Happy and successful societies are possible through training of healthy, happy and successful individuals. Responsibility of raising healthy happy and successful individuals belongs to parents as well as teachers. The purpose of this research is to determine the factors that differentiate happiness of teachers who work at primary, secondary and high school levels and to present the necessary suggestions for raising happier individuals. In addition, due to lack of research focused on happiness of teachers, the aim is also to contribute to the literature. Sample space consists of 448 teachers, who are teaching in elementary, middle school and high school levels, working in 36 different schools. The happiness scores of the teachers were generally higher than average and it is concluded that the teachers' happiness scores did not differ significantly according to age, marital status, number of children, seniority and income levels. However, there is a significant difference in happiness scores of teachers who are willing to go to school and teachers who are unwilling to go to school.

Reducing violent behavior in school to increase students' academic achievement in secondary schools, with training and guidance given to the administrators and teachers throughout the year. This study was carried out at intervals of one year in counties of Ankara (Pursaklar) and İzmir (Buca). Every month for a period of one year, administrators and teachers in the study group are given training and guidance support. As a result of the application, administrators and teachers' attitudes had changed significantly in favor of the study group. Also in favor of study groups, administrators, teachers and students' perception of violence has decreased significantly, a statistically significant increase in students' academic achievement were determined

Parents, teachers and managers are crucial elements and play a key role in raising happy and healthy individuals. Besides the factors that determine the level of happiness, turning happiness into something that can be taught puts responsibility on people who are accountable for raising children starting from first-year education. Our study aims to offer suggestions to contribute to students’ happiness by determining variables which affect the level of happiness of students whose study levels vary from 3rd grade to 12th grade. Sample space is composed of 2187 students in total and 28 different schools located in İzmir-Dikili and Foça district. “School Children Happiness Inventory” was used to measure students’ happiness levels. “One Way ANOVA”, “t-test”, “Varian’s Homogeneity Test”, Welch and Post-hoc tests are used for the statistical analysis of data. The results of the statistical analysis have illustrated that students’ happiness score does not depend on grade, the number of siblings, financial situation, whether a mother is working or mother’s job type. On the other hand, it has seen that happiness score decreases when a father is unemployed, and parents are divorced. Other important data shows that happiness score decreases as students get older. Findings have demonstrated that enjoying going to school, spending quality time with their peers and having fun with them as well as having higher self-esteem and feeling safe in school environment contribute to the level of happiness of students in a positive way. A necessary suggestion has been provided to contribute to students’ level of happiness.

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Bu çalışmada, İzmir-Bayraklı İlçesinde dört lise ve sekiz ortaokulda 1118 öğrenci ile yapılan çalışmada, öğrencilerde internet bağımlılığı oranları ve bazı değişkenler ile akademik başarıları arasındaki ilişkileri belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Araştırmada,"Young İnternet Bağımlılığı Ölçeği"nin kısa formu kullanılmış, kişisel bilgiler ve akademik başarı formu araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin istatistiksel analizi ve değerlendirilmesi sonucunda, ortaokul ve lise öğrencilerinin %1,4 'ünün internet bağımlısı, %28,1'inin riskli internet kullanıcısı olduğu, ortaokul ve lise öğrencileri arasında internet bağımlılığı puanları yönünden anlamlı bir fark olmadığı halde, erkek ve kız öğrencileri arasındaki farkın kız öğrencileri lehine anlamlı olarak farklılaştığı görülmüştür. Bilgisayarı odalarında olan öğrenci grubunda internet bağımlılığı oranının, bilgisayarı odalarında olmayanlara göre anlamlı ölçüde yüksek olduğu, bilgisayar ya da cep telefonunu kullanma süresi arttıkça bağımlılığın arttığı ve akademik başarının anlamlı ölçüde düştüğü sonuçları elde edilmiştir.