S chool M anagement A nd R esource T raining D irectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki

1. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki Teacher education: critical perspectives EvangeliaBoutskou ebutsku@otenet.gr Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013

2. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki • Teacher education in Greece should be understood within specific context • National • Social • Political • Ideological Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013

3. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki Greek teacher education before 1990s Primary school teachers • Pedagogical Academies (1933-1983) • Non-university theoretical and practical education • Short duration courses • Methodological weaknesses • -no distinction between nursery and elementary teachers • -sociological & psychological subjects not adequately taught Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013

4. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki Primary school teacher education • 1834-19331 year training • 60% specialization modules • 30% Arts, Music, Physical Education • 10% pedagogy • 1933-1990 2 year training in five cities • 43% specialization • 34% Pedagogy • 24% Arts and crafts Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013

5. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki Pre-service education for secondary school teachers University Departments according to specialisation: classical studies Mathematics Physics Theology Biology Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013 Weaknesses -Absence of pedagogical, psychological subjects

6. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki Teaching profession Was not the result of personal choice but the consequences of their participation in highly competitive state exam system Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013 Those who did not manage to work in the market they could be appointed in the public sector The hidden assumption of the University Departments: The artistic nature of teaching: -- teachers are born not made -- no pedagogy course

7. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki In-service teacher education SELDE/SELME • 1977-1992 • one year course for few teachers by lottery • Aim • touch with developments in educational science • Promote the administrative and supervisory mechanisms in education • Weaknesses • --Limited number of trainees • --unfair selection procedure • --The bad organisation and low quality of the courses Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013

8. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki In-service teacher educationPEK • 1992-2013 • 14 Regional Centers of In service teacher training PEKs • 1)induction seminars from 30 hours to 4 months • 2) short term seminars for New Methods and New programs from 10-100 hours • The goal • short term seminars for more teachers • grants from European Union for the seminars • effort to identify teachers’ needs on training Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013

9. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki Greek primary teacher education after 1990s University based • 4 year training • in 9 big cities for primary and nursery education • 51% specialization • 35% Pedagogy • 14% Arts and crafts Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013

10. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki University modulus • 1) Compulsory 60% • 2) Compulsory by selection 10% • 3)Optional modulus5%-15% • 4) Thesis 10% (optional) (12 ECTS / 60 ECTS per year • 5) Praxis 15% Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013

11. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki Secondary teacher education • Very few departments included modules of Pedagogy and Teaching Methodology in their syllabi • “Certificate of pedagogical and teaching efficiency” after bachelor graduation for very few teachers Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013

12. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki 2 year Post graduate courses With and without fees • Masters • Special Education, Intercultural education, • History of education, IT, Curriculum, • Teaching Maths, Literacy, Science, • Philosophy and Policy of Education, • Consulting Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013

13. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki Long term massive seminars for both primary and secondary teachers • IT seminars for teachers • New teaching styles and methodologies Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013

14. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki • The characteristics of the teachers’ profession and the drawbacks of their training • -interpersonal relations and communication (students, parents, colleagues, hierarchy) but no modulus about communication forms and rules • -various working conditions with mixed ability classes but at the university the courses are inadequate without differentiations • -not much taught about the reflective practitioner and about the culture and ethics of the job Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013

15. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki Recent developments and future prospects within European perspective Aim is the modernisation and quality improvement --wider differentiation in educational paths --possibilities of student teacher mobility to other European countries --extension of postgraduate studies by strengthening the role of research --Life Long learning is personal choice and responsibility and not state responsibility for all Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013

16. School Management And Resource TrainingDirectorate of Primary Education West Thessaloniki Final thought for discussion • Although teacher education is declared by European legislation as a milestone of educational systems • it is yet to be proved whether teachers’ education programmes will work as • an “industry of mediocrity” that churns out unprepared teachers or • “highly accredited training centers” that create compassionate, competent and ethical professionals. • The political question that should be answered first is • what kind of future generation citizens we want? Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013