The purpose of this research is to present the views of the Directors in secondary schools regarding the personality traits and skills they must have to introduce and implement Total Quality Management (TQM) in their schools. Our empirical research is quantitative and the data was collected via questionnaire. The research sample is 106 public secondary schools of the district of Attiki (N = 106). The data was analyzed with SPSS 20.0 statistical package. The survey was conducted from May 20 to June 30, 2015. The results reveal the personality traits and skills of the school directors that are required to introduce and implement Total Quality Management (TQM) in their schools. The variations in the opinions are related statistically to the sex, years of service in public education and in management position, the academic background, the seminars and training in educational administration and the type and size of the school.
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