Humanistic Qualifications of School Principals

Abstract

This study aimed to clarify the humanity level, one of the qualifications of school principals who
work in elementary schools. The research is in the model of case study, one of the qualitative research methods.
Study group consisted of school principals and teachers who worked at elementary schools in Gaziantep. Study
group was derived through purposeful sample methods as maximum variety samples. Data were gathered by
semi-structured interview technique. Whilst analyzing the data, descriptive and content analyzing techniques
were used which are commonly used in qualitative analyses. In this research, it was found that in-company
communication, taking care of team work, enhancing staff motivation, taking care of the expectations and
demands of the staff, defining the standards for evaluating company staff, and about the attitudes of school
principals towards participation in school management are generally compatible with humanist qualification
indicators