PERSONAL VISIONS OF THE ADM INISTRATORS IN ELEM ENTARY SCHOOLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Vision is an important dimension in the leadership characteristics o f school administrators. This important dimension expresses a two-phased process, the development of personal and organizational visions. Our knowledge about the competence related to the vision development o f school administrators employed at present is insufficient. In this study, the personal phase o f vision development process was investigated. The data were collected from 158 principals and 243 assistant principals employed in elementary schools located on the borders o f the metropolitan municipality o f Ankara in Turkey. The self-evaluations o f the above-mentioned administrators about their proficiencies, self development fields, leadership styles, professional values and schools were determined. The principals and assistant principals are different from each other in determining their proficiencies, self development fields, and leadership styles. They seem to be a homogenous group in determining the climate o f schools, the school-community relationships, the pressure o f superior administrators and discipline. The results o f the study indicated that the vision development potentials o f school prin cipals are valuable for the 21st. century. Ö Z Vizyon, okul yöneticilerinin liderlik özelliklerinde yeni ve önemli bir boyut olarak ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu boyut işlevse