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The Attitudes of Turkish Teachers toward Female Managers
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Sayin U, Balci N. The attitudes of turkish teachers toward female managers. European J Ed Manage. 2019;2(2):111-125. doi: 10.12973/eujem.2.2.111
Sayin, U., & Balci, N. (2019). The attitudes of turkish teachers toward female managers. European Journal of Educational Management, 2(2), 111-125. https://doi.org/10.12973/eujem.2.2.111
Sayin Utku, and Nazmiye Balci. "The Attitudes of Turkish Teachers toward Female Managers," European Journal of Educational Management 2, no. 2 (2019): 111-125. https://doi.org/10.12973/eujem.2.2.111
Sayin, U & Balci, 2019, 'The attitudes of turkish teachers toward female managers', European Journal of Educational Management, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 111-125. Sayin, Utku, and Nazmiye Balci. "The Attitudes of Turkish Teachers toward Female Managers." European Journal of Educational Management, vol. 2, no. 2, 2019, pp. 111-125, https://doi.org/10.12973/eujem.2.2.111.
Abstract
Gender equality in the workplace and social life has been argued especially since industrialization. Despite the belief that the education profession is suitable for women, the education sector has been one of the most discussed sectors due to the low number of female managers. Doubtless, gender stereotypes and attitudes toward women contribute to these inequalities. This research aimed to examine the attitudes, which may be an important part of this inequality, of teachers towards female principals. The universe of the research is consisted of the teachers and administrators at public schools in Adana's districts (Seyhan, Cukurova, Yuregir, and Saricam) province where women held an administrative position in the 2015-2016 academic year. The sample consisted of 818 teachers and administrators. A descriptive survey method was used to conduct the research. Attitudes toward Women Managers Scale were used to collect data. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software was applied to analyze the data. For descriptive statistics, frequency, percent, average and standard deviation were used. For the statistical analysis T-Test and ANOVA tests were applied. As a result of the data analysis; significant differences between the groups according to gender, age groups, status and, level of the schools were found.
Keywords: Gender, attitude, inequality, female manager.
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