The Examination of Disciplinary Punishments Given to and Disciplinary Offenses Committed by Teachers in Elementary Schools in Terms of Different Variables

Abstract

This research aims to determine if there is a relationship between disciplinary offenses committed by teachers working in primary schools and the variables of gender, occupational seniority, branch and trade union membership along with disciplinary punishments given to them. In this research, document review method is used. The research has shown that 2,97% of 32.747 teachers working in official primary schools in Ordu province have committed disciplinary offense and the offense the most committed is “not to fulfill the procedures and principles determined by the institutions in the place of duty” and the offense the least committed is “not to be on duty 20 days in total without any excuse”, the punishment the most received is “warning” and the punishment the least received is “dismissal from the State Office”. It is determined that 66,23% of the teachers who has received disciplinary punishment is made of male and 33,77 % of them is made of female. Turkish teachers are who has received the most punishment and the other branches (Guidance, technology design, special education, physical education, visual arts, music, information technology) are who has committed the least offense and received the least punishment; the teachers who have 5 years and below seniority are those who have committed the least offense while the teachers who have 16-25 years seniority. Teachers who have committed the most disciplinary offense and union member teachers have committed more disciplinary crimes and received more disciplinary punishments than non-union members. © 2019, Ankara University. All rights reserved.