Abstract
The purpose of this study is to reveal the professional and organizational socialization experiences of elementary school teachers of Ankara Province. The study was conducted through phenomenological design and the data, based on descriptive and content analysis, collected through a semi-structured interview form. The participants comprised of five public and five private elementary school teachers, having at least five years of professional experience were selected through “maximum variation” and “criterion” sampling methods. The finding of study revealed that before starting their job, the teachers had optimistic expectations such as school administrations’ providing guidance, cooperative colleagues, ambitious students and supportive parents. In the entry stage of socialization, teachers have reality shock. In adaptation of teachers to their profession and the school, colleague responses are prominent as well as individual activities. In metamorphosis stage, private schools exert more efforts than public schools do in their adaption. The participants suggest that MoNE should assign suitable councelling teachers and develop the control mechanism for more effective socialization process. In light of the findings, internet-based programs should be developed to provide materials and to have e-courses. For colleague interaction, systems such as mentoring and coaching should be actively implemented.
Highlights
The concept of socialization includes social, cultural, political, economic, anthropological, administrative and philosophical aspects, which is why it is a subject of many scientific disciplines (Balcı, 2003)
The results of the analysis of the teachers’ responses given for the pre-entry, entry and metamorphosis stages of organizational socialization are presented under these three stages of organizational socialization
One of the teachers expressed his/her opinions about the expectations related to school life as follows: Ö1: “...You think that students will always listen to you; will always respect you
Summary
The concept of socialization includes social, cultural, political, economic, anthropological, administrative and philosophical aspects, which is why it is a subject of many scientific disciplines (Balcı, 2003). Socialization is defined as “a process of acquisition of norms, values, expected roles, attitudes, behavioral patterns, skills necessary for social interaction and sense of self and identity and internalization of the culture in which the individual lives”(Bakırcıoğlu, 2012). Socialization in the organizational context is a process of teaching the individual information, skills and behaviors required by his/her role in the organization (Balcı, 2003). Organizational socialization is a dynamic process in which an individual learns a new or changing role in the organization (Chao, 2012). Feldman lists the changes undergone during the organizational socialization process as follows: 1) acquisition of proper role behaviors, 2) development of work-related skills and competencies and 3) adaptation to group norms and values
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