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“Diversity and Intercultural Education through the prism of Critical Theory: the School of Integration” Giorgos Nikolaou Pages Abstract In the introduction of our paper the notions of culture and cultural identity and diversity are explained. The contemporary societies are characterized by multiculturalism and cultural diversity, especially due to the increased immigration patterns. The causes of […]

Educational Inequalities and the Social Margin Panagiotis Papakonstantinou Pages Abstract Expectations for improvements in education exist because this is inefficient and lacking in many respects. Among the priorities of the educational policy for Comprehensive Education are: • A managerial control carried out by the most suitable persons • Improvements in the university entry examination system […]

Minority education in a european context. Critique of the educational programme of minority nationalism and of the policy of state appeasement. Athanasios E. Gotovos Pages Abstract The Muslim minority in Greece (W. Thrace) constituted until recently the only fficially recognized Muslim minority population in a European state. Although most states of the European Union have […]

“New Public Management in education and the role of school principals “ Dimitris Stavrou Pages 168 – 190 Abstract The Principal of the Greek Public School, on the one hand, deals with managerial / bureaucratic issues concerning the day-to-day operation of his school unit – as an executive agent – and on the other hand […]

“Theoretical background and research evidence on leadership modes and their impact on school improvement” Kostas Fassoulis, Maria Iliofotou, Dimitris Kalogiannis Pages 9 – 29 Abstract School leadership, over two decades now, has emerged as a dominant factor of school effectiveness and school improvement. This very fact is the fuse of writing this article, which in […]

“Framing the change as a means for ensuring and maintaining the legitimization and management of educational reform: the case of Cyprus (2008-13)” Maria Athanasiou Pages  191 – 213 Abstract This paper addresses the concept of “educational change” aiming to explore how it was framed by the Government, the Ministry of Education and other reform actors […]

“Collaborative practices of professional learning and co-development of teachers: the case of private secondary education schools in Attica “ Evmorfia Tiligada Pages 147 – 167 Abstract The Principal of the Greek Public School, on the one hand, deals with managerial / bureaucratic issues concerning the day-to-day operation of his school unit – as an executive […]

“The “discourse” of OECD and EU on school education: Accountability, evaluation and the role of leadership” Artemis Marabea Pages 129 – 146 Abstract This article, using Laclaou-Mouffe’s Discourse Theory and Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis, attempts to explore how the OECD- EU’s discourse is articulated in relation to school education. The first observation is that in […]

“Teachers’ new professional profile in EU and International Organizations discourse and the Totally Pedagogised Society “ Maria Mitsi-Anagnostou Pages  101 – 126 Abstract The need to promote systemic changes in education at European and international level, is linked, from the beginning of the 21st century, to a clear shift towards a competence-based education model, which […]

“Teachers and lifelong learning: Beyond continuous professional development “ Antonia Samara Pages 82 -100 Abstract The paper attempts to describe three main trends in teachers’ lifelong learning, namely in-service training,continuous professional development and the development of competences. It also tries to link them with the social and political background in which each of them emerged, […]