The perceptions in respect to the education projects in province of the teachers? in charge of the elementary schools (Example of Adapazarı)

The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions in respect to the change efforts in education of teachers? in charge of the elementary schools.In the study, the general survey model named descriptive research method was conducted. The population of the study was the teachers who work in the elemantry schools located in the center of Sakarya. The 253 elementary school teachers who work in 20 elementary schools affiliated with the Ministry of Education in 2009-2010 academic year were chosen as a sample group. The questionare including 36 items which is developed by researcher was used in order to collect data related to the aim of the research.The quantitative analysis approach was used. The frequency and percentage values were used in the resolution of data. The differences of teachers? gender, seniority, academic background, branch were compared by T-test; seniority, branch, academic background were compared by one factor variance analysis form (ANOVA) and multi dimensional comparing was used by Scheffe method.According the result of research, the teachers have seen themselves open to the change efforts. They have thougt that Increasing the Success in Education Project in Sakarya (ISEPS) and other projects were usable, resultable and had the tendecy to increase the success in education.However they have pointed out the change efforts were not planned their opinions were not taken and there were difficulty to study on more than one project at the same time.They explained that these attitudes mentioned above prevented the change efforts in education.There have been meaningful diffirence among the teachers? seniority, the realization level of project and ISEPS, the motivation and communication levels. There have been meaningful difference in respect to the teachers? academic background on the dimention of the obstacles of the change, and also in accordance with their branches the realization level of project and ISEPS with the motivation and communication dimentions.