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Education Quarterly Reviews, vol.4, no.2, pp.81-90, 2021 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
The aim of this research is to examine the roles and competencies of school principals working in project
schools in terms of accountability, based on the views of school principals. This is a qualitative research which is
based on the phenomenology design. The working group is chosen among the most well-known project schools
in Istanbul using the maximum variation sampling method. Interviews were held with 12 school principals
working at the Science High School, Anatolian High School, Social Sciences High School and Anatolian
Religious High Schools in the 2019-2020 academic year. The data obtained from the interviews are coded using
content analysis method and different 3 themes such as supervision, the functioning of education and integrity
are obtained. In this context, it is indicated that project school principals felt themselves accountable most since
they have a right to determine the managers and teachers they want to work with. It came to the conclusion that
school principals cooperate with their internal and external stakeholders in all matters for the development of
their schools.