Confronting the effects of crisis on education: Principals' views and practices in early childhood and primary education
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Dec 28, 2016
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social inequalities socio-economic crisis principals’ views school practices qualitative research
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This study investigated principals’ opinions about the issues they face in early childhood and primary education because of the socio-economic crisis and the strategies they adopt to confront them. While international and national reports have documented the effects of economic crisis in education, there is little research regarding principals’ views and strategies in this context. 16 principals of kindergarten schools and 34 principals of primary schools from three different regions (Athens, Thessaloniki and Volos) participated in the study. Data was gathered through semi-structured interviews. Data analysis showed both commonalities as well as differentiations regarding principals’ opinions about the effects of crisis and the strategies to confront them. Principals reported on a variety of strategies they employ and in this way highlighted the possibilities for action and resistance aiming to confront the social inequalities that the crisis creates. The paper presents the solidarity and social role that schools undertake as well as their role in the design of innovative educational practices with a compensatory orientation.
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Αυγητίδου Σ., Κομίνια Ε., Λυκομήτρου Σ., Αλεξίου Β., Ανδρούσου Α., Κακανά Δ.-Μ., Τσάφος Β., & Κουσαξίδης Κ. (2016). Confronting the effects of crisis on education: Principals’ views and practices in early childhood and primary education. Hellenic Journal of Research in Education, 5(1), 172–185. https://doi.org/10.12681/hjre.10784
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