Teacher rotation according to the views of teachers and school administrators

In this study, which aims to determine the opinions of teachers and school administrators working in preschool, primary, secondary and secondary education levels about teacher rotation, qualitative research method and basic qualitative research design were used since the feelings and thoughts of the participants were tried to be reflected as they were. The study group of the research consists of 12 teachers and 12 school administrators working in official independent kindergarten, primary, secondary and secondary schools affiliated to the Ordu Provincial Directorate of National Education in the 2024-2025 academic year, three teachers and three administrators from each level, determined by maximum variation sampling from purposeful sampling methods. The data were collected through an interview form prepared by the researcher using a semi-structured interview technique. The data collected in the study were analyzed using descriptive analysis method and categorized into five themes.According to the findings of the study, the majority of teachers and school administrators stated that working in the same school for five years or more can be considered as a long-term work, the refore, they have a positive attitude towards the planned teacher rotation practice if it is carried out within the district or in nearby districts by creating a rotation zone in a way that will not cause disruption of their current order, and that the rotation based only on service points may lead to injustice, therefore, a "rotation score" should be added to the service points by considering criteria that can be accepted by everyone such as academic, professional and social activities, etc. Therefore, criteria that can be accepted by everyone, such as academic, professional and social activities, etc., should be taken into consideration and added to the service score to create a "rotation score". calculation is required. Within the framework of these results, it is recommended that the Ministry of National Education should make the necessary arrangements in the current regulation by taking the opinions of the teachers about the planned teacher rotation for teachers and plan a fair, transparent and merit-based rotation practice.