Predicting organizational trust level of school managers and teachers at elementary schools

The main aim of this study is to determine which variable or variables are important for predicting organizational trust level at school managers (principals and vice principals) and teachers working and teaching at elementary schools of Ankara. 1239 managers and 8778 teachers from Ankara constitute the population of the study, which is a prediction study of correlation. There are 518 managers and 922 teachers from Ankara as samples. Two instruments, which are used for the purpose of this study, have been used for finding out the factors affecting trust and the features of trustee. Data have been interpreted by using multiple regression analysis on SPSS program. Tendency-to-trust as well as values and attitudes are essential predictors for managers and teachers from Ankara in order to explain the perception of trust. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved