AN INVESTIGATION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS 'PERCEPTION OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP ACCORDING TO SOME VARIABLES

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to examine PE teachers' perceptions of ethical leadership according to 
some variables. 158 Physical Education teachers selected by simple random method among 250 
Physical Education teachers working in primary and high school education institutions affiliated 
to Isparta Provincial Directorate of National Education participated in the study. As a data 
collection tool in research; personal information form and ethical leadership scale were used. 
Participants' scores obtained from personal information and the scale and factor scores are given 
by determining the frequency (f) and percentage (%) values. In order to determine whether the 
scores obtained by physical education teachers from the ethical leadership scale differ according 
to independent variables, the T test was applied in independent groups in paired comparisons, 
while the one-way Anova test was used to compare three or more variables, and the Bonferoni test 
was used to determine the difference between groups. According to the statistical processes 
performed, no significant difference was found in the ethical leadership perceptions of physical 
education teachers according to the variables of gender and years of service. When ethical 
leadership perceptions were examined according to the age variable, a significant difference was 
found between ethics and justice, power sharing subtitles and ethical leadership perceptions total 
scores. When ethical leadership perceptions were examined according to the marital status 
variable, a significant difference was found between clarification of duties and roles, subheadings 
of power sharing and total scores of ethical leadership perceptions. According to the sport type 
variable, when ethical leadership perceptions were examined, a significant difference was found 
between the subtitles of ethics and justice, duties and roles, power sharing, and ethical leadership 
perceptions. As a result, it is thought that the study can contribute to the field in terms of evaluating 
the ethical leadership perceptions of physical education teachers.