...Maria Kaparou; Tony Bush Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine instructional leadership (IL) in outstanding secondary schools within a centralised (Greece) and a partially decentralised (England) education context. Design/methodology/approach – Since the purpose of the study...

... a formal crisis management system in Greece. Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on a survey conducted with the directors of secondary education and the interpretation of the survey results. Due to the echelon structure of secondary education the directors are experienced educators...

... schools located in different areas in Greece. Findings The multidimensional approach to measuring teacher participation in decision making revealed quite high actual participation in decisions concerning students’ and teachers’ issues, but low levels of participation in managerial decisions...

.... Questionnaires were administered to 180 primary school heads. Of those issued, 123 were completed sufficiently for analysis (response rate: 68.3 percent). Since Greece is divided administratively into 13 regions, a prefecture from each Greek region was selected (including the metropolitan area: prefecture...

..., with the most important being the imposition of themselves. Originality/value The present paper reviews literature on gender and leadership and recent quantitative data presenting the proportion of women and men holding leadership positions in primary education in Greece. To answer this question two main...

... limitations in educational decision making in Greece. Specifically, it examines the case of the decision‐making process that led to the establishment of All‐Day primary schools in the country. Findings The decision to establish All‐Day schools was not based on collaboration among stakeholders. Due...

... Greece According to what the previous research reveals regarding the way personal development has been perceived and handled by academics and practitioners (Clegg and Bradley, 2006), it seems that the main body of the relevant literature recognises Personal Development Plans (PDP) as the vehicles...

... represented by each item on a 7‐point Likert scale, ranging from 0 (never) to 6 (every day). Teachers Greece Educational research has devoted much attention to the concept of teacher efficacy. This is conceivable given that teachers' sense of competence has been frequently related to a variety...

.... Design/methodology/approach National education systems and principals' selection and training were analysed and compared using documents, focus groups, principals' interviews and an international seminar. Findings The most centralised systems of Greece and Cyprus had less principal preparation...

...Panayota Korilaki Purpose This paper aims to discuss the issues surrounding educational monitoring systems. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a general review of the situation in Greece. Findings This paper suggests that a superior educational monitoring system aiming to alleviate...

...Eleonora Karassavidou; Niki Glaveli Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate the ethical orientations of undergraduate business students in Greece by exploring the relations among students' internalized code of ethics, anomia and students' judgment related to ethical problem...

... of this study was to present the educational system for training coaches in Greece. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a review of the literature and Greek sports legislation. Findings It was found that the occupation of coaching can be practised in Greece by: graduates of the five...

... management based on certain criteria. The AUTH is the largest public university in Greece and one of the largest in Europe. Following a study of financial data on variances in expenditure over the past 12 years, the application of a new method for allocating funds to departments is proposed through use...

...Eugenia Petridou; Katerina Sarri This paper is an “evaluation” study in the form of an extensive “case study” of one particular business school in Greece. Its alleged contribution focuses on the conclusions it hopes to draw in relation to the evaluation research methodology, based on the case...

... physical education teachers were employed in Greek “Sport for all” programs. The standard multiple regression analysis shows that role conflict and role ambiguity are significant predictors of job satisfaction. This paper concludes with suggestions directed to the General Secretariat of Sports in Greece...

... in Greece and meet the spirit of the paraolympics. About 2,000 physical education teachers work on this project. The OEP is characterized by modern educational approaches. Integrated curriculum (motor, theoretical and cultural activities) and learning through projects are integral components...

...Athanasios Verdis; Thanos Kriemadis; Petros Pashiardis Offers new insight in the case of educational evaluation in Greece by presenting the history and the current state of school effectiveness research (SER). From an historical perspective, presents the beginnings and the two generations of SER...

... Job satisfaction Personality Teachers Greece Work plays a prominent role in our lives. It occupies more time than any other single activity and it provides the economic basis for our lifestyle. Therefore, job satisfaction is a key research area for numerous specialists and is one...

...Muhammad Saeed Gives a brief view of the in‐service training of primary school teachers in Greece in the historical contexts as well as the current situation. The major purpose, however, is to investigate the views of directors and vice directors of “regional in‐service training centres” (PEK...

... the advantages and disadvantages of the two systems. Using the above mentioned variables, finds that European countries, including Greece, indicate lower priority for school sport than the USA. Recommends financial and legal considerations for improving the status of school sports in Greece. However, this does...