Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
New Waves Educational Research Development, cilt.22, sa.2, ss.37-61, 2019 (Hakemli Dergi)
The purpose of this study is to examine if school principals’ roles and responsibilities in China,
Ghana, Hungary, Turkey, Poland and the United States are significantly different from one
another. This study adopts a survey design which provides a quantitative or qualitative description
of trends, attitudes, or opinions of a population by studying a sample of that population.
Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from school principals in these six countries by
using a researcher designed survey questionnaire. The quantitative data derived from principals’
responses were analyzed by country and by total average according to the subsets of character,
professional knowledge, professional skill, administrative style, administrative duties, personnel
management, and student affairs management. The principals’ roles and responsibilities of the six
countries were compared by using Multivariate Analysis of Variance. Answers to the three openended questions provide qualitative data for analysis. Emerging themes and patterns were observed
among the principals’ responses. Results of data analysis show that principals of the six countries
confront many similar problems in their daily school functions. The unique political infrastructures
of their locations determine how they address these problems to meet the individual demands of
their own societies. Understanding of common challenges and emerging roles of principals in
changing social and political settings provide educational leaders of these countries the
opportunities to share their unique experiences and success stories.