Opinions of School Administrators about Accountability in Educational Organizations

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Beyza Himmetoğlu, Damla Ayduğ, Coşkun Bayrak

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The aim of this study is to examine the opinions and suggestions of school administrators about school accountability. The study, a qualitative research, was designed with phenomenological research model. The participants of study consisted of 10 school administrators selected by using maximum variation sampling. Data of the study were collected through semi-structured interview form and were analyzed with content analysis. The results showed that school administrators define the concept of accountability by using such terms as explaining reasons, transparency, asking for the results of assignments, responsibility of informing, having the sense of responsibility. School administrators stated that a good school accountability system will probably have positive results such as guiding students’ choice of profession, , increasing success, increasing school’s popularity among students and parents, revealing present situation of the school and contributing to the modernization of the society. Besides, administrators had suggestions to establish amd improve accountability in schools such as increasing participation, informing stakeholders, increasing awareness about accountability by training people, defining legal responsibilities, clarifying the standards, recording and storing information and documents, and evaluating performance.

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