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“Κnowledge issues in the official religious studies curricula of elementary education in Cyprus (1996, 2010, 2016/2019): continuities, shifts and oscillations” Nikoletta Chrysostomou & Stavroula Philippou Pages 143 – 178 Abstract A key debate attracting the attention of sociological curriculum research around the world over the last decades has been whether there is a shift in […]

“School crisis management” Paraskevi Hatzipanagiotou Pages 130 – 142 Abstract Principles of modern educational organizations ought to manage human and technical resources in an uncertain and challenging mega-environment. An obvious challenge is the management of school crisis either it is due to manmade or natural causes. In addition to the know-how of crisis management models, […]

“Competence frameworks for a changing world: The Greek “Life / Career Competences Framework” case” Katerina Argyropoulou, Antonia Samara, Nikolaos Mouratoglou, Aspasia Karavia & Nelly Mpelki Pages 108 – 129 Abstract The paper is focused on soft competencies as a means for career development and flexibility and wellbeing in life. It explores international competence frameworks and […]

““Global education agenda” and “knowledge politics”: current ‘landscapes’ and ‘discourses’” Georgios Pasias & Dimitrios Foteinos Pages 75 – 107 Abstract In this paper we critically analyze the “new” educational imaginary in the frame of the “global educational agenda” and the current policies of knowledge regimes. We examine the paradigm shift at symbolic,educational and political level, […]

“The reform of the Greek university. “Crisis” management and the paradigm change” Georgios Pasias & Eleni Prokou Pages 75 – 107 Abstract The argument of the paper is that during the period 2011-2015, policies for the reform of higher education in Greece have been developed in the context of the European Agenda as well as […]

“Comparative Education in Transition: Evaluating the Historical Development of Comparative Education in East Asia” Theodore G. Zervas Page 29 – 44 Abstract Today, the field of comparative education includes an international array of scholars, several academic journals,and academic departments and institutes located at colleges and universities worldwide. While the field of comparative education has historically […]

“The birth of comparative inquiry in Ancient Greece” Stavros Moutsios 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 particular aims to outline the evolutionary path of leadership theories, […]

“The social dimension as a power discourse of governance in European Area of Higher Education” Antigone Sarakinioti Pages 98 – 119 Abstract The present study traces the policy discourse of social dimension articulated in the course of the Bologna Process. The aim is to capture and interpret the emerging meaning and practices promoting social dimension […]

““Soft power” and “educational diplomacy”: International exchange programs as mechanisms of educational governance” Yiannis Roussakis Pages 120 – 144 Abstract Educational exchanges are practices with long history. During the recent decades they have acquired additional importance, either as instruments of public diplomacy or as internationalization activities of educational institutions and systems, and they have attracted […]

“Critical educator in the light of a democratic and liberating education” Konstantinos Karras Pages 81 – 97 Abstract The present study raises some fundamental questions about the role of the critical educator in the light of a democratic and liberating education. In this context, key concepts discussed are equality, freedom, democracy, participation, cooperation, mutual respect […]