Okul müdürlerinin yalnızlığı ile örgütsel güç mesafesi arasındaki ilişki
Özet
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the sense of loneliness and organizational power distance experienced by school principals working in public primary schools in nine central districts of Ankara Province (Keçiören, Çankaya, Etimesgut, Gölbaşı, Mamak, Pursaklar, Altındağ Sincan ve Yenimahalle). This research was conducted by using "relational survey model" of quantitative research methods. The population of the study consists of 444 public primary school principals of aforementioned nine districts of Ankara. Disproportionate cluster sampling was applied so that a deviation value of 0.5 and an average of 444 principals corresponds to 222 principals. Data collection is achieved by delivering a tripartite Scale Form to the sample. The loneliness levels of the school principals are measured by the "UCLA Loneliness Scale 3", developed by Russell, Peplau and Ferguson (1978) and adapted for Turkish and schools by Ergün (2020). Additionally, "Power Distance Scale" proposed by Varoğlu, Basım, and Ercil (2000) is employed to evaluate the power distance perception. The data were analyzed using Social Sciences Statistics Package Program 16. Descriptive statistical tests such as arithmetic mean, percentage, frequency and standard deviation were utilized during analysis of data related to independent variables. The t-test for unrelated samples was used to compare the results of the school principals' organizational power distance and loneliness according to the gender variable, and the one-factor ANOVA test was employed to compare the opinions according to professional seniority in school and educational status. Significance tests were based on a value of α = .05 for level of significance. Pearson Correlation Test was used in determining whether there was a significant relationship between organizational power distance and loneliness, the unity and uniqueness dimensions of loneliness. As a result of the study, it was determined that school principals working in public primary schools in the nine central districts of Ankara have moderate organizational power distance perception, they do not feel lonely, and there is no relationship between organizational power distance and loneliness. It has been observed that organizational power distance differs according to gender, professional seniority, seniority of the school principal and education level, and loneliness levels do not differ according to gender, professional seniority and education status, but only according to the seniority of the school principal.