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Institution of All-Day Primary School in Greece: A Qualitative Approach
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Skopelitou, Antonia; Giavrimis, Panagiotis; Nikolarea, Ekaterini – Open Journal for Educational Research, 2018
This study presents, discusses and assesses the findings of a research into All-day School (AS) and All-day Primary School (APS) institutions and the teacher's role in them in Greece. The AS in kindergarten and primary school emphasizes the children's process of development and learning, is flexible to shape the curriculum, prepares children for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Schedules, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Role
Three Scales to Measure Burnout of Primary School Teachers: Empirical Evidence on Their Adequacy
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Platsidou, Maria; Daniilidou, Athena – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
This study aimed at comparing the psychometric properties of three measures of burnout administered in 320 Greek primary school teachers, namely the Maslach Burnout Inventory (Maslach and Jackson 1982), the Burnout Measure (Pines and Aronson 1988) and the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (Kristensen et al. 2005). Confirmatory factor analysis tested a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Primary Education, Teacher Burnout, Foreign Countries
Does Empathy Predict Instructional Assignment-Related Stress? A Study in Special and General Education Teachers
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Platsidou, Maria; Agaliotis, Ioannis – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2017
The role of empathy in the teaching profession has been vastly investigated in relation to its effect on students, but research on how teachers' empathy affects their own well-being at work is limited. This study investigated empathy and instructional assignment-related stress factors of primary school teachers serving in general or special…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Empathy, Predictor Variables, Stress Variables
Teacher-Student Relationships, Social and Emotional Skills, and Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
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Poulou, Maria – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
In this study, the role of teacher-student relationships and students' social and emotional skills as potential predictors of students' emotional and behavioural difficulties was investigated by tapping into 962 primary school students' perceptions via questionnaires. While significant correlations were found linking teachers' interpersonal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship
Primary Mathematics Teacher Education in Greece: Reality and Vision.
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Potari, Despina – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2001
Focuses on two main issues concerning the mathematics education of prospective primary school teachers in Greece: the integration of mathematics and pedagogy, and the relationship of theory to practice. Discusses specific teaching approaches concerning the problem of integration both in mathematics and in mathematics education courses. (Contains…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Primary Education
Mismanagement, Ambiguity and Delusion: Training Primary Teachers in Greece.
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Cowan, Bryan J.; Koutouzis, Emmanuel – Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, 1997
Examines the influence of social origins, characteristics, and qualifications of entrants to primary teaching in Greece and its role in social mobility. Research based on first-year student teachers along with unpublished research from government sources show a greater need for creative and strategic planning in the training of primary teachers.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Primary Education