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The aim of the present study was to investigate teachers' views on the priorities of effective school management. The possible variability of teachers' views in relation to age and work experience was also investigated. For this purpose, research was carried out in Secondary Public and Private Education schools of Ioannina, the capital city and the largest in the Epirus Prefecture, North-West part of Greece. Over 300 questionnaires were distributed to 32 Secondary Education Schools and 165 completed questionnaires were collected (return rate 54.99%). Teachers were asked to indicate their views on the priorities which should be set for effective School Management. Teachers pointed as most important priorities team work and collaboration with the Principal and their pupils (56%) whereas as least selected priority (24.4%) they pointed their participation in helping pupils to get a job. Compared to Public Schools, teachers working in Private Schools gave increased priority in: pupils' performance, raising teachers' aspirations for their pupils, teachers' job satisfaction, team work, collaboration with the Principal, parental involvement-collaboration between teachers and parents and school environment. The results indicate a significant variability on teachers' age and work experience regarding their priorities for effective school management. This variability highlights the importance of focusing on teachers' attitudes for a successful implementation of effective human resources and school management.

Aims: Nowadays, teachers in Greece are facing rapidly changing working conditions with increased workload and working hours, severe pay cuts and high taxation. The purpose of the present work was to evaluate burnout and job satisfaction among Physical Education teachers in Primary Public schools in Greece. Study Design: A survey of Physical Education teachers (n =132) received a questionnaire and responded to the survey (n =105, 79.5 response). Place and Duration of Study: This work was carried out in the region of West Greece, in Primary Education Schools during the school year 2012-2013. Methodology: A Pearson Correlation (results analysed with SPSS) was used to investigate possible correlations between the examined parameters. Results: The results indicate that teachers exhibited moderate levels of job satisfaction (64.66 ±8.09), high levels of emotional exhaustion (26.14±9.37), low depersonalization (1.69±0.79) and personal accomplishment (38.61±5.36). Job satisfaction was inversely related with burnout (-0.433, P<0.05) but not related with demograppic parameters, such as age and gender. On the contrary, gender had a significant effect on the levels of emotional exhaustion (0.225, P=0.021) while family status had a significant effect on the personal accomplishment (0.272, P=0.004). Teachers were mostly satisfied with their working conditions, the work itself, their colleagues and mostly dissatisfied with working hours, salary issues and low prospects of professional development. Conclusion: It is obvious that cut in salaries, decreased job security and deterioration of the working conditions had an impact on the previously established �heaven� of Public Servants in Greece. This information could be used by School Managers and the Greek Government for intiating correcting actions to reverse the trend exhibited in the present work. - See more at: http://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract.php?iid=527&id=22&aid=4716#sthash.Qk9Ewr3a.dpuf. This record was migrated from the OpenDepot repository service in ...