Authors: Mihail Diakomihalis, Eleni Bolovinou, Panagiotis Papageorgakis

Title: Professional development of transference teachers to administrating / financial positions

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate a) the reasons which incited teachers to take the decision to transference, b) the degree of satisfaction and the problems they face, and c) the professional development in the new working environment. For the data collection of this research a questionnaire was used. Finally, 126 questionnaires have been answered by transferenced teachers in administrative positions from 24 Administration offices of Primary and Secondary Education in Greece.

The results of the investigation showed that the transferenced teachers consider, the cooperation with their colleagues, the continuing education and upgrading, as well as their basic training, the most important factors of their professional development, factors that rank in the first places of the research’s results, while attending post-graduate programs and the search for knowledge in the internet rank in the last positions.