Inclusive education is an innovative and creative educational process that shifts the emphasis from the individual to the collective. Inclusive education takes into account the problems that arise due to the diversity of students and seeks to design an appropriate policy for educational programs and to develop an appropriate climate, culture, and practices in the school unit so as to be a mainstream school that provides equal opportunities for learning and teaching. Based on the above, the call attention to the inclusive practices school principals apply in their educational activities, to and main obstacles they may face The school should be a truly focused human-centric organization, at the center of which is the learning process that will connect all parts of the organization for human prosperity. The door to sustainable and systemic leadership must be open in all areas where processes are integrated and refined. The reason is that school leadership is the means by which inclusive education is developed. Moral purpose is attained when school leadership is exercised for the common good, creating a positive and collaborative culture and integrating all school levels.

Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to examine the levels of job satisfaction among doctors who work in Greek public hospitals, to determine the factors that may influence their satisfaction, to examine the contribution that staff support makes to job satisfaction and to investigate the potential impact that an economic recession might have on job satisfaction.Design/methodology/approach: The sampling process used was stratified sampling and it was applied to all health regions in Greece. An official request to carry out the study was sent to 45 hospitals for the approval of their management. Through random sampling, 5% of the doctors' population was selected from each participating hospital, with the resulting sample consisting of 458 doctors from all the health regions of Greece. An anonymous questionnaire was administered to the sample of medical doctors to gather data on their perception of the work they do in public hospitals.Findings: Empirical results showed that (1) the most important factor in doctors' job satisfaction appears to be the nature of their job and the high levels of autonomy that they have, and (2) doctors' level of commitment is maintained by enhancing their positive emotions and sense of professional well-being.Originality/value: A deeper understanding of important concepts of an organization's behavior such as job satisfaction, staff support and their connection with internal organizational structures will facilitate policy makers and those who make decisions on the strategic management of medical staff in public hospitals.

This paper aimed at exploring the challenges of implementation of culturally responsive leadership in Greek schools. Personal interviews with 10 secondary school principals in the Attica region were used to collect qualitative data. The following main themes emerged: (1) The application of moral values and inclusiveness begins with school leadership agency; (2) Understanding the practical application of culturally responsive leadership contributes substantially to the effective inclusion of ALL students. Therefore, by exploring the perceptions of school leaders we can gauge the nature and philosophy of the school system. In conclusion, recognizing the importance of culturally responsive leadership and its practice in a school environment would significantly contribute to the harmony of the school system and community.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify, through empirical analysis, the factors affecting, and expectations of, postgraduate students in their choice of postgraduate programme in Greece. Design/methodology/approach: A sample of 523 postgraduate students from various university departments in the Athens area completed the questionnaire (response rate: 70.2 per cent), which contained 14 questions designed to identify the reasons why postgraduate students had chosen their particular postgraduate programme and what their expectations were as to the outcome of their studies, on a self-reporting basis. Findings: Two fields of postgraduate programmes were popular: business administration and educational studies. Quality and preference appears to influence business administration students, their choice was intrinsically motivated and self-determined, without any external pressures. By contrast, students’ choice in educational studies was influenced by the particular characteristics of the programme, their choice was influenced by institutional motivation whereas their options and autonomy support seemed to be less. Research limitations/implications: This study has some limitations, so data gathered from other Greek regions may be needed for a more thorough investigation and analysis as well as for the confirmation of the results. Originality/value: There is only a very limited amount of empirical research concerning the identification of the factors affecting, and the expectations of, postgraduate students in their choice of postgraduate programme while the existing literature on the subject does not discuss the matter in substantial detail. Indeed, the present study moves the analysis forward as it considers both economic and psychological perspective in the choice of postgraduate programmes.