Relationships between Political Behaviors of School Principals and Perceived Coworkers' Social Loafing among Teachers

Himmetoğlu B., Ayduğ D., Terzi Ç.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, vol.2018, no.76, pp.1-20, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 2018 Issue: 76
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.14689/ejer.2018.76.1
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-20
  • Keywords: Political behaviors, social loafing, school principals, teachers, ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS, INFLUENCE TACTICS, WORK, PERCEPTIONS, PERFORMANCE, STRESS, CONSEQUENCES, PREDICTORS, ATTITUDES, SUPPORT
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: This study was carried out to examine the relationships between teachers' opinions on the political behaviors used by school principals and their perceptions of their coworkers' social loafing practices. Research Methods: A correlational survey model was used in the study. The population of the study consists of 1948 primary school teachers. The sample of the study consists of 652 primary school teachers. Findings: Teachers' opinions on school principles' use of idealized effect, praise and legitimization behaviors is reported to be at the level of "I agree", but for exchange and pressure behaviors their opinions were at the level of "I neither agree nor disagree".