Evaluation of performance management in state schools: A case of North Cyprus

Araştırma, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti devlet okullarının performans yönetimi açısından değerlendirilmesini temel almaktadır. Bu araştırma, öğretmenlerin ve sorumlu müdürlerinin performans yönetimine ilişkin algılarının değerlendirilmesini ele alarak KKTC devlet okullarının performans yönetimi ile kaliteyi yakalamasının değerlendirilmesini hedef almasıyla özgün bir niteliğe sahiptir. Araştırmada, nicel araştırma yaklaşımına bağlı anket ile nicel veriler elde edilmiş, veriler SPSS programına bağlı ANOVA ile yorumlanmıştır. Performans yönetimi boyutlarının kıdeme göre anlamlı farklılığı araştırmada dikkate alınmıştır. Çalışma grubunu, 11 devlet ortaokulunda görev yapan 16 sorumlu müdür ve 237 öğretmen oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma sonucunda KKTC ortaöğretim devlet okullarında görev yapan öğretmen ve müdürlerin performans yönetimine ilişkin farkmdalığı yaratılarak, kıdem ve performans yönetiminin boyutları olan performans hedeflerinin planlanması, raporlama işlemine ilişkin görüşler, performans değerlendirme, ödül ve ceza, bireysel performans ve örgüt kültürü ilişkisi arasında anlamlı fark olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır.

Devlet okullarının performans yönetimi açısından değerlendirilmesi: KKTC örneği

The research study aims to evaluate performance management in the state secondary schools in North Cyprus. This study is significant by shedding a light on perceptions of teachers and headmasters regarding quality control of schools through performance management. In this research, quantitative research was employed, and a survey was conducted to gather quantitative data through questionnaires. Quantitative data were analysed and interpreted through SPSS program based on ANOVA. 16 head teachers and 237 teachers from 11 state secondary schools participated in the research. The findings revealed that teachers and headmasters gained insights on performance management and its dimensions. In this research, the significant difference between work experience of teachers and headmasters and the dimensions of performance management was revealed. In other words, there is a significant difference between work experience and the dimensions of performance management which are the planning of individual performance goals, reflection on observation reports, performance measurement, reward-punishment and the relationship between individual performance and the culture of the organization

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