ERIC Number: ED598349
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 16
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The Relationship between Teachers' Structural and Psychological Empowerment and Their Autonomy
Yorulmaz, Yilmaz Ilker; Çolak, Ibrahim; Çiçek Saglam, Aycan
Online Submission, Journal of Educational Sciences Research v8 n2 p81-96 Oct 2018
The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between teachers' structural and psychological empowerment and their autonomy. This study was designed in the survey model. The research population consisted of teachers working at elementary, lower and upper secondary schools in the Mentese district of Mugla city, Turkey. The sample of the study consisted of 325 teachers selected by using disproportionate cluster sampling technique. The Teacher Structural Empowerment Scale, Psychological Empowerment Scale, and Teacher Autonomy Scale were used as the data collection instruments. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and hierarchical regression analysis were used to analyze the data. According to the results of the research, teachers' structural empowerment was above medium level. Teachers had a high level of psychological empowerment and of general autonomy. Structural empowerment explained 47% of teacher autonomy on its own. Including psychological empowerment, it provided a 6% contribution to the model. Autonomy-supportive environment, facilitative school environment, and participatory decision-making environment dimensions of structural empowerment, together with individual empowerment and relational empowerment of psychological empowerment were found to be the meaningful predictors of teacher autonomy.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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