Therelationship between the innovation competence ofvocational and technical anatolian high school principalsand the innovativeness of the schools

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the level of innovation competence of the school principals and the innovation level of the schools with the opinions of the teachers working in Vocational and Technical Anatolian High Schools. The research was designed withthe correlational survey model. The research population consists of 786 teachers working in the Vocational and Technical Anatolian High Schools in the center and districts of Zonguldak in the 2018-2019 academic year. According to the results obtained from the research, the relationship between the innovation competence of the school principals and the innovation levels of the schools is at the middle level. There are statistically significant differences in the views of teachers about the sub-dimensions of innovation competencies of school principals according to gender and age variables. There is no statistically significant difference in terms of branch, educational background, professional seniority and duty duration variables. According to the teachers' opinions, it wasfound that the innovation level of schools did not differ significantly according to age, branch, education level, professional seniority and duty duration at school. Statistically significant difference was found in the teachers' opinions regarding the organizational barriers sub-dimension of the innovation levels of the schools according to the gender variable. At the end of the research, it is recommended to conduct studies on the innovation competencies of school administrators and the innovation level of schools and to support innovative applications especially for vocational and technical education.