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The goal of this study is to evaluate school administrators’ views toward social media networks in the light of chaos and complexity theories. In this research, case studies, that is, qualitative research design, were used to assess the level of school administrators’ use of social media. The participants of this study consist of 12 secondary school administrators selected by criterion sampling that being one of the purposeful sampling methods. The semi-structured interview form developed by the researcher was used in the data collection process. In this paper, data were analyzed using content analysis method. The paper concludes that school administrators interact with teachers, students, and stakeholders using social media and that a complex network of relationships is emerging. This complex network of relationships can lead to chaotic situations in school administration if not well administrated.
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Yalçın, M.S. (2019). Assessment of School Administrators’ Views Toward Social Media. In: Erçetin, Ş., Potas, N. (eds) Chaos, Complexity and Leadership 2017. ICCLS 2017. Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89875-9_30
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