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Megalonidou, Christina – International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 2020
High-quality early education and care experiences are critical for children's growth and development, families' ability to work, and the future health of society. In Greece, with regard to research for children under 3 years of age in early childhood education and care services, the issue of quality has been only marginally researched. The lack of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Preschool Education, Child Care Centers
Fyssa, Aristea; Tsakiri, Maria; Mouroutsou, Stella – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2023
Early childhood inclusion for disabled children is a priority area as jointly stated by United Nations' and European Commission's policies. Educators have a crucial role in supporting all children's learning by working cooperatively with parents. However, their internalized ableist/disablist beliefs and misconceptions can inhibit the process of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Inclusion
Katsiada, Eleni; Hatzigianni, Maria; Sotiropoulou, Eleni – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2023
This study took place in the University of West Attica, Department of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Greece, founded in 2018, which focuses on the learning, development and education of children under four years of age. Greece has a split early childhood education system, and there is minimal attention given to infant and toddler…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Infants
Fotakopoulou, Olga; Hatzigianni, Maria; Dardanou, Maria; Unstad, Torstein; O'Connor, Jane – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2020
This paper will discuss the beliefs and experiences of early childhood educators across three countries, England, Norway and Greece, in relation to the use of touchscreen technology with the youngest children in their settings. Building on previous research which explored parents' perspectives, this study now extends the investigation to early…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Beliefs, Educational Technology, Teaching Experience
Rentzou, Konstantina – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2017
Four rating scales for accessing aspects of early childhood education and care programs' quality were employed for the present study. The aim of the study was to examine scales' reliability by using them in one preschool and one infant/toddler classroom during the course of a week. Research results suggest that early childhood education and care…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Child Care Centers, Infants, Preschool Education
Rentzou, Konstantina – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
The physical environment of the preschool programmes has been proven to affect both children's overall development and the quality of the programme. However, both nationally and internationally the contribution of the physical environment in the effectiveness of a programme and in the achievement of educational goals is often overlooked. The aim…
Descriptors: Physical Environment, Preschool Education, Child Development, Educational Quality
Rentzou, Konstantina – Education 3-13, 2015
The present study, employing the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey, aims to compare and explore possible differences to the levels of burnout reported by the two main professional groups working in the early childhood education and care sector in Greece, that is kindergarten teachers and childcare workers. The correlation between the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Burnout, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers
Rentzou, Konstantina – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
Early childhood education and care is a multifaceted institution. Based on children's age, a number of different settings operate, which have usually two distinct aims. Kindergartens provide mainly education whereas day care centres provide care. Yet, in recent years, the need to establish programmes which provide both education and care to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Preferences, Child Care Centers
Rentzou, Konstantina – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
The present study is aimed at examining the level of quality and care provided by Greek preschool programmes, from the researcher's and early childhood educators' perspectives and verify whether they evaluate with the same way. Research results indicate that according to the researcher's assessment both preschool and infant/toddler classrooms…
Descriptors: Infants, Correlation, Early Childhood Education, Researchers

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