Nurturing a Climate of Innovation in a Didactic Educational System: A Case Study Exploring Leadership in Private Schools in Turkey

Ersozlu, Alpay, Karakus, Mehmet, Karakas, Fahri and Clouder, Deanne Lynn (2024) Nurturing a Climate of Innovation in a Didactic Educational System: A Case Study Exploring Leadership in Private Schools in Turkey. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 23 (2). pp. 275-295. ISSN 1570-0763

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Abstract

Major economic, social, and technological changes in the twenty-first century require a transformation in the everyday practices that educational institutions use to train future innovators. Through a case study on five schools within a network of private schools in Istanbul, Turkey, we explore how school principals and teachers nurture an innovation climate in their schools. Using methodological triangulation that combines semi-structured interviews, participant observation, interactive training sessions, and archival data, we identify four leadership practices that shape a climate conducive to innovation in these schools: a) fostering the creativity of the members of school society or community, b) developing a collaborative learning ecosystem, c) encouraging innovative teaching through online collaborative learning spaces and ICT, and d) empowering teachers to generate an adaptable curriculum in a flexible work environment. Findings indicate the significance of building a collaborative ecosystem that enables a separation or departure from the mainstream traditional and test-oriented education system in Turkey, which in turn inspires the creativity of teachers and students in the fabric of daily school life.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	education,strategy and management,3* ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3304
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	27 Mar 2026 10:30
Last Modified:	27 Mar 2026 10:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/102607
DOI:	10.1080/15700763.2022.2129074

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