Roles and decision-making processes at the level of school organization: Exploring the views secondary education teachers in Argolida

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Published: Dec 6, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/hjre.14322
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School Autonomy Participation Decision Making School Leadership Collective bodies
Αγγελική Γόγολα
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9393-312X
Αθανάσιος Κατσής
Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου
Abstract

The purpose of the research is to investigate the role and the degree of participation in the decision-making process of school leaders and collective bodies of school organizations. One hundred and eighty (182) secondary school educators responded to the survey through a process of non-proportional stratified sampling. They were asked to respond to 35 questions, a structure questionnaire was constructed for the purpose of this investigation. Statistical analysis of data was done through descriptive statistics, with the help of IBM SPSS statistics v.23 program. The survey results revealed significant shortcomings and weaknesses in our education system, focusing on issues of school autonomy. The limited role of school leadership, as well as inadequate participation in the decision-making process of both directors and teachers, pupils and their parents, is noticed.

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Αγγελική Γόγολα

Αγγελική Γόγολα, MSc.

ΠΕ11-Φυσικής Αγωγής 

Μόνιμη Εκπαιδευτικός

Υποδιευθύντρια Δ.ΙΕΚ Άργους

Αθανάσιος Κατσής, Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου

Αθανάσιος Κατσής, Ph.D.

Καθηγητής

Στατιστική στην Εκπαιδευτική έρευνα

Τμήμα Κοινωνικής και Εκπαιδευτικής Πολιτικής,

Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, Κόρινθος

Πρύτανης Πανεπιστημίου Πελοποννήσου

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