@article{2017,title={STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OF PRINCIPALS ACCORDING TO TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS},abstractNode={In our study where we researched strategic leadership practices of school principals according to teachers’ perceptions, descriptive research model including both qualitative and quantitative data was preferred. Sampling of our study consists of 261 class teachers and branch teachers assigned in Eyüp Province of City of Istanbul. The working group of qualitative dimension of our study consists of 12 teachers who volunteered. Our quantitative data was analysed with SPSS software. the qualitative data was analysed with content analysis. As a result of our study, it was seen that the highest perception scores of the teachers were in terms of ethical practices under strategic leadership and the lowest ones were in terms of transformational practices. It is seen shown that there is no significant difference in any dimensions of strategic leadership in terms of the variables of gender and age, additionally, there is a significant difference in favor of 16-20 years and 21 and above among teachers with 6-10 years of experience and 16-20 years of experience and 21 years and above experience in accordance with the experience variable in terms of transformational practices; and that there is a significant difference in accordance with the variable of branch in terms of administrative practices. In the qualitative dimension of our study, our data was divided into four themes and content analysis was carried out under these themes. In this sense, the themes of strategy formulation, applying strategies, school culture and effective practice of ethics and human resources were discussed within the framework of sub-sections of strategic leadership scale.},author={Tuba AKPOLAT-Münevver ÇETİN},year={2017},journal={The Journal of International Educational Sciences}}