Category: Issue 16-17

“Professionalism and the transition from the Faculty of Education to working in the nursery school: the case of England and Scotland” Evanthia Synodi Pages Abstract This paper is devoted to a dramatic transition in a nursery teacher’s life, the transition from being a student to being a teacher of young children in England and in […]

“The new “Major Programme” for the In-Service Training of Teachers: investigating the educational needs of teachers” Panagiotis Anastasiades, Evaggelia Kanga, Dionysios Loukeris, Panagiotis Mantas, Petros Trantas Pages Abstract The New School is to prepare the future citizen of the emerging Knowledge Society in order to be able to face the challenges and seize the opportunities […]

“Preparing the English-language teacher for the 21st century: the revised programme of the University of Athens for prospective teachers” Evdokia Karava Pages Abstract The new economy and new communication technologies have prompted a reconceptualisation of what literacy is and what kinds of literacy are needed by learners today in order to function effectively in tomorrow’s […]

“Basic education and training in Educational Sciences for Science teachers: irrational winds, epistemological storms” Kostas Ravanis Pages Abstract This article introduces specific problems related to the basic education of future teachers and the training of in service teachers in the Educational Sciences, with emphasis on teachers with university studies in Physical and Natural Sciences, Mathematics, […]

“Training teachers for Greek-language education in the Diaspora.” Kyriaki Petraki, Michalis Damanakis Pages Abstract The various forms of Greek-language education in the Diaspora is the main area of its functioning and refinement. At the same time, teacher is the most important factor for the tuition of the Greek language in the Diaspora. The are two […]

“Considering the past, present and future of in-service training of primary and secondary school teachers” Dimitris Hatjidimou Pages Abstract In the present paper an effort is made to define teachers’ further education, to document its necessity, to present the various kinds of further education and to analyze the situation concerning teachers’ further education in Greece […]

“Basic and in-service training of teachers: crucial “episodes” and reasonable questions” George Mavrogiorgos Pages Abstract An attempt is made in this paper to articulate a historic-biographic approach to the professional development of teachers. The main issue in this approach is to identify critical “episodes” in the process of professional development of teachers, within the historical […]

“The Education of Prospective Teachers: Important Issues for the education policy” Zoi Papanaoum Pages Abstract Τhe teacher is nowadays expected to play a complex and multiple role. Apart from teaching, which is a complex procedure, since it is formed by the context, in which it takes place, the teacher also has a role of social […]