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Gidari, Styliani; Kakana, Domna Mika – Journal of Teacher Education and Educators, 2022
In this article, we present the evaluation of a kindergarten teachers' professional development programme, 'Upgrading the quality of the pre-school environment' conducted by the participating teacher--thee programme is aimed at the improvement of the quality of Early Childhood Education and Care. The evaluation, which followed a mixed-method…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Program Evaluation, Faculty Development
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Sfakianaki, Eleni – International Journal of Educational Management, 2019
Purpose: Primary and secondary education (P&SE) is fundamentally important for achieving a high-quality education system. P&SE delivers more extensive social returns than higher education and is perhaps the most important locus where core values are established and the foundation for educational super-systems. The purpose of this paper is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Total Quality Management, Best Practices
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Kyriakides, Leonidas; Charalambous, Evi; Creemers, H. P. M. (Bert); Dimosthenous, Andria – Educational Research, 2019
Background: Recent effectiveness studies have investigated the relationship between two dimensions of effectiveness -- namely, quality and equity. Specifically, the question of whether effective schools can also reduce the initial differences in student outcomes attributed to student background factors has been examined. In this context, the…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Equal Education, Educational Quality, Disadvantaged Environment
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Zacharis, Konstantinos – World Journal of Education, 2017
The establishment of a competitive, meritocratic and engaging culture inside the educational system is one of the crucial elements that will determine not only its survival but also its evolution as a vault of social progress and cultural elevation. Within this frame, mechanisms that can establish new relationships for excellence and innovation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, School Culture
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Gregoriadis, A.; Tsigilis, N.; Grammatikopoulos, V.; Kouli, O. – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine whether kindergartens and childcare centres differ in terms of educational and caregiving components. More specifically, two aspects of the process quality of the early childhood education and care were examined regarding the "Activities" and the "Programme Structure." A multi-stage…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Child Care Centers, Kindergarten
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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
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Grammatikopoulos, Vasilis; Gregoriadis, Athanasios; Tsigilis, Nikolaos; Zachopoulou, Evridiki – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2014
The aim of the current study was to examine the assessments of parents of the quality of early childhood education (ECE) in Greece. Five hundred and fifty three preschoolers' parents participated in this study providing quality and importance ratings based on the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale Parent Questionnaire (ECERSPQ) for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Parent Attitudes, Educational Quality