Examination of Equality and Accountability Opinions of School Principals

The aim of this research is to examine the opinions of equality and accountability of school principals in public schools. The data of this study, which was carried out with a phenomenological design from qualitative research methods, was obtained using a semi-structured interview form through face-to-face interview. Within the scope of the research, 15 school principals working in different school types in the provinces of ？ekmek？y, Sancaktepe, ümraniye and Kartal in Istanbul were interviewed. The data obtained as a result of the interviews were coded in the direction of qualitative research methods and collected under the themes and subjected to content analysis. According to research findings, it has been determined that the vast majority of the school principals account for the senior management levels, the student and the parents and teachers in various environment and in various ways. However, it has been determined that the vast majority of school principals account for financial, academic achievement, and education and training. It has also been found out that, according to the opinions of school principals, senior management levels do not account; various complaint lines, legislation and regulations are insufficient; the financial situation of schools is different, only school administrators and teachers have to account; schools have different environmental conditions, physical deficiencies, teacher quality and performance, socio-economic conditions of families and students; accountability turns into punishment. According to the school principals, all those factors create inequality in terms of accountability. Because of the intensive and strict implementation of supervisory processes in the context of our country, hierarchical arrangements and understanding are predominant, giving more account to top management units can be considered as a reflection of the structural and cultural process accountability in terms of our country. In this respect, it will be useful to establish an accountability legislation sub-structure on the basis of equality in terms of our country's education system