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"Inclusion in Practice": Programme Practices in Mainstream Preschool Classrooms and Associations with Context and Teacher Characteristics
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Vlachou, Anastasia; Fyssa, Aristea – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2016
This study observed the extent to which teachers supported the inclusion of children with disabilities into mainstream classrooms and involved monitoring 52 mainstream preschool settings in Greece. The association between programme quality, context and teacher characteristics was also tested. Findings showed that the quality of inclusion ranged…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Preschool Education
Assessment of Quality for Inclusive Programs in Greek Preschool Classrooms
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Fyssa, Aristea; Vlachou, Anastasia – Journal of Early Intervention, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the quality of the practices that Greek teachers use to support the inclusion of children with disabilities in general preschools. Fifty-two preschool units for children between 4 and 6 years of age participated in this study. Data were collected through systematic observation with the use of the Inclusive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques, Inclusion
Greece: Special Education--An Overview.
Western European Education, 1984
Examined is the development of special education for handicapped children in Greece from 1906, when the Home of the Blind was established in Athens, to 1981, when the new Law 1143 extended compulsory special education to all children of school age. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Disabilities, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
Does Early Intervention Work? A Controlled Trial.
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Thomaidis, Loretta; Kaderoglou, Efthalia; Stefou, Marvi; Damianou, Sophia; Bakoula, Chryssa – Infants and Young Children, 2000
A study compared the progress of 12 Greek children (ages 8 months to 5 years) with disabilities who received a weekly educational visit from early interventionists for 2 years with that of 12 controls. Results showed significant gains for treated children in overall functioning level and in different domains of development. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Foreign Countries