Education Employees' Perceptions of Change

Abstract

This research, which was conducted to reveal the change in perception levels of education employees, was conducted in a descriptive scanning model. The population of the research consists of those who work as school principals, deputy principals and teachers in Pamukkale and Merkezefendi public schools in the 2023-2024 academic year. As a sample, 315 people were reached by selecting the employee sample. In the research, the change perception levels of education employees are at the highest level and the highest level is "After seeing that they do more than expected for me, I would like to put more effort into my organization." "I follow very carefully what I gain from my organization and what I contribute." The substance is monitored at high levels. The lowest level is low level: "The effort I put into my job is equal to the salary and opportunities I receive." It is in the article. In general, it was observed that the participation in the items was at a medium level. It was observed that the change in perceptions of education employees was at a medium level in all dimensions and in general compared to the sub-dimensions. It has been observed that the change perception levels of education employees do not differ according to the demographic characteristics of education employees and their working position, but they vary according to gender, age, level of duty, education level and career stage. In terms of economic and social change and general change perceptions according to gender, men's perception of change is higher than women’s. It has been concluded that the change perception levels of education employees aged 41-45 are lower than those in other age groups in all dimensions and general change perceptions according to the age of education employees. It has been observed that the general perception of change according to the level they work in is high between those working at primary school levels, those working at secondary school level and in favor of those working at secondary school level. It has been observed that undergraduate graduates have higher averages than graduate graduates in terms of economic change dimension and general change perceptions according to their education level. It is seen that there is a difference between teachers and specialist teachers and between specialist teachers and head teachers in terms of economic change and general change perception according to career stages, and it is low among specialist teachers.