A COMPARISON OF REGULAR HIGH SCHOOLS AND VOCATIONAL HIGH-SCHOOLS IN TERMS OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING LEVELS

Sezer Kose Biber
Burak Sisman
Dr. Sevinc Gulsecen
İstanbul University

Abstract

By considering that educational institutions are places where new information is created and applied, today’s educational institutions must achieve organizational learning by applying information management processes and initially by changing their traditional structures. When the studies on organizational learning in our country are analyzed, it is seen that number of studies about schools are inadequate. In this context, this study aims at a comparison of organizational learning levels of regular high schools and vocational high schools. This study is believed to be important in determining organizational learning levels of schools in Turkey and in providing example for all schools by presenting positive applications about organizational learning. General scanning model has been used in the study. According to ÖSS ( a test which is used to place students to the universities in Turkey) results, two from each category; schools with high success, schools with average success and schools with low success have been chosen, so the research has been run in 12 schools in total. Questionnaires developed by Kale (2003) have been applied to administrators, teachers, students and their parents. These questionnaires which have been provided as organizational learning dimensions, school structure, teamwork and cooperation, policies and resources, school leadership, knowledge and skills have been proven to be dependable evaluation means according to the study that has been done by Kale (2003). The results show that the organizational learning levels of vocational high schools are better than regular high schools.

Keywords

Information management, Organizational learning, Institutional learning, High school.

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