School climate as a predictor of teachers' lifelong learning tendencies

The aim of this research is to determine the factors affecting teachers' perceptions of school climate and lifelong learning tendencies. More importantly, we investigate whether teachers' school climate perception play a key role as predictor of their lifelong learning tendencies. For this purpose, a quantitative method was followed in the research and a relational survey model was used. The sample group of the research consists of 563 working in public schools teachers in Siirt. "School Climate Scale" and "Lifelong Learning Tendency Scale" were used in the research to collect data. In the analysis of the data, the independent group t-test technique was used to determine the differentiation status of the demographic characteristics according to the group averages. One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was performed to determine whether the total scores obtained from the scales differed significantly according to demographic variables, and TUKEY test was used to reveal from which group the difference was determined. Pearson correlation coefficient was used for the relationship between the scales and their sub-dimensions in the study. The multiple regression analysis technique was used to determine the effect of teachers' perceptions of school climate on lifelong learning tendencies. As a result of the analysis conducted in the research, it was determined that teachers' perception levels regarding the school climate were at a medium level. It was determined that teachers' school climate perception levels did not differ significantly according to demographic characteristics such as gender, tenure and tenure at school. The result determined regarding lifelong learning tendency, another variable of the research, was also high. According to this result, teachers' lifelong disposition levels were found to be high. It was determined that teachers' lifelong tendency levels did not differ significantly according to demographic characteristics such as gender, tenure and tenure at school. Another important result of the research is that there is a positive and significant relationship between teachers' school climate tendencies and lifelong learning tendencies. According to the multiple regression results, it was determined that teachers' perceptions of the school climate predicted their lifelong learning tendencies. Keywords: School climate, teachers, lifelong learning.