The effective school perceptions of administrators who work in primary schools

In the thesis, primary school administrators? perception of effective school concept and their effective perception levels of existent primary schools have been examined. The study has been done in the sample of Zeytinburnu county of Istanbul city.In the study, ?literature review? and ?field research? techniques have been used in data collection. In field survey study, survey sheets have been applied to primary school administrators.At the end of the study, although some qualities (parents? relationships with school, student achievement and discipline, teachers? professional feeling of responsibility, etc.) and the dimensions relating to schools do not precisely respond the administrators? expectations, it has been observed that administrators exhibit behaviors toward to create a good working environment at schools and are open to perceive the primary schools as effective schools.Key Words: effectiveness, effective school, organizational effectiveness, effective administrator, instructional leadership