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Elementary school principals creativity and their sense of humour

2013
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Abstract (EN)

The purpose of this research was to determine primary school teachers? perceptions of the extent of creativity behaviours and sense of humor applications of the primary school administrators; to find out whether teachers? perceptions of primary schools? principals? creativity behaviour and sense of humor vary according to certain veriables and whether there is a significant relationship between the primary school teachers? perceptions of creativity behaviours and their perceptions of humor styles of the primary school administrators.The sampling of the research consists of the teachers and school administrators who have been working in state elementary schools in İzmir?s towns; Buca, Konak, Dikili, Çeşme, Ödemiş ve Tire. The sample was composed of 390 teachers who have been drawn from the three different socio-economic level of districts. ?How Creative Are You?? and ?Humor Styles Questionnaire? were used for data collection in this research that was figured by scanning method. In data analysis, frequency, percent (%), arithmetic average (x) Standard deviation(ss) were computed, t- test, Anova and pearson corelation techniques were used.According to the results in teachers? assesment of primary school principals? creativity behaviours, there isn?t a significant relationship according to gender, age, education level, branch variable and socio-economic level of districts. According to the lenght of service, there have been seen differences in teachers? assesment of primary school principals? creativity behaviours.According to the results in teachers? assesment of primary school principals?sense of humor, there isn?t a significant relationship according to gender. According to age, education level, the lenght of service, branch variable and socio-economic level of districts, there have been seen differences in teachers? assesment of primary school principals? sense of humor. On the other hand, it was found that there is a significant positive correlation between the teachers? perceptions of creativity behaviours and their perceptions of sense of humor of the primary school administrators. The creativity behaviours increases aslongas sense of humor level of primary school administrators ancreases.

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Dr. Bahar Şenol

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Bahar Şenol (Master Thesis). Elementary school principals creativity and their sense of humour, 2013, Dokuz Eylül University.

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