Anna Saiti

Dr Anna Saiti, is a Professor of Management and Economics of Education, in the Department of Early Childhood Care and Education, School of Administrative, Economics & Social Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece. She has also served as an academic member at the department of Economics & Sustainable Development (former Home Economics & Ecology), Harokopio University, Athens, Greece. She received her Bachelor Decree in Organization and Business Administration from the University of Piraeus, Athens, Greece, her M.A. in Banking and Finance from the University of North Wales, Bangor, U.K., and her PhD in Administration and Economics of Education from the University of Hull, Hull, U.K. Her research interests focus on the management and economics of education and health as well as the labor market. She is the author of six books (in Greek) and four books in English published by Springer and Routledge publication. She has written several articles regarding management and economics of education and health care published by international scientific journals.

She has participated in several international conferences and she was involved in an applied international research project associated with School leadership and equity. She is an active member in International Scientific Organizations. She was involved as the scientific head in a project on health economics. Currently she is involved in a scientific project associated with labor market and professional well-beings of employees (organizational behavior). She is also an Associate Scientific Head in the project of the University of West Attica regarding the training of school educators in distance learning education, co-financed by the Greek State and the European Union. She is also an Assistant Editor of the Journal: International Journal of Leadership in Education (Taylor & Francis) and member of the Editorial Board of the journal Research in Educational Administration and Leadership.

She has been a reviewer for several international scientific journals and she has also been a reviewer for book proposals. Moreover, her papers and books have been cited by many Greek and foreign researchers. As a PhD supervisor, she granted five PhD for the thesis (2012, 2016, 2018, 2020). She is currently a supervisor of three PhD Theses.

Recent Selected Publications
Arar, K., Kondaksi, Y. & Streitwieser, B. & Saiti, A. (2021). Higher Education in the Era of Migration, Displacement and Internationalization. Routledge Publications (In press) (BOOK)
Saiti, A. (2021). Is Strategic and Sustainable leadership synonymous with effective leadership?, Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 18(1), pp. 126-136.
Saiti, A. & Chletsos, M. (2020). Opportunities and barriers in higher education for young refugees in Greece. Higher Education Policy, Vol. 33(2), pp. 287-304,
Chletsos, M. & Saiti, A. (2020). Strategic Management and Economics in health care. Springer Publications. (BOOK)
Bagiatis, C., Saiti, A. & Chletsos, M. (2020). Entrepreneurship, Ecomonic crisis and the role of higher education: evidence from Greece. Industry and Higher Education. Industry and Higher Education. Vol. 34(3), pp. 177-189.
Saiti, A. & Stefou, Th. (2020). Hierarchical organizational structure and leadership. Chapter in Oxford Encyclopedia of Educational Administration, Oxford University Press (In this project I am an Associated Editor),
Papadatou, E. & Saiti, A. (2019). Investigation of aggression and belligerence in Greek primary and secondary schools. Chapter in the book International Perspectives on School Violence, Educational Leaders Without Borders (ELWB), (Papa, R. Editor), (pp. 89-99). Book Series 2. Springer Publications
Saiti, A., Abbott, I. & Middlewood, D. (2018). Universities’ Governance: A comparative study between Greece and England. International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 32, Issue 3, pp. 448-462.
Saitis, C. & Saiti, A. (2018). Initiation of educators into educational management secrets. Switzerland: Springer Publications. (BOOK)
Saiti, A., Papa, R. & Brown, R. (2018). Post-Graduate-Students Factors on Program Choice and Expectation. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education (Official Journal of Higher Education teaching & Learning (HETL)), Vol. 9, Issue 3, pp. 407-423
Papa, R. & Saiti, A. (2017, Editors). Building for a Sustainable Future in Our Schools: Brick by Brick. Switzerland: Springer Publications. (BOOK)
Saiti, A. (2017). Social capital dimensions: Social justice, morality and its common good. In Papa, R. & Saiti, A. (Eds) Building for a Sustainable Future in Our Schools: Brick by Brick, (pp. 3-13), Switzerland: Springer Publications.
Saiti, A. & Provatari, S. (2016). Individuals’ Choice of Academic Field in Higher Education: Empirical Evidence from Greece. The Macrotheme Review A multidisciplinary journal of global macro trends, 5(4), pp. 108-123.
Saiti, A. (2015). Conflicts in schools, conflict management styles and the role of the school leader: A study among Greek primary school educators Educational Management, Administration and Leadership, 43(4), pp. 582-609.
Saiti, A. & Provatari, S. (2014). Higher Education Students’ Entrepreneurship and Personal-Psychological Characteristics. Empirical Evidence from Greece.
International Journal of Business and Management Study, Vol. 1, Issue 3, pp. 114-131.
Saiti, A. (2012). Leadership and quality management: An analysis of three key features of the Greek education system. Quality Assurance in Education, Vol. 20(2), pp. 110-138.