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50 Years of ERIC
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Karadag, Engin; Kilicoglu, Gökhan; Yilmaz, Derya – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
The purpose of this study is to explain constructed theoretical models that organizational cynicism perceptions of primary school teachers affect school culture and academic achievement, by using structural equation modeling. With the assumption that there is a cause-effect relationship between three main variables, the study was constructed with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Status, School Culture, Structural Equation Models
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Karadag, Engin – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
The aim of this study was to define the level of quality and types of analytical errors for measurement instruments used [i.e., interview forms, achievement tests and scales] in doctoral dissertations produced in educational sciences in Turkey. The study was designed to determine the levels of factors concerning quality in research methods and the…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Measures (Individuals), Educational Research, Foreign Countries
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Karadag, Engin – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2009
The aim of this study is to test the spiritual leadership behaviors of school principles in a structural equation model. The study is designed to test causality with the assumption that causality exists between the two variables. In this study, spiritual leadership behavior of managers is treated as the independent variable whereas the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Religious Factors, School Culture
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Tosun, Ulku; Karadag, Engin – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2008
The purpose of this study was to adapt the CTI to Turkish and investigate the Turkish version of the CTI . First, the CTI items were translated to Turkish and translation validity of the items were investigated. Second, for the language equivalency of the CTI, 42 ESL teachers from eight different secondary schools in Istanbul were selected as a…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Correlation, Psychometrics
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Baloglu, Nuri; Karadag, Engin; Karaman, Hasan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2008
The aim of this study was to develop a scale measuring attitudes toward strategic planning for primary and secondary school administrators. In the research, 498 school administrators (77 females, 421 males; 140 principles, 56 vice and 302 assistant administrators) consisted of the sampling group in three districts of Istanbul/Turkey according to…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Income, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
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Karadag, Engin – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2007
The Turkish education program amendment for the first five grades of primary education initiated in the 2005-2006 academic year is much more than an ordinary program amendment: it promises a truly holistic transformation that would radically change education applications. The amendment proposes giving up the traditional education system in favor…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Teacher Education Programs, Elementary Education, Teacher Role