Analysis of Manager and Teacher Opinions on the Management of School Risks in the Framework of the Internal Control Risk Management Model 1

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Educational processes in schools require close alignment and cooperation among internal and external elements. Effective risk management depends on correctly assessing the school’s situation and treating future uncertainty as both a challenge and an opportunity. This study examines administrators’ and teachers’ views on measures for risks judged highly important in schools. Using a qualitative design, it finds that regular inspections and risk analyses are key measures, merit-based administrators support communication and fairness, and staff build a corporate culture grounded in trust while emphasizing compliance with disciplinary rules.

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Analysis of Manager and Teacher Opinions on the Management of School Risks in the Framework of the Internal Control Risk Management Model 1 Ömer Faruk AK2 Niğde Governorship, Turkey Sevilay ŞAHİN3 Gaziantep University, Turkey Abstract In order for the educational processes in schools to be carried out as designed, all internal and external elements of the school should be in harmony and cooperation. In order to achieve this harmony, it is necessary to determine the situation of the school correctly and to manage the risks defined as uncertainty and opportunities for the future. The most important condition for making the right interventions are against risks are to develop measures by taking advantage of the experiences of people who are exposed to risks and who are most affected by these risks. In this way, the effectiveness and efficiency of the school can be increased. In this study conducted in this context, the opinions of school administrators and teachers on the measures that can be taken for risks that are considered to be of high importance in schools were examined. The study groups of the study consist of school administrators and teachers working in public high schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in Niğde city center. According to the results of the research carried out in qualitative design, regular inspections and risk analyzes of schools are among the measures that can be taken against risks with high scores, that the administrators appointed on the basis of merit are open to communication, fair, competent and impartial, and school staff create a corporate culture based on love, respect and mutual trust and the recommendations to respect disciplinary rules come to the fore. Keywords: Risk, Risk Management, School Management, Internal Control, Strategic Plan DOI: 10.29329/epasr.2020.345.10 1 This article was produced from the first author’s doctoral dissertation. 2 Dr., Niğde Governorship, Niğde, Turkey, ORCID: 0000-0002-4329-9327 Correspondence: [omerfaruk.ak@hotmail.com](omerfaruk.ak@hotmail.com) 3 2Prof. Dr., Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey, ORCID: 0000-0002-7140-821X , Email: [ssahin@gantep.edu.tr](ssahin@gantep.edu.tr) Introduction Every organization has a purpose of existence. The purpose of the companies in the private sector are to profit due to the general activities, while the general purpose of the public sector is to make the public benefit the maximum from the activities and services. There are many uncertainties regarding the future in both public and private sector in all areas such as individual, social, corporate, financial, political etc., and the nature of these uncertainties can be either positive or negative. According to Demirel & Taner (2009), these uncertainties about the future are inherently intended to catch up with the systems unprepared. Managers should think in detail about what can be done to prevent uncertainty and problems from turning into crises and to create solutions in problematic areas. At this point, the concept of risk, which intersects in many areas with the concept of uncertainty in the related literature, is even more inclusive than this concept emerges. The word "risk" has been used in different fields and, in the historic process in different meanings, but it is generally accepted that the word "risk" is first used in the ancient Greek (Çipil, 2008) . According to Tekşen (2014), Latin's words "resicum, risicum, riscus", Italian "risico, risco, rischio", Spanish "riesgo" and French "risque" originate from the same source as the word "risk" . The word "risicare" has been used in the meaning of "venture, dare" in Italian (Bernstein, 2015) and in some Arabic sources, the word "risk" is comes from the "livelihood" concept given by God, from which the person earns profit (Arman, 1997) . In this context, it can be said that the meaning attributed to the concept of risk fits the social and economic characteristics of

FAQs

Why is risk management essential for school effectiveness?

Educational processes require harmony and cooperation among school elements, which is achieved by correctly assessing the situation and managing risks arising from uncertainty and future opportunities. This increases the school’s effectiveness and efficiency.

What measures did the study identify for high-scoring school risks?

Regular inspections and risk analyses are among the recommended measures. Administrators appointed on merit are expected to communicate well and act in a fair, competent, and impartial manner.

How do school staff contributions relate to risk-related recommendations?

The findings emphasize that school staff form a corporate culture based on love, respect, and mutual trust. Recommendations to respect disciplinary rules are highlighted as part of dealing with important risks.

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