Volume 30, Issue 1, 2021
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.2019
Being a Female School Administrator in Turkey: An Analysis Based on Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy and Organizational Justice Perceptions
Abstract
This study aims to clarify how female school administrators are perceived by themselves and by their organisation, in fact by the society they live in. Based on three dependent variables; Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy Perception and Organised Justice Perception, the current situation of female school administrators in Turkey is examined. In the study, it is analysed whether the self-esteem, self-efficacy beliefs and organizational justice perceptions of female school administrators changed according to independent variables such as age, educational status, place and term of duty. In the research, descriptive model was used within the quantitative paradigm. The study group is comprised of female school administrators from the primary and secondary schools registered under the Ministry of Education in Turkey for the academic year of 2017-2018. Purposeful and snowball sampling were used to identify the number. Demographic data sheet, self-esteem scale, self-efficacy scale and organizational justice perception scale were used to collect data in the study. The data was analysed by descriptive statistics, mean, minimum and maximum values. Independent Samples t-test was used when comparing independent two groups and One-Way ANOVA is applied where there is a normal distribution in the comparison of more than two independent groups. For the comparisons with parametric tests, Tukey Test is used to analyse the variances between groups. The Pearson Correlation Coefficient was used to examine the correlation between the continuous variables. The findings of the study revealed that the self-esteem level of female school administrators was identified as statistically significant by the age variable. Similarly, self-efficacy perception was also influenced by age. On the other hand, organizational justice perception differs by age variable as well as the place of duty. Another result of the study is that the variables of educational status and term of duty do not influence Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy Perception and Organised Justice Perception.
Keywords
Female school administrator, self-esteem, self-efficacy, organisational justice