Examination of teachers' views on organizational uncertainty: A qualitative research

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PEGEM EGITIM VE OGRETIM DERGISI, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.41-75, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14527/pegegog.2020.003
  • Dergi Adı: PEGEM EGITIM VE OGRETIM DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.41-75
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, it was aimed to examine teachers' opinions about organizational uncertainty. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 14 teachers within the scope of phenomenology design. As the results of this study, teachers stated that uncertainty means unpredictability, disorder, confusion, obscurity and uneasiness; they stated that uncertainty can emerge internally and environmentally, have organizational and individual results, and coping strategies include consultation, collaboration, time-out, planned management, culture and individual strategies. The findings were discussed in the light of the related literature and suggestions for eliminating organizational uncertainty were presented.