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Mobbing At Elementary Schools In Turkey Gökçe, Asiye Toker
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 3 (2012): September 2012
Publisher : Richtmann Publishing

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This paper introduces the concept of mobbing in education system in Turkey. The aims of the study were; to define negativeacts causing mobbing at schools; to assess relationships between mobbing and school type, gender, age, job experience, and teachers’branch; and to investigate reasons for mobbing at schools. A theoretical framework based on the literature was proposed. Afterwards, anexploratory survey was formed to gather essential data for the study. T-test and ANOVA were utilized for analyzing the data. Thefindings reveal that teachers are subject to mobbing at schools. There are high correlations between mobbing and school type andprofessional experience at schools. Yet there are slight relationships between mobbing, gender, and age. Both school administrators andcolleagues mob teachers. The study contributes significant information and data for further research about mobbing at schools in thenational and international level.
Primary School Students’ Perception of Inspectors and Inspection Period in Turkey Gökçe, Asiye Toker; Kantos, Züleyha Ertan
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 3 (2012): September 2012
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School inspection is essential for the educational achievements, and educators are inspected year at schools every academicin Turkey. Students are also affected by the inspection process while their teachers are examined by inspectors at class time. This studyaimed to address primary school inspectors through the perceptions of the students, whose teachers were inspected during a class time.A 16-item open ended question form, which was developed by the authors, was conducted for the 60 5th-grade students who inspected.The data gathered were analyzed through qualitative methods. The data suggest that inspectors’ manner such as shouting, being angry,humiliating, scowling, being serious, controlling and taking notes, staring the students, and carrying and playing ruler in his/her handsfrightened the students. Besides, the students liked inspectors who were friendly, kind, natty and well-dressed, and who made jokes, andused good communication skills. The results of the study are supposed to foster the essence of school inspection and, in consequence,quality of education.