eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2018-11-29 6 11 1565 1572 10.12691/education-6-11-16 EDUCATION201861116 article Helen Tsakiridou etsakir@uowm.gr 1 Stavroula Kolovou 2 Department of Primary Education, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece KEDDY, Kozani, Creece The quality of the professional life of those employed in care and support giving jobs has been the subject of many surveys. The present study discusses job satisfaction among the administrative, teaching and special education staff of Special Education who work in the Centres for Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis and Support (KEDDY) in Greece. The results of the survey have shown that the participants are rather satisfied with their job. Significant differences were noted in the effect of demographic characteristics on each of the individual dimensions of job satisfaction, as well as on job satisfaction as a whole. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/6/11/16/education-6-11-16.pdf job satisfaction special education professionals in KEDDY