Teachers' Perceptions on Favoristic Situations

Abstract

This research, which aimed to reveal teachers' perceptions about favoritism, was conducted in the survey model. Data were collected by easily accessible sampling method from 208 teachers working in the central districts of Denizli province in the 2023-2024 academic year. Teachers' highest perception of favoritism is at a "high" level: "Gender discrimination affects the efficiency of the institution and the motivation of other employees." It is in the article. "In institutions with favoritism, disagreements between friends turn into work-related problems" at the "high" level. and “Political interference has a negative impact on the functioning of the organization and the behavior of employees.” in the articles. According to the findings, while gender discrimination was seen to be at the highest level, it was followed that where there was favoritism, disagreements were reflected as problems at work and political influences had negative effects on the functioning of institutions and employee behavior. The lowest level is "Employees of this organization always feel that they need acquaintances or friends who work at higher levels" and "In this organization, there is gender discrimination in hiring and promotions." items were found to be at a "moderate" level. While it was observed that teachers' perceptions of favoritism did not differ according to their demographic characteristics and education levels, it was determined that they differed significantly according to gender, age, marital status, branch, district and the level at which they worked. According to gender, teachers' perceptions of favoritism situations were higher for men than for women, while teachers aged 23-30 and 31-35 had higher perceptions of favoritism than teachers aged 46 and over. It has been determined that teachers' perceptions of favoritism are higher for single teachers according to marital status, while the average of high school branch teachers according to branch is higher than preschool and secondary school branch teachers. Teachers' perceptions of favoritism were measured to be higher in those working in Pamukkale district than in the district they worked in, while teachers working in high schools were measured higher than those working in other levels, depending on the level they worked in.