Relationship between Information Management Attitudes and Learning
School Perceptions of School Administrators and Teachers
Journal Name:
- Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
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Abstract (2. Language):
Strong societies are, today, the societies that have and use knowledge
(Muratoğlu 2005). Thus, it is essential to produce information and even to share knowledge
from other organizations in order to produce intellectual value in organizations (Dowling vd.
2008). When analysing the existing literature, it is possible to say that organizational learning is
closely related to knowledge management. In organizations, knowledge the acquisition,
knowledge sharing, knowledge interpretation and knowledge storage into the organizational
memory have, at the same time, the characteristic of organizational learning. Thus, it would be
a correct statement to say that the concepts of knowledge management and organizational
learning are complements of each other (Spender 2008). King et al.'s (2008) study which
explains organizational knowledge management with organizational learning model clearly
specifies that organizational learning stages and knowledge management concepts interact with
each other and have complementary features. In addition, Lyes & Easterby-Smith (2003) have
emphasized that the relationships between learning organization and knowledge management
should be identified and these two concepts should be discussed together.
The aim of this study is to analyse the regression level for learning school perceptions of
teachers and administrators' knowledge management attitudes. In this context, the study is
structured as a descriptive study based on the screening model. According to Karasar (2003),
the event, subject or individual that is subject to the study is tried to be identified within its own
conditions and the way it is. Within this framework, in the study, the regression level for
learning school perceptions of the knowledge management attitudes of the teachers and the
administrators working in educational institutions is evaluated the way it exists.
Population of the study; school administrators and teachers working in primary and secondary
education institutions under the Ministry of Education in Zara, Hafik, Ġmranlı districts of Sivas.
As of September 2012, the total number of the teachers and administrators who work in the said
districts is 367. Sampling was not applied in this study. Reaching the population was aimed.
However, since the participation was based on a voluntary basis and due to the incomplete
filling, in September 2012, 336 people on duty were reached in Sivas, 55 of whom were school
administrators and 281 of whom were teachers.
Data collection phase; in the study, the Knowledge Management Attitudes Scale developed by
Demir (2005) and Learning Organization (School) scale developed by the studyers Uğurlu,
Doğan and Yiğit. Accordingly, by combining two scales developed, a data collection tool was
created composed of two parts. In the first part, Learning School Perceptions Scale consisting of
20 clauses was included while the "Knowledge Management Attitudes Scale" consisting of 22
clauses was included in the second part.
The package program SPSS for Windows 17.0 was used in the analysis of the data obtained
during the study. Simple Regression and Multiple Regression techniques were used in order to
determine whether there was a relationship or not between Knowledge Management Attitudes
and Learning Organization (school) perceptions of the teachers and school administrators. In
the study, since the number of administrators was inadequate, teachers and administrators were evaluated together and the analysis was done through the total number of teachers and
administrators.
According to the findings of the study, Knowledge Management Attitudes with its subdimensions
"Self-Improvement, Communication, Commitment Attitudes" is in the position of
the precursor of "Shared Vision" behaviours, the sub-dimension of Learning Organization
(School) (R=0,394, R²=0,155, p< .05) and they together states approximately 16% of the "Shared
Vision" behaviour; Knowledge Management Attitudes with its sub-dimensions "Self-
Improvement, Communication, Commitment Attitudes" is in the position of the precursor of
"Personal Dominance" behaviours, the sub-dimension of Learning Organization (School),
(R=0,569, R²=0,324, p< .05) and they together states approximately 32% of the "Personal
Dominance" behaviour; Knowledge Management Attitudes with its sub-dimensions "Self-
Improvement, Communication, Commitment Attitudes" is in the position of the precursor of
"Intellectual Models" behaviours, the sub-dimension of Learning Organization (School),
(R=0,220, R²=0,048, p< .05) and they together states approximately 5% of the "Intellectual
Models" behaviour; Knowledge Management Attitudes with its sub-dimensions "Self-
Improvement, Communication, Commitment Attitudes" is in the position of the precursor of
"Learning as a Team" behaviours, the sub-dimension of Learning Organization (School),
(R=0,427, R²=0,182, p< .005) and they together states approximately 18% of the "Learning as a
Team" behaviour. Based on the findings of the study, the following suggestions can be made:
Starting from the relationship between knowledge management and learning organization
(school), besides training teachers and administrators for acquisition and use of knowledge,
schools should be converted to learning organizations.
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Abstract (Original Language):
Bu çalışma, Öğrenen Okul ve Bilgi Yönetimi Yaklaşımları temel alınarak yürütülmüştür.
Araştırmanın amacı, öğretmenlerin ve okul yöneticilerinin Bilgi Yönetim Tutumları ile Öğrenen Okul
algıları arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Araştırma, tarama modelinde desenlenmiştir. Bulguların elde
edilmesinde Demir (2003) tarafından geliştirilen Bilgi Yönetim Tutumu Ölçeği ve Uğurlu, Doğan ve Yiğit
tarafından geliştirilen Öğrenen Okul Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemi Sivas iline bağlı Zara,
İmranlı, Hafik ilçelerindeki tüm okullarda çalışmakta olan 281‟ i öğretmen ve 55‟ i okul yöneticisi olmak
üzere toplam 336 eğitim çalışanından oluşmaktadır. Bilgi Yönetimi ve Öğrenen Okul arasındaki ilişkinin
belirlenmesinde basit ve çoklu regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda bilgi yönetimi ile
öğrenen okul arasında anlamlı ilişkiler tespit edilmiştir. Buna göre Bilgi Yönetimi Tutumu “Kendini
Geliştirme”, “İletişim” ve “Bağlılık” alt boyutları ile birlikte Öğrenen Okul alt boyutları olan “Paylaşılan
Vizyon” davranışının yaklaşık % 16‟sını; Kişisel Hâkimiyet” davranışının yaklaşık % 32‟sini; “Zihni
Modeller” davranışının yaklaşık % 5‟ini; “Takım Halinde Öğrenme” davranışının yaklaşık% 18‟ini
açıklamaktadır.
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