Issues on Effective Communication in Educational Administration: A Local Survey

This research paper presents the existing problems in the communication of educational directorates with their schools, through a survey conducted in the Secondary Education Directorate of Western Attica, which is a local administrative agency of the Greek Ministry of Education. Local educational Directors, within their administrative duties, coordinate and guide the work of schools in the area of their authority and accountability. It is noted that there are often problems in the communication and therefore coordination of the educational Directorate with the schools of authority. For example, high-school principals and teachers complain that they often receive emails overdue. This research highlights aspects and dimensions of the problems and proposes actions required to solve them, as well as ways to address issues related to educational communication and the development of an effective communication system.