Examining of the level of knowledge about the seven principles that provide a good educational environment by pre-service and in-service teachers of Turkish

This study aims to explore Turkish Teachers' perceptions and practices regarding the seven principles offered by Chickering and Gamson (1987), which constitute a framework for high quality education. The population of the research consists of Turkish teachers working in secondary schools in Konya city center in the 2020-2021 academic year. Quantitative research method was used in the study. The questionnaire for Turkish teachers to be used in the study consists of two parts. In the first part, demographic questions are included in order to control for potential variables that may play a role in the application of the seven principles. These questions are about gender, professional seniority, graduated faculty and teaching profession willingly or not. The second scale is the "Seven Principles Inventory for Good Practices in Education" developed by Chickering and Gamson for Turkish teachers. It was published by the Johnson Foundation in 1989. The publication language of the original questionnaire was English, but the Turkish version of the questionnaire was used in this study. The data obtained in the study were analyzed statistically, and the findings and results were listed. Keywords: seven principles, high quality education, Turkish education, Turkish teachers