Okul Öncesi Eğitimde Dağıtılmış Pedagojik Liderlik ve Eğitim Kalitesi: 2016–2025 Dönemine İlişkin Yapılandırılmış Tematik Derleme
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Dağıtılmış Pedagojik Liderlik, Okul Öncesi Eğitim, Erken Çocukluk Eğitimi ve BakımıÖzet
Bu yapılandırılmış tematik derlemenin amacı, 1 Ocak 2016–31 Aralık 2025 arasında yayımlanan araştırmalar temelinde okul öncesi eğitim ve bakım (ECEC) bağlamında dağıtılmış pedagojik liderlik ile eğitim kalitesi arasındaki ilişkiyi, bu ilişkiyi açıklayan mesleki ve örgütsel mekanizmaları ve kanıt tabanının yöntemsel sınırlarını sentezlemektir. Çalışmada liderlik, yalnızca kurum yöneticisinin bireysel davranışı olarak değil; pedagojik sorumluluk, karar alma yetkisi, uzmanlık ve geliştirme çalışmalarının yöneticiler, öğretmen liderler ve ekipler arasında paylaşıldığı ilişkisel ve örgütsel bir pratik olarak ele alınmıştır. Literatür taraması 27 Eylül 2026 tarihinde iki önceden tanımlı ana sorgu, tamamlayıcı kavram/yazar aramaları, atıf izleme ve bibliyografik doğrulama adımlarıyla yürütülmüştür. Birincil sorgularda 40 kayıt belirlenmiş; dokuz yinelenen kayıt çıkarıldıktan sonra 31 benzersiz birincil kayıt kalmıştır. Tamamlayıcı aramalar ve bibliyografik doğrulama yoluyla 10 yeni benzersiz aday daha belirlenmiş ve toplam 41 aday kayıt uygunluk açısından değerlendirilmiştir. Yayın uygunluğu 1 Ocak 2016–31 Aralık 2025 ile sınırlandırılmış; 2026 tarihli bir aday çalışma bu nedenle dışlanmıştır. Başlık/özet taraması ve ayrıntılı uygunluk değerlendirmesi sonucunda 26 hakemli ampirik çalışma tematik senteze dahil edilmiştir. Bunların sekizi liderlik ile kaliteyi aynı çalışma içinde doğrudan ilişkilendiren çekirdek kanıt, 18’i ise öğretmen liderliği, mesleki öğrenme, ilişkisel güven, çalışan sesi, örgütsel yapı ve pedagojik geliştirme gibi mekanizma/bağlam kanıtıdır. Bulgular, dağıtılmış pedagojik liderliğin kaliteyle ilişkisinin tek bir lider davranışından çok, ortak pedagojik yön, yetki ve sorumluluk paylaşımı, mesleki öğrenme ve destekleyici örgütsel koşulların birlikte işlemesine bağlı olduğunu göstermektedir.
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