Classroom and branch teachers evaluations in terms of democratic behaviour in 4 th and 5 th grade classes

This study regarding ?Classroom and branch teachers? evaluations in terms of democratic behaviour in 4 th and 5 th grade classes? has been prepared as master degree thesis in Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Education Sciences Institute, Department of Primary Education.The Research has been applied with 376 4 th and 5 th grade students studying in Yenimahalle Primary School, Gaziosmanpaşa Province, in İstanbul."Democratic Classroom Teacher Behavior Scale? is used as a means of data collection in order to find out the views of classroom teachers and branch teachers who teach in 4th and 5 th grades on democratic behaviour.The data have been analyzed with the help of SPSS Programme.The views of classroom teachers and branch teachers who teach in 4th and 5 th grades on democratic behaviour have been evaluated on the basis of student gender, teacher gender, the classroom population, level of the class and teacher?s area of teaching.According to the findings of above, the frequency,vthe percentage, t-Test have been done and the results have been analyzed. The findings are as follows;?The views of 4 th and 5 th grade students about their classroom teachers on democratic behaviour differs significantly according to ?classroom level? variable. The 4th grade students state that they find their classroom teachers? behavior more democratic.?The views of 4 th and 5 th grade students about their branch teachers on democratic behaviour differs significantly according to ?classroom level? variable. The 4th grade students state that they find their branch teachers? behavior more democratic.?The views of 4 th grade students about their classroom teachers on democratic behaviour does not differ significantly according to ?classroom population? variable.?The views of 5th grade students about classroom teachers on democratic behaviour differs significantly according to classroom population. The 5th grade students whose classroom population is over 41 in comparasion to those whose classroom population is between 25-40 think that their classroom teachers are more democratic.?The views of 5 th grade students about branch teachers on democratic behaviour differs significantly according to ?classroom population? variable. The 5th grade students whose classroom population is between 25-40 in comparasion to those whose class population is over 41 believe that their branch teachers are more democratic.?The views of 4th grade students about their classroom teachers on democratic behaviour revealed no significant difference according to ?gender of teacher? variable.?The views of 5th grade students about their classroom teachers on democratic behaviour revealed no significant difference according to ?gender of teacher? variable.?The views of 4th grade students about their classroom teachers on democratic behaviour has no significant difference according to ?gender of student? variable.?The views of 4th grade students about their branch teachers on democratic behaviour has no significant difference according to ?gender of student? variable.?The views of 5th grade students about their branch teachers on democratic behaviour differs significantly according to ?gender of student? variable. Female students thinks that their branch teachers are more democratic in comparasion to male students.?The views of 5th grade students about their branch teachers on democratic behaviour differs significantly according to ?gender of student? variable. Female students thinks that their branch teachers are more democratic in comparasion to male students.?The views of 4th grade students about their teachers on democratic behaviour differs significantly according to ?the status of being classroom teacher or branch teacher? variable. The 4th grade branch teachers are thought to be more democratic in comparasion to classroom teachers.?The views of 5th grade students about their teachers on democratic behaviour differs significantly according to ?the status of being classroom teacher or branch teacher? variable. The 5th grade branch teachers are thought to be more democratic in comparasion to classroom teachers.Key Words: Democracy, Democratic Behaviour, Classroom Teacher, Branch Teacher