KURAMDAN UYGULAMAYA EĞİTİM YÖNETİMİ

This book compiles theoretical approaches and practical applications in educational administration, covering contemporary topics such as systems thinking, special education administration, the impact of social media use in educational management, and organizational democracy. The systems thinking section emphasizes the importance of new methods for analyzing complex issues in education, including system dynamics, complex adaptive systems, and ecological systems theory. It also highlights tools and participatory modeling approaches that facilitate transformation in educational contexts. The special education administration part provides a theoretical overview through U.S. case studies, detailing the historical development, legal frameworks, and required competencies for special education administrators. The social media section examines school principals’ social media usage, finding benefits in communication, professional development, and school promotion, alongside risks like time loss and misinformation. Finally, the organizational democracy study presents a comparative analysis of teachers in high schools in Turkey and Finland regarding participation, transparency, equality, justice, accountability, and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. Overall, the book underscores the necessity of systemic and cultural approaches in educational management and offers new insights into these fields.