This study aims to examine school administrators' perceptions of the problems they encounter and to determine whether these perceptions differ according to the variables of school size (number of students) and administrative role (principal/vice principal). The research was conducted during the 2024-2025 academic year with administrators working in public high schools in the districts of Buca, Gaziemir, Karabağlar, Güzelbahçe, and Konak in the province of İzmir, including one science high school, one social science high school, one sports high school, one fine art high school, 36 Anatolian high schools, 30 vocational high schools, and eight imam hatip high schools. Data for the study was collected from a total of 306 individuals, including 60 school principals and 246 assistant principals. The School Management Problem Screening Inventory was used to collect data. In the analyses performed on the collected data, since the assumptions of normal distribution and equal variance were met for the scale total and subscales, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied according to the student number variable, and the independent samples t-test was applied according to the task variable. The analyses revealed significant differences in the scale total score based on student number for problems related to management, climate, students, and school building. However, no significant differences were found in the teacher-related problems dimension or in any dimension based on the task variable. The findings indicate that as the number of students increases, administrators' perceptions of problems related to management, climate, students, and school building also increase. It has been observed that the increase in school size leads administrators to perceive the problems they face as more pronounced and intense. The study provides important information for understanding the nature and intensity of the problems faced by school administrators and for improving management practices.
High School, Management İssues, School Administrator, Teacher, Climate, Student
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