The purpose of the study is to investigate the actual and desired levels of shared decision making in some private and secondary schools in Ankara, Turkey. The sample of the study consisted of 253 teachers from 12 private primary and secondary schools in Ankara. Shared Education Decisions Survey-Revised by Prof.Dr.Donna Ferrara was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics were applied to analyze data. The results revealed that teachers are consulted in some but not all areas of school decisions. They always participate in the decisions about the general issues of their schools. Other areas which they are consulted in are curriculum/instruction, student achievement, pupil personnel, and parental involvement. Likewise, the decisions which they sometimes participate in are in the areas of policy, staff personnel, and staff development. However, it seems that teachers think they rarely or never participate in the decisions about school/community relations, budget, and plant management. According to the results of the survey, teachers always desire to be consulted in most of the decisions. It is understood that only for the curriculum/instruction area some of them stated that they sometimes would like to participate in the decisions.

iv ABSTRACT PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ON THEIR PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING IN HIGHER EDUCATION Sahin, Asu M.S., Department of Educational Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hasan Simsek This study aims to investigate the perceptions of the student representatives in the student council at Bilkent University, in Turkey, as to how well the student council system in this university works in terms of enabling the participation of students in the decision making process of the university administration. A qualitative research design was used to collect data from the ten members of the student council at Bilkent University. Standardised open ended interview questions that were prepared by the researcher were used to collect data through face to face interviews, which were recorded and transcribed by the researcher. The data were analysed through content analysis technique and the results were presented descriptively. The results revealed that majority of the students are aware of the fact that the student council is necessary in order to enable the participation of the students in the decision making process. The council members generally think that the council has a meaningful involvement in the decisions made at the university only on student related issues. They think that they are not seen as one of the key decisions makers on issues related to other aspects of the university. v According to the results of the research, it is understood that there is a need to revise the system taking student opinions into account as well in a way that it represents the whole student body, the student council participates in the decisions made at all levels of the university, and on all issues concerning the university. Keywords: Participation in decision making, higher education, student governments, student councils. vi &Ouml / Z &Ouml / GRENC KONSEY &Uuml / YELERNN Y&Uuml / KSEK &Ouml / GRETMDE KARAR VERMEYE KATILIMLARI HAKKINDAK ALGILAMALARI Sahin, Asu Y&uuml / ksek Lisans, Egitim Bilimleri B&ouml / l&uuml / m&uuml / Tez Y&ouml / neticisi: Prof. Dr. Hasan Simsek Eyl&uuml / l 2005, 81 sayfa. Bu arastirmanin amaci, y&uuml / ksek &ouml / gretim kurumlarinda &ouml / grenci konseyi &uuml / yelerinin y&ouml / netim s&uuml / recinde alinan kararlara katilim a&ccedil / isindan &ouml / grenci konseyi sisteminin ne &ouml / l&ccedil / &uuml / de etkili olduguyla ilgili algilamalarini incelemektir. Arastirmada, Bilkent &Uuml / niversitesi &Ouml / grenci Konseyi&rsquo / nin on &uuml / yesi veri toplamak i&ccedil / in &ouml / rneklem olarak kullanilmistir. Veri toplamak i&ccedil / in arastirmaci tarafindan hazirlanan standart a&ccedil / ik u&ccedil / lu m&uuml / lakat sorulari kullanilmis ve y&uuml / z y&uuml / ze ger&ccedil / eklestirilip ses kaydi yapilan m&uuml / lakatlar daha sonra arastirmaci tarafindan desifre edilmistir. Elde edilen veriler i&ccedil / erik analizi teknigiyle analiz edilmis ve sonu&ccedil / lar betimleyici bir sekilde sunulmustur. Bulgular, &ouml / grenci konseyi &uuml / yelerinin &ccedil / ogunun konseyin varliginin &ouml / grencilerin karar verme asamalarina katilimlarini sagladigi i&ccedil / in gerekli oldugunun farkinda olduklarini g&ouml / stermistir. Konsey &uuml / yelerinin konseyin sadece &ouml / grencilerle ilgili konularda anlamli bir katilimlari oldugunu d&uuml / s&uuml / nd&uuml / kleri g&ouml / r&uuml / lm&uuml / st&uuml / r. Arastirmanin sonu&ccedil / larina g&ouml / re, sistemin &ouml / grenci g&ouml / r&uuml / slerine de yer vererek onlarin t&uuml / m kararlarda ve t&uuml / m karar verme basamaklarinda temsilini saglayacak sekilde yeniden d&uuml / zenlenmesine ihtiya&ccedil / oldugu anlasilmaktadir.

ABSTRACT THE ACTUAL AND DESIRED LEVELS OF SHARED DECISION MAKING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN &Ccedil / ANKAYA DISTRICT OF ANKARA G&uuml / nal, Zafer M.S., Department of Educational Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hasan SimSek September 2005, 96 pages The purpose of the study is to investigate the actual and desired levels of shared decision making in public schools in &Ccedil / ankaya district of Ankara, Turkey. The sample of this study consisted of 372 teachers from 10 public basic schools and secondary schools in &Ccedil / ankaya district of Ankara. Shared Education Decisions Survey- Revised by Prof. Dr. Donna Ferrara was used to collect data. The results of the study showed that the teachers working in public schools of &Ccedil / ankaya district sometimes participate in the decision making process. The level of participation increases about the parental involvement, pupil personnel and student achievement issues. However, it is understood that teachers rarely participate in the decisions relating to budget, school/community relations, staff development and policy issues. On the other hand, when the results of the study are considered, it is apparent that teachers in public schools in &Ccedil / ankaya district always desire to participate in the decision making processes in their schools. The parental involvement, student achievement, pupil personnel and curriculum/ instruction areas, which are directly related to teaching, are the areas teachers most desire to participate in. Keywords: Shared decision making, participation, participative decision making, public education institutions, teacher participation.

Nurses should play a key role in providing not only information on the physical aspect, but also the psychological/emotional aspects involved in having an abortion. The purpose of this review was to determine the appropriateness of nursing interventions to screen, counsel, and educate women pre- and post-abortion. The online databases used to conduct this integrative review of research included CINAHL, Medline, Psychinfo, and Psycharticles. Articles selected were published between 1997 and 2009 in the English language. Key search terms included "abortion," "counseling," "education," "guilt," "anxiety," "coping," "perinatal loss," and "support." Eighteen studies were reviewed, revealing the lack of screening, education, and counseling for women both before and after abortion. The current two-weeks postabortion follow-ups do not take into account the long-term emotional effects of abortion which may include anxiety, guilt, shame, isolation, stigmatization, substance abuse, and suicide. Support from nurses, family, and support groups have shown to be effective interventions.