Master's degree thesis summary the attitudes of teacher candidates toward school management

Although most of the teachers are women at almost all over the world,the women administrators? minority is remarkable. According to general problem of women administrators? minority,it is important that the attitudes of teachers towards management is researched in a limited number. But the studies are not done about the teacher candidates? attitudes which are the source of school management.For this purpose, this research is done in order to determine the attitudes of Faculty of Education students towards school management. With this purpose, if there are differences of the students studying at Faculty of Education attitudes towards school management is requested according to gender, department, education type (1st and 2nd education), classroom degree, type of High School and last term academical achievement points.In this research, the survey model is used. 562 students chosen with stratified sampling method among the students of Usak University, Faculty of Education in 2011- 2012 Education year, set the sample of this descriptive study research. As a data collection tool ` School Management Attitude Scale?, developed is used. First part of the Scale Form is comprised of `Personal Information?, second part is comprised of from 5-point Likert Type, in the form of 3 dimension, 36 articles ; `Personal Interest and Proffessional Point of View?, `Working Conditions? and `Social Prestige?. In the analysis of data from Attitude Scale, SPSS 17.0 statistics program is used.The results of analyzes; teacher candidates adopt positive attitudes towards mostly the size of Social Prestige ( =3.35) and Personal Interest and Proffessional Point of View ( =3.13), then Working Conditions ( =3.12). These attitudes are medium level. When the Attitudes Scale (SMAS) Points for teacher candidates towards school management is evaluated according to gender, it is seen that me ( =3.27) candidates? attitudes scale points are more than women teacher ( =3.12) candidates?.According to departments,the results of TUKEY HSD; with the SMAS?s Working Conditions and Social Prestige sub-dimension?s attitudes points and all SMAS?s attitudes points; teacher candidates in Social Studies Department have higher attitudes than Primary School Teachers and Secondary School Math Teachers?. And these differences are remarkable. With the education type, classroom degree, high school type and last term academical achievement points, it is identified that it has not remarkable differences according to SMAS?s attitudes points.Keywords : Teacher candidate, school management, women, attitude.