Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the opinions of teachers about the administrative behaviour of all the principals working in Pazaryeri, one of the towns in the city of Bilecik, Turkey. The sufficiency of principals have been investigated in terms of administration of instructional processes and curriculum, assesment of students and instructional processes, motivation and improvement of teachers, creation of teaching-learning climate. Administration of schools and achieving the goals in a democratic and transparent society requires effective leadership that is greatly transformed according to the in and out of the school. It is understood that administrative style in the schools are mostly based on rules and structure instead of values, meanings, symbols and expectation.

Key words: Administration, principal, efectiveness, teacher.