Papers by Sousanna-Maria Nikolaou
Enzyklopädie des Märchens, Band 8, Klerus - Maggio
Εργαστήριο Ανάλυσης & Σχεδιασμού Εκπαιδευτικής Πολιτικής, Κοινωνιολογικής Ανάλυσης Δεδομένων της Εκπαίδευσης, Τεκμηρίωσης, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών. LSUPISBN: 978-618-5496-07-4, 2024
Στο πλαίσιο της Κοινωνιολογίας του Φύλου διερευνάται και η εξελικτική φάση του παιδιού στην εφηβε... more Στο πλαίσιο της Κοινωνιολογίας του Φύλου διερευνάται και η εξελικτική φάση του παιδιού στην εφηβεία, καθώς κρίνεται καθοριστική για την ταυτότητα του φύλου. Η ταυτότητα του φύλου ανάγεται σε συγκεκριμένες συμπεριφορές που συνήθως συνδέονται με το κοινωνικό φύλο. Ένα χαρακτηριστικό του κοινωνικού φύλου όσον αφορά στα αγόρια είναι η αρρενωπότητα. Οι απόψεις των μαθητών στην εφηβεία για την αρρενωπότητα είναι ένα ζήτημα που δεν έχει μελετηθεί στην Ελλάδα επαρκώς. Ωστόσο θα ήταν πολύ χρήσιμο να ξεκινήσει μια συζήτηση για την κοινωνικοποίηση του φύλου στην κρίσιμη αυτή ηλικία που θα συμπεριλαμβάνει κατάλληλες διδακτικές προσεγγίσεις σε ένα ανοιχτό και δημοκρατικό κλίμα της σχολικής τάξης για την ανάπτυξη ικανοτήτων που θα προάγουν δημοκρατικές συμπεριφορές. Με τη διερευνητική αυτή μελέτη εξετάζονται οι απόψεις των μαθητών της δημόσιας τυπικής δευτεροβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης στην Ελλάδα αναφορικά με την αρρενωπότητα. Χρησιμοποιήθηκε συνδυασμός ποσοτικής και ποιοτικής έρευνας και τελικώς έγινε επεξεργασία σε 142 έγκυρα ερωτηματολόγια. Οι συσχετισμοί, η στατιστική ανάλυση των ευρημάτων και τα στοιχεία που ανέκυψαν αναδεικνύουν την ισχύουσα πραγματικότητα στα ελληνικά γενικά δημόσια γυμνάσια και λύκεια προκαλώντας προβληματισμούς αναφορικά με την κατάρτιση των εκπαιδευτικών ως προς τα προβλήματα του φύλου, την εκπαίδευση των γονέων και κηδεμόνων ακόμα και ως προς την έλλειψη αναγκαίων αναφορών στα Αναλυτικά Προγράμματα Σπουδών. Τα ευρήματα της ερευνητικής μελέτης επιβεβαιώνουν την υπερίσχυση της στερεοτυπικής αντίληψης ως προς την αρρενωπότητα του ανδρικού φύλου και αποτελούν αφόρμηση για περαιτέρω έρευνα ως προς τη συμβολή του σχολείου στη διαμόρφωση ταυτότητας της νεολαίας.
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Die Atomlehre Demokrits und Platons Timaios, 1998
Journal of education and human development, 2017
Education is and has been in the center of a greater debate as to the pedagogical or non-pedagogi... more Education is and has been in the center of a greater debate as to the pedagogical or non-pedagogical methods, a debate escalating continuously since different theoretical and scientists have not always agreed as to which method is the best. From the industrial revolution, a time in which children are to be punished for using their imagination, to the behaviorists who believed feelings, values, dreams, mean very little to the learning process, teachers always struggle to achieve a harmonic balance with their students, despite all difficulties and challenges. The role of pedagogics is to help all educational systems to evolve and upgrade themselves to their maximum potential in order to allow students to overcome the problems and thrive in the learning experience.
Eastern Academic Journal, 2017
The quality of general education depends to a large extent on the effectiveness of the teacher an... more The quality of general education depends to a large extent on the effectiveness of the teacher and his work. The lack in evaluating the performance (internal and external evaluation of schools and teachers) does not contribute in improving the effectiveness of schools. In Greece the profession of the teacher remains attractive, but it is pointed out that the quality of teaching is not evaluated objectively (Education and Training Surveys Report of 2015, Greece). The present research aims a) to investigate the views of future teachers (4th academic year students, shortly before acquiring their degree) concerning the quality of active teachers, based on their school life experiences and b) to identify the elements that constitute and define the profile of the successful and effective teacher. It is noted that education reformers should focus on all different aspects of teacher education and not only in their main studies subject, but also focus on pedagogy and teachers' autonomy concerning decision making in terms of teaching and students social behavior.
Journal of Social Science Studies, Jan 21, 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic, already completing almost two years of its irreversible course of action, ... more The Covid-19 pandemic, already completing almost two years of its irreversible course of action, has exerted and still exerts significant pressures on the social and economic systems of countries worldwide as well as on human relations. Human friendship and socialization, as key factors of human coexistence and cooperation within a social group, have been hit hard by the strict imposition of measures of distancing and social isolation in order to limit the
Journal of Social Science Studies, 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic, already completing almost two years of its irreversible course of action, ... more The Covid-19 pandemic, already completing almost two years of its irreversible course of action, has exerted and still exerts significant pressures on the social and economic systems of countries worldwide as well as on human relations. Human friendship and socialization, as key factors of human coexistence and cooperation within a social group, have been hit hard by the strict imposition of measures of distancing and social isolation in order to limit the disease and stop its unexpectedly deadly transmission. The present study focuses on exploring the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on friendship and socialization of people in the new different social contexts that have developed. In the first stage, our work attempts a review of the research and studies carried out during these two years which investigate the changes that occurred in these two dimensions of human coexistence and cooperation to highlight the way in which young adults experienced the consequences of lockdown.
International Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, 2017
Teacher education is responsible not only to prepare the teachers to teach, but also to constantl... more Teacher education is responsible not only to prepare the teachers to teach, but also to constantly pursue the resolution of social problems locally and globally. This paper is presenting the data from a study conducted with 4 th year students, who are to become teachers. The purpose of the study was to determine the perceptions of the aspiring teachers concerning social justice issues. Moreover the study is researching the level of understanding young teachers have about the idea and the content of social justice. Also the study pursues to understand who the main factors are for shaping this perception concerning social justice. Furthermore and within this frame the subject of how the gender affects the understanding of inequality is also taken in account. The data were collected with the method of structured interview and their analysis reveals the following: a) they shape their perceptions about social justice through the definition of social injustice, b) social justice is about treating students from different social class or origin (refugees) equally, by giving equal educational opportunities, reducing inequality, providing equal learning environments, c) when authority is unjust and creates situations of social injustice the emotional and psychological impact is profound, d) a teacher must evolve social justice throughout his teaching and by using democratic practices such as: fair of unfair with the students, a free and democratic spirit in the classroom, open discussions and dialogue about social and political issues, empathy, student centered teaching methods, although they believe that teaching and nurturing social justice is not an easy task, e) no differentiations were noticed concerning the influence of gender in behavior (equality, social awareness and social responsibility).
Childhood as a Social Category: Reflections and Recommendations
The Effective Teacher and the Efficient Educational Work. A Sociological Research Study; Findings and Suggestions
Journal of Childhood and Adolescence Research, 2013
Von der Wirtschaftskrise in Europa ist vor allem Griechenland in besonderem Maße betroffen. Ihre ... more Von der Wirtschaftskrise in Europa ist vor allem Griechenland in besonderem Maße betroffen. Ihre Folgen zeigen sich unter anderem in einer radikalen Senkung der Einkommen und des Lebensstandards sowie der Verdreifachung der Arbeitslosigkeit. Es liegt nahe, dass die veränderten Bedingungen gravierende Auswirkungen auf die psychische und somatische Gesundheit der Kinder und den Verlauf ihrer Entwicklung insgesamt haben. Es ist anzunehmen, dass ein Kind die Zustände von Instabilität und sozialer Unruhe in einer Gesellschaft verinnerlicht, dass es die wirtschaftliche Krise wahrnimmt und auch der soziale Zusammenhalt von Familien gefährdet sein kann. Die Krise macht sich in seinem sozialen Umfeld z.B. bei der schulischen und außerschulischen Nahrungsmittelzuteilung, der Unterbrechung von Förderunterricht sowie bei Problemen in der Gesundheitsversorgung bemerkbar. Mit unserer explorativen Untersuchung wollen wir die Folgen, die die wirtschaftliche Krise auf das Leben griechischer Kinder h...
European Journal of Education
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of internment and isolation imposed ... more The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of internment and isolation imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic on the socio-emotional status of students preparing for and taking national exams in July 2020. The main result of the study showed a weakness of consciousness and student stress due mainly to the inadequacy of social relationships, daily social contact with people who managed the same situation highlighting the importance of social capital and socialization in dealing with real life situations. The research found an unprecedented stressful situation of students that manifested itself with a lot of intensity and explosive situations (crying before and after exams, provocative behavior, great anger, disorganization, withdrawal desire, tension, conflicts, physical discomfort, intense anxiety and stress). The research also aims to conduct a scientific discussion of the conclusions regarding the conditions created for young people in the context of internment and iso...
Review of Arts and Humanities, 2017
Visual representations are present in modern societies to such an extent that it wouldn't be an e... more Visual representations are present in modern societies to such an extent that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to characterize the modern civilization as "Civilization of the Images". Facing this reality, the modern educational systems are obliged to upgrade their traditional methods by adapting practices and processes to multimodality and visual literacy. Based on M.A.K. Halliday's three metafunctions of non-verbal communication, Gunter Kress's and Theo van Leeuwen's Grammar of Visual Design could provide a very useful methodological tool in analyzing each textbook's visual material. The authors of this survey have focused on the relationship among the represented participants and the observer, by emphasizing on every representation's arrangement of structural elements, use of perspective and social distance. After analyzing each image, they make didactic proposals by exploiting a variety of techniques. The research was being conducted on the 6 th grade's History textbook, which covers the historical period from 1453 to now. Regarding the ideological and didactical expectations of the illustration, the findings proved very useful.
Journal of Education and Human Development
Education is and has been in the center of a greater debate as to the pedagogical or non-pedagogi... more Education is and has been in the center of a greater debate as to the pedagogical or non-pedagogical methods, a debate escalating continuously since different theoretical and scientists have not always agreed as to which method is the best. From the industrial revolution, a time in which children are to be punished for using their imagination, to the behaviorists who believed feelings, values, dreams, mean very little to the learning process, teachers always struggle to achieve a harmonic balance with their students, despite all difficulties and challenges. The role of pedagogics is to help all educational systems to evolve and upgrade themselves to their maximum potential in order to allow students to overcome the problems and thrive in the learning experience.
European Journal of Development Studies
The modern democratic society must ensure the realization of the ideal democracy through the educ... more The modern democratic society must ensure the realization of the ideal democracy through the education of the youth with knowledge-skills and critical thinking and finally through the education of democratic citizens. A democratic citizen is defined as a citizen who is personally responsible, participatory, and oriented towards social justice and has the will to work for the realization of democratic ideals. The key issues the study focuses on are: What school practices contribute to the preparation of democratic citizens? What is meant by the open / positive climate of the classroom and how is it related to the strengthening of citizenship according to research data? The main purpose of the study is to reflect and raise awareness about the democratic conditions we must ensure in schools, to avoid the erosion of institutions and the rejection or loose commitment to the rules of democracy.
European Journal of Education and Pedagogy
Concerns about continuous migration flows in recent decades have been politically adequately comm... more Concerns about continuous migration flows in recent decades have been politically adequately communicated globally by European politics. However, no European country has developed a social policy with appropriate precautionary measures to address logistical and political-cultural problems arising from the movement of large numbers of displaced people, problems that concern not only the host countries but also the countries of origin of immigrants. And although discussions at the level of studies on the immigration problem and its effects on the dominant culture have started too early, there is still a lack of research on the cultural side of migration and its implications for the political cultures of the host countries. Only isolated cases of reactions and discussions about the immigration policy of countries that welcome immigrants can be found in the literature. The present study first describes the situation that has been developed in Greece and Europe in the last five years by ...
Democracy and Democratic Education: Searches and Concerns
International Journal of Social Science Research
The main axis of this study includes the analysis of democracy as a political system and as a soc... more The main axis of this study includes the analysis of democracy as a political system and as a social mechanism and way of life, the reflection on the crisis of democracy today and the causes of its challenge, as well as the definition of democratic education as a determining factor in shaping the democratic citizen with active citizenship.Democracy as a political system in modern industrial societies became popular because of its association with the socio-economic system and the dissemination of democratic ways of living people by the media. all over the world. The globalization of social life with the possibility of expanding and legitimizing democracy initially gave the impression that the establishment of a stable democratic order in a country as an undertaking is not difficult. However, through a historical review of the evolution of the globalization of the economy, which has brought considerable benefits to the production and accumulation of wealth, the system's inability...
Περιοδικό i-Teacher , 2020
Η συγκεκριμένη έρευνα εστιάζεται στον σχεδιασμό και την αποτελεσματικότητα παρέμβασης στο πλαίσιο... more Η συγκεκριμένη έρευνα εστιάζεται στον σχεδιασμό και την αποτελεσματικότητα παρέμβασης στο πλαίσιο της μάθησης που βασίζεται στο ηλεκτρονικό παιχνίδι (digital game-based learning) για τις ανάγκες του μαθήματος της Κοινωνικής και Πολιτικής Αγωγής. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, διερευνάται η αποτελεσματικότητα της χρήσης ειδικά σχεδιασμένου εικονικού κόσμου του εκπαιδευτικού ηλεκτρονικού παιχνιδιού Minecraft: Education Edition ως εργαλείου μάθησης κατά τη διδασκαλία της ενότητας που αφορά στα δικαιώματα του παιδιού από το σχολικό εγχειρίδιο της ΣΤ΄ τάξης Δημοτικού. Με τη χρήση κατάλληλων εργαλείων αξιολόγησης επιχειρήθηκε η καταγραφή ποιοτικών μεταβολών στο γνωστικό επίπεδο και στις απόψεις των μαθητών αναφορικά με τα δικαιώματα του παιδιού πριν και μετά την παρέμβαση, καθώς και η αποτύπωση του βαθμού δέσμευσής τους με τη διδακτική παρέμβαση. Από τα ευρήματα της έρευνας διαπιστώθηκε αφενός η επίτευξη γνωστικών στόχων σε σημαντικό βαθμό και αφετέρου η διατήρηση της δέσμευσης των μαθητών σε υψηλά επίπεδα. Μετά την παρέμβαση παρατηρήθηκε επίσης μία θετική τάση προς περισσότερο κοινωνικά δίκαιες απόψεις, γεγονός που κρίνεται σημαντικό αν ληφθεί υπόψη η μικρή χρονική διάρκεια της διδακτικής παρέμβασης.
Teacher education is responsible not only to prepare the teachers to teach, but also to constantl... more Teacher education is responsible not only to prepare the teachers to teach, but also to constantly pursue the resolution of social problems locally and globally. This paper is presenting the data from a study conducted with 4 th year students, who are to become teachers. The purpose of the study was to determine the perceptions of the aspiring teachers concerning social justice issues. Moreover the study is researching the level of understanding young teachers have about the idea and the content of social justice. Also the study pursues to understand who the main factors are for shaping this perception concerning social justice. Furthermore and within this frame the subject of how the gender affects the understanding of inequality is also taken in account. The data were collected with the method of structured interview and their analysis reveals the following: a) they shape their perceptions about social justice through the definition of social injustice, b) social justice is about treating students from different social class or origin (refugees) equally, by giving equal educational opportunities, reducing inequality, providing equal learning environments, c) when authority is unjust and creates situations of social injustice the emotional and psychological impact is profound, d) a teacher must evolve social justice throughout his teaching and by using democratic practices such as: fair of unfair with the students, a free and democratic spirit in the classroom, open discussions and dialogue about social and political issues, empathy, student centered teaching methods, although they believe that teaching and nurturing social justice is not an easy task, e) no differentiations were noticed concerning the influence of gender in behavior (equality, social awareness and social responsibility).
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