Determining The Transformational Leadership Characteristics of Private School Managers (The Example Of Ankara Province)

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the managers who will adapt to the developments in communication and technology with globalization and realize change have transformational leadership behaviors, which is a modern leadership model. The population of the study consists of administrators working in special education centers in Ankara in the 2023- 2024 academic year. The sample of the study consists of 431 administrators working in 10 primary schools selected from the population through random sampling. While determining the transformational leadership characteristics and sub-dimensions, the data were summarized with basic statistical measures (arithmetic mean, standard deviation) and analyzed with t test in pairwise comparisons, analysis of variance test in multiple group comparisons and TUKEY Test to determine which group the difference originated from. The findings of the study revealed that the administrators showed transformational leadership characteristics. Keywords: Transformational Leadership, Transformational Leader,Leadership,Primary School