Knowledge and skills of the digital transformation of the Greek public school in the post covid era

The present research focuses on the digital transformation the Greek Public School underwent, within a few months, due to the Covid - 19 crisis. The need for a digitally transformed education system that meets the requirements of the 21 st century and is characterized using educational and computing technologies 1, was highlighted by the Covid - 19 coronavirus pandemic. Furthermore, the transformation of educational units into learning organizations 2 which are digitally update and, hence, can effectively cope with the new circumstances, was also introduced. The aim of this research is to examine the perceptions the principals of the Primary Schools in the Region of Western Greece have, regarding the need for the Greek Primary School to follow the trends of the new digital era and become sufficient in their use. It, also, examines the principals’ level of ICT knowledge and skills as well as their willingness to respond to the challenges that call for an education system compatible with the new digital era and the necessity of school units to function as learning organizations in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution. The research was conducted with the use of a questionnaire with close-ended questions. According to the results, the principals were found to have positive attitudes and views towards the available digital tools and platforms used in education in the last two years even though, most of them have low level ICT knowledge and skills. Moreover, they believe that the digital transformation of education is a slow-moving process due to certain obstacles which, also, prevent the transformation of educational units into learning organizations.