%0 Journal Article
%T TEACHERS¡¯ AND STUDENTS¡¯ VIEWS ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS¡¯ DEMOCRATIC CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT BEHAVIORS
%A G¨¹lcan YAL£¿IN- DURMU£¿
%A Hasan DEM£¿RTA£¿
%J Ondokuz May£¿s University Journal of Education
%D 2009
%I Ondokuz May?s University
%X The purpose of this research is to determine the teachers¡¯ and students¡¯ views about to what extend high school teachers display democratic attitudes and behaviors while managing classroom. This study also aims at investigating both teachers¡¯ views according to gender, professional experiences, and subject variables and students¡¯ views according to gender and grade variables. To this end ¡°Democratic Classroom Management Scale¡± was administered on the participating teachers and students. The teacher of this descriptive study comprises of a total number of 916 teachers and a total number of 22.023 students from state high schools in Malatya city center during 2005-2006 semester. The sample of the study is 227 teachers and 953 students selected from 8 state high schools. Research results revealed that teachers¡¯ and students¡¯ views differed significantly. While teachers state that they behave in a democratic manner, students think the opposite. Also it was found that students¡¯ views differed significantly according to gender and grade variables.
%K Democracy education
%K democratic classroom management
%K high school teachers and students
%U http://dergi.omu.edu.tr/index.php/EDUCATION/article/view/847/19