test Διερεύνηση αντιλήψεων εκπαιδευτικών Πρωτοβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης σχετικά με την Ψυχική Ανθεκτικότητα των ίδιων και των μαθητών/τριών τους|Investigating the child’s world

Διερεύνηση αντιλήψεων εκπαιδευτικών Πρωτοβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης σχετικά με την Ψυχική Ανθεκτικότητα των ίδιων και των μαθητών/τριών τους

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ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΗ ΜΠΕΡΤΣΙΑ
ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΠΑΤΡΩΝ
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0903-1332
Maria Poulou
University of Patras
Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the opinions of primary school teachers of Heraklion regarding resilience of both their students and themselves. Firstly, the theoretical framework regarding resilience as a concept is in detail presented, along with its association with educators in a school context. Also, special reference to the resilience of the teachers themselves is made. Then, the methodological design and the basic research questions answered through the interviews, are mentioned. 13 primary school teachers participated in these unstructured interviews, through which both teachers' knowledge about resilience and the perceptions they have about the factors shaping it were shown. Special reference was made to the role of the school and the family, as well as to their resilience in the Greek school of today. The data from the interviews were analyzed, categorized and presented in this paper in relation to pre-existing literature. In this research we aimed to investigate teachers’ knowledge about resilience and their perceptions about this topic not to mention the role of school in the resilience process. Though data analysis one can conclude that teachers who participated have basic theoretical background and specific perceptions and proposals for the empowerment of resilience.

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ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΗ ΜΠΕΡΤΣΙΑ, ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΠΑΤΡΩΝ

Υποψήφια Διδάκτορας του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών. Τμήμα Επιστημών Αγωγής στην Προσχολική Ηλικία

Maria Poulou, University of Patras

Dr Maria Poulou is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at
University of Patras. Her research interests are on classroom
management, professional development, Social and Emotional Learning and
Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties. She has published over 90
articles/book chapters in Greek and English.
She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), Fellow
of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Fellow of the
British Psychological Society (BPS), Fellow of British Educational
Research Association (BERA). She received grants from Higher Education
Erasmus + KA107-Staff Mobility for Teaching and Training-Mobility, the
Society for the Study of School Psychology and International School
Psychology Association and Fulbright award. Dr Poulou is a British
Psychological Society licensed psychologist and she consults with
schools and educational agencies.

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