The Value Congruence Levels of Principals and Teachers At Primary Schools.

The purpose of this study is to determine the levels of congruence between the personal values and the perceptions related to the organizational values of principals and teachers working at primary schools. The population of this descriptive research consisted of the principals and teachers working at central primary schools in Erzincan. In the 2002-2003 academic year, 66 principals/assistant principals and 541 teachers were working at central primary schools in Erzincan. The sample wasn't taken because the research conducted on study population. In the research, 24 value dimensions (McDonald & Gandz, 1991) were used. The data were analyzed by using Spearman correlation method. According to the results of the study, congruence was found between personal values and the perceptions related to organizational values among the principals and teachers in relation to value dimensions of creativity, adaptability, cautiousness, social equality, autonomy, courtesy, humor, logic, aggressiveness, initiative, development, diligence, orderliness, consideration, experimentation, forgiveness, moral integrity, fairness, openness, and broad-mindedness. Incongruence was found between personal values and the perceptions related to organizational values among the principals in relation to value dimensions of cooperation and economy. Incongruence was found between personal values and the perceptions related to organizational values among the teachers in relation to value dimensions of formality and obedience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]