NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Teachers2
Laws, Policies, & Programs
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 91 to 105 of 118 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Koutsoupidou, Theano – Arts Education Policy Review, 2010
This article investigates generalist kindergarten teachers' academic music training based on data collected from students undertaking an undergraduate degree in preschool (kindergarten) education (students aged 4-6 years) in Greece. The study was carried out through a questionnaire survey that addressed students' aspirations when entering the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Occupational Aspiration, Self Esteem, Teacher Competencies
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Stamatis, Panagiotis J.; Kontakos, Anastasios Th. – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2008
Introduction: The sense of touching is positively related to a number of environmental stimuli and forms an effective way of non verbal communication. More specifically, it can produce and transmit various personal experiences in the context of what we call "beneficial touching behaviours", which characterise the ongoing pedagogical…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Preschool Teachers, Communication Skills
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Soulis, Spiridon-Georgios – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2009
The aim of the present study was to evaluate six characteristics of effective special pre-school teachers, similar to those used in the relevant literature. The study participants were all special teachers (n = 226), serving in Greek state and community pre-primary educational institutions (i.e. kindergartens and day nurseries) for children with…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Schools, Foreign Countries, Special Education Teachers
Galini, Rekalidou; Efthymia, Penderi – New Horizons in Education, 2010
Background: Collaborative action research provides teachers with the framework and methodology to reflect upon their work and take action with regard to specific concerns and situations in their classrooms. Within this approach, internal evaluation could be a useful tool to help teachers develop critical thinking about their work by locating areas…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Sivropoulou, Irene; Tsapakidou, Aggeliki; Kiridis, Argyris – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2009
Computers were introduced in Greek kindergartens of our country with the new curricula for kindergarten, "Inter-disciplinary Integrated Framework of Study Programs," ("Official Journal of the Hellenic Republic," 376 t.B/18-10-2001, article 6), in order to contribute to the spherical growth of children and to extend their…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Teacher Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Daskolia, Maria; Flogaitis, Evgenia; Papageorgiou, Evgenia – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2006
This paper reports on a study conducted among Greek kindergarten teachers aiming to explore their conceptual frameworks on a major environmental issue of our times: the ozone layer depletion. The choice of this particular issue was premised on its novelty, complexity and abstractness which present teachers with difficulties in its teaching. A free…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Doliopoulou, Elsie – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1995
Examined kindergarten social studies activities in Greece and kindergarten teachers' attitudes and training concerning the application of such activities. Found that teachers seem to understand the importance of social studies, and most occupy their students with social studies activities to a satisfactory extent. Those who did not cited lack of…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten Children, Preschool Teachers
Papatheodorou, Theodora – 1998
This study investigated the management approaches employed by nursery teachers in Greece to deal with children's behavior problems. In particular, the extent, frequency of use, and effectiveness of behavioral, cognitive, and punitive approaches were investigated with regard to conduct, emotional, and developmentally related problems. Participating…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Menmuir, Joan; Kakavoulis, Alexandros – Early Child Development and Care, 1999
Compared Greek and Scottish preschool staff responses to questionnaire regarding sexuality and sex education. Found that staff agreed on importance of sexual development, some long-term aims of sex education, and the moral dimension of sex education. Staff differed in extent to which they thought families and preschools should provide sex…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Influences, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Moschovaki, Eleni; Meadows, Sara – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2005
This study examined young children's spontaneous participation during classroom book reading in response to different types of books. Twenty kindergarten teachers read four books--two fiction (familiar/unfamiliar story format) and two information books (expository/narrative text). The majority of children's spontaneous participation was related to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Preschool Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kallery, Maria; Psillos, Dimitris – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2002
This qualitative evaluation study explored the active classroom practices that early years teachers adopt when they introduce kindergartners to science in Greece. Findings indicated a considerable gap between the proposed and implemented curriculum. Findings also identified a number of factors that were not optimal and confirmed that early years…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kontopoulou, Melanthia – Early Child Development and Care, 2003
This study investigated 100 Greek nursery school teachers' views on children's transition to nursery school and the difficulties children face during adjustment. Findings indicated that although 70 percent of teachers reported 1 to 4 "difficult" children, problems were attributed primarily to family and social environments. Findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nursery Schools, Parent School Relationship, Preschool Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Tafa, Eufimia; Chlouverakis, Gregory – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2000
Examined the effect of Greek kindergarten teachers' experience on their perceptions of the acceptability and frequency of use of intervention strategies with children having mild learning and behavior problems. Found that specialist consultation, positive intervention, and negative intervention influenced both acceptability and usage of these…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Early Intervention, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kallery, Maria; Psillos, Dimitris – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2001
Investigated Greek kindergarten teachers' science knowledge and how they use this knowledge in the classroom. Found that teachers' content knowledge in science and their understanding of the concepts they introduce in class are rather limited, and most teachers held ideas that do not coincide with current scientific ideas. Examined the sources and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Flogaitis, Evgenia; Daskolia, Maria; Agelidou, Evagelia – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2005
A written questionnaire was used to obtain information regarding Greek kindergarten teachers' personal views on the concept of Environmental Education (EE). The questionnaire was also designed to obtain the teachers' views relative to a series of theoretical and methodological issues concerning the application of EE. It was ascertained that the…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Environmental Education, Questionnaires, Teacher Attitudes
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8