teaching, contracted teaching, substitute teaching, freelance teaching and military teaching (Soydan, 2012)

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