THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL CYNICISM AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS’ BEHAVIOURS OF FAVOURITISM

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The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between teachers’ perception of organizational cynicism and school administrators’ behaviours of favouritism. Since the research is a study that was carried out in order to detect the relationship between favouritism and cynicism, it is in correlational survey model. The sample of the research is constituted by 242 teachers who work in formal elementary schools in Van province. “Favouritism Scale in School Management” and “Organizational Cynicism Scale” were used to collect data for the study. Average, standard deviation, t-test, variance analysis, and regression, which are from descriptive statistics, were used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the study, it was observed that teachers’ levels related to their perception of behaviours of favouritism of school administrators and their perception of organizational cynicism are low. Female teachers perform more cynical behaviours compared to male teachers. It has been observed that teachers working in schools which have 40 or more teachers have less cynicism and favouritism perceptions compared to other groups. It has been observed that there is not a significant difference between favouritism and cynicism perceptions of teachers by class, branch, or period of service. It has been observed that there is a significant, positive, and medium level of relationship between favouritism and organizational cynicism. In the scope of this study, it has been observed that the perception of favouritism in schools is a significant predictor of organizational cynicism level. Article visualizations: