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Giannoukos, Georgios; Hioctour, Vasilios; Stergiou, Ioannis; Kallianta, Sotiria – World Journal of Education, 2016
This work is the result of a qualitative research that tries to highlight, through an interview with an adult educator, the qualities, skills and qualifications a trainer in adult education should have. His qualifications must be of high quality because the difficulties and obstacles in adult learning are different and perhaps more numerous than…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Education, Andragogy, Qualitative Research
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Viskovic, Ivana; Višnjic Jevtic, Adrijana – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Based on the belief that professional competences can partially be developed through professional training a cycle of ten educational workshops was designed. Combining theoretical knowledge, quality practice examples and discussions, the workshops strived to improve professional teacher competences. The assumed outcome was determined by difference…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Workshops, Faculty Development, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Marios, Koutsoukos; Iosif, Fragoulis – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
The main objective of the present research is to investigate teachers' opinions concerning microteachings as a training technique. For research purposes, a case study was conducted, studying a sample of secondary education teachers in the School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE) in Kozani, Greece. Among the research's main…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Microteaching, Case Studies
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Mavrikaki, Evangelia; Athanasiou, Kyriacos – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2011
The self-efficacy beliefs of in-service elementary school teachers in Greece were examined in an attempt to evaluate their biology teaching skills. For this purpose, we constructed a valid and reliable instrument consisting of a Likert-type questionnaire that was distributed to the target population and to which 202 teachers responded. Results…
Descriptors: Biology, Foreign Countries, Teaching Skills, Teaching Experience
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Kampylis, Panagiotis; Berki, Eleni; Saariluoma, Pertti – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2009
Teachers play a crucial role in the development of primary school students' creative potential in either a positive or a negative way. This paper aims to draw attention to in-service and prospective teachers' conceptions of creativity and answer three main research questions: "What are the teachers' conceptions and implicit theories of…
Descriptors: Creativity, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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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