Secondary education teachers' views of Corfu on the causes of conflict within the Teachers' Association

Participatory management is of course not an easy task, especially in the school unit. Teachers need to learn to work in a different way and change the mentality that connects them to the role of "classic" civil servant. In addition, participation in a collective body, such as the Association of Teachers involved in the administrative process, requires its members to have the details of a formal group. Regardless of the effectiveness of the decisions and the dynamics of the groups as they are formed within the Teachers" Association, conflicts within a collective body are almost inevitable as the roles of individual groups must balance the responsibilities arising from the institutional framework and position. determined by the behavior of individuals. The research aims to identify the main causes of conflicts within the Teachers" Association with the aim of improving the operation of the participatory management model in the educational units of our country.