The Opinions of Principals about the School Development Management Team

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the opinions of the principals about School Improvement
Management Team (SIMT). The research was administered to 53 principals of primary and secondary schools in
a town in the province of metropolitan area of Izmir. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews
conducted with 16 high school principals and 37 primary schools. The data was analyzed through content
analysis. The findings showed that principals thought that SIMT teams did not realize their objects and fit the
purposes so they had negative attitudes towards establishing SIMT.