A Study on the effect of the teachers perceptions regarding their roles on the organizational system at YADIM

Abstract

ABSTRACT This thesis is devoted to the i invest i gat i on of the underlying causes of the problems that occurred during the application of the `small group meeting system' at the Foreign Language Center at Çukurova University (YADIM), Turkey, and the differences in the perception of B4 teachers. The differences were expected to take place due to the development sessions which were held at YADIM at the beginning of the 1993-1994 academic year. The aim was to lead to teachers' awareness of their roles, both as individuals and as small groups. In this study, two questionnaires, a structured interview and the researcher's observations were used in collection of the data. The subjects of the study were 54 teachers working at YADIM. Analysis of the data showed that at YADIM the existence of level coordinators was one of the main drawbacks in the system and that one of the main reasons for the system's not working efficiently was the human factor. The most important thing that YADIM needs to do for establishing a more effective system seems to be offering teachers more adequate training in working as members of teams.