A scale development study about the adequancy of the leadership on the education curriculum

This study is done to help to measure the adequacy of the school managers about the management of education curriculum. In this research a multi-faceted approach is followed and it is improved by the help of the research on the extent of the education curriculum.Its hypothetical horizon is Turkish teachers. But the appropriate horizon of this study is consist of the teachers from Bornova district. In 2007-2008 academic year, 191 teachers participated voluntarily for the validity and the reliability analyses of the scale. The form of management scale of the education curriculum is used in this research as a tool to collect data. While developing the directors? adequacy on the education curriculum, a logical and a statistical approach is followed.The scale was formed by 43 articles at the beginning. As a result of the factor analyze, 4 determined factors were taken out. After this, a reliability test which means stability was reapplied. In this cadre, the common multiple correlation is between .642 and .801 which is found statistically significant.Key Words: Education Management, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Leadership, Leadership Of Education