Investigation of the Reasons of School Administrators and Teachers for Non-Thesis Masters in Educational Administration

Abstract

In this research, it is aimed to examine the reasons for school administrators and teachers to do a master's degree without thesis in the field of educational administration and to determine the factors that are effective in this process. With this study, it is aimed to examine the contribution of postgraduate education to the professional development processes of education employees, to determine the opinions of teachers and administrators who have experience in this matter and to take suggestions. The study is a qualitative study. The phenomenology design was used in the study. A total of 20 participants (10 teachers and 10 school administrators) are included in the study group. During the data collection phase, the interview form developed by the researchers was used. There are seven interview questions in this interview form. The analysis of the collected data was carried out with 'content analysis'. In the results of studying; according to participant opinions, the main factor affecting the choice of non-thesis master's degree in the field of educational administration was determined as "being an education administrator". In terms of benefit to professional career, it was determined that 'being competent in the job' was the most common. In addition, when the views of the participants in terms of the economic benefits of non-thesis master's education were examined, it was determined that most of the participants did not have any contribution, while the positive opinions of the majority regarding special reasons were determined to give additional points in the appointment of administrators at the end of this program. As a result of the study, it has been suggested to carry out new studies using qualitative or quantitative research designs on many related topics.