Category: Issue 25

“Global citizenship education: Teachers’ and students’ concepts of global citizenship in Greece and Sweden ” Vassileios Symeonidis Pages 113 – 142 Abstract Global Citizenship Education has recently emerged as an approach that fosters global citizenship and helps to understand global phenomena of social, political, economic and environmental nature. This article aims to comparatively examine how […]

“Aspects of Cosmopoliltanism in Primary Education. The transfer of European education policy into the Greek primary schools ” Sofia Exarchou Pages 91 – 113 Abstract With a view to address the challenges of our ever-globalized world, academics have turned to the concept of cosmopolitanism, a rather ancient yet very topical concept especially in the field […]

“Preschool teachers’ perspectives and use of digital game-based learning” Anthemis Raptopoulou Pages 69 -90 Abstract The increasing interest in digitalization in education has resulted in the introduction of new digital tools in schools, one of which is digital games. Research on digital games and their educational potential has been mostly focused on primary, secondary and […]

“Transitioning from School to Workplace in Greece and Sweden: The challenges of Secondary and Post – Secondary Vocational Education and Training ” Sofia Poultidou Pages 46 -68 Abstract The purpose of this research is to discuss the contributing factors at institutional level that affect school-to-work transition by comparing the Greek and Swedish Vocational Education and […]

“School choice and private schooling: a comparison between Greece and Sweden” Alexandra Farazouli Pages 27 – 45 Abstract Over the past three decades, privatization and school choice have been introduced and embodied in the policies of several education systems across the world. In the cases of Greece and Sweden, private schooling has been steadily increasing […]

“Religious Education in the European Context. Comparing aims in the Swedish and Greek curriculum” Sofia Antera Pages 7 -26 Abstract Over the previous decade, a rise in terrorism combined with the growing discrimination on multi-religious societies, have put global peace in danger, highlighting the role of religious education (RE) and the need to be brought […]