Category: Issue 11-12

“Responding to the needs of pupils and of contemporary society in a creative way. An optimistic educational experiment.” Ava Chalkiadaki Page 220-229 Abstract Is it a utopian pursuit to search for a school that, alongside the pressing needs of our time, manages to respect and take into account the human needs of both pupils and […]

“The current place of Philosophy in the secondary school curriculum. Developments in four European countries.” Dimitris Kyritsis Page 176-199 Abstract In this paper, I present the evolution of the subject of Philosophy during 19th and 20th centuries within the educational system of four European countries with profound philosophical tradition (Germany, France, Italy, and England), while […]

“The Right to Education and Equal Educational Opportunities: Ideological Approaches and Conceptual Clarifications.” Kostas Fasoulis Page 129-153 Abstract In order to be in a position to identify the ideological and political factors that have shaped public political and unionist rhetoric on ‘the right to education’ and the various educational policies during the last twenty years, […]

“Social origin, subject area studies and access of Greek university graduates to the labour market.” Maria Karamesini Page 107-128 Abstract From 1993 until 2004, the last wave of expansion of higher education in Greece has brought the country at the top of OECD and EU countries as regards the enrolment rate of the 20-year-olds, today […]

“Evaluation and quality assurance policies in Higher Education in Europe and in Greece.” Eleni Prokou Page Abstract Τhis article argues that the historical persistence of European universities has been the result of a well-balanced combination of the intrinsic and the extrinsic qualities. However, until the 1980s, the intrinsic values were dominant. In the name of […]

“Intercultural problematique in a multicultural Greek society. Academic discourse and educational policies.” Panayiotis Maniatis Page Abstract Nowadays, greek society has changed and become multicultural, something that has differentiate everyday life. As a matter of fact this has effected education. It is imperative to disguise educational system’s orientation and configure new conventions for intercultural educational politics.In […]

“Students with an immigrational background in PISA: Indications about the factors that play a positive role on their school performance.” Christos Govaris & Stavroula Kaldi Page Abstract In the contemporary multicultural societies school integration and school success of pupils with immigrant background consist of an educational claim. A principal inquiry lies about ‘what’ schooling should […]