BOYDAK ÖZAN, Mukadder Fırat Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , ŞENER, Gönül Fırat Üniversitesi - Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Turkey

Examination of supervision-related perceptions and expectations of classroom teachers through metaphors

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The idea that supervision is the process whereby teacher competency is judged has turned into a notion that it is rather a guidance and assistance for teacher, which underlies the contemporary supervision approach. Smooth functioning of the process of supervision may only be possible if the perceptions of teachers regarding this process are known. In this study, it was aimed to identify the supervision-related perceptions of teachers as well as their expectations from the process of supervision through metaphors. With this purpose in mind, the relation between supervision models and the metaphors put forward by teachers based on such factors as gender, educational background and professional seniority was examined. Content analysis methodology was used in the study which was designed with qualitative research. 60 form teachers randomly selected from schools near Elazığ city center were specified as the sample. In order to get their opinions, the teachers were asked to answer such open-ended questions as “Supervision is like ... Because ...” aimed at identifying their perceptions as well as “Supervision shall be like ... Because ...” for identifying their expectations. The answers were assessed and themes were formed accordingly. Consequently, it was seen that teachers have negative ideas regarding the process of supervision. The reason for this negative perception was that teachers regarded the process of supervision as a search for mistakes; moreover, it was stated by them that the oppression and fear experienced by them also contributed to this negative perception. The teachers who perceived the process of supervision in a positive way stated that supervision provided benefit in terms of assessing the works done. Regarding their expectations from the process of supervision, such aspects of supervision as pertinence to principles and guidance for teachers stood out

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Process of supervision , perception , expectation , teacher , metaphor

Journal Of Educational Sciences

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