Papers by Κατερίνα Κεδράκα
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tion with their fellow students and the teacher. They stated that these procedures significantly ... more tion with their fellow students and the teacher. They stated that these procedures significantly contributed to a deeper understanding of the subject. However, they are not ready to accept a system of full implementation of this model, as they prefer live lectures, suggesting that they are not ready to take sufficient responsibility for their own personal study alone at home and need interaction with the teacher. In conclusion, the flipped classroom model could be leveraged to significantly reduce the use of the traditional lecture, overcome many of the limitations of traditional university teaching and learning approaches, and ultimately serve the student-centered learning approach.
Patton , M . Q ., & Καραλής, Θ. (Eπιμ.). (2021). Η παιδαγωγική της αξιολόγησης . ΙΝE ΓΣEE
Η eίσοδος στην Τριτοβάθμια Eκπαίδeυση συνιστά μια σημαντική μeτάβαση στην πορeία ζωής των νέων ατ... more Η eίσοδος στην Τριτοβάθμια Eκπαίδeυση συνιστά μια σημαντική μeτάβαση στην πορeία ζωής των νέων ατόμων και μπορeί να προσeγγιστeί ως η πραγμάτωση της πρώτης καθοριστικής απόφασης για συνέχιση της eκπαίδeυσης και αρχή στην πορeία της σταδιοδρομίας τους. Η παρούσα έρeυνα eστιάζeται στα συναισθήματα των φοιτητών του Τμήματος Μοριακής Βιολογίας και Γeνeτικής του Δημοκριτeίου Πανeπιστημίου Θράκης κατά την έναρξη των σπουδών τους. Αντικeίμeνο eνδιαφέροντος αποτeλούν η ποικιλία των συναισθημάτων των φοιτητών και οι παράγοντeς που πιθανόν σχeτίζονται μe αυτήν. Η έρeυνα eπισκόπησης πραγματοποιήθηκe μe χορήγηση eρωτηματολογίου στο σύνολο των eγγeγραμμένων πρωτοeτών φοιτητών του Τμήματος για το ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2014-2015. Σύμφωνα μe τα αποτeλέσματα οι πeρισσότeροι φοιτητές βιώνουν θeτικά συναισθήματα, μe eξαίρeση την eμφάνιση άγχους. Τα συναισθήματα των φοιτητών φαίνeται να σχeτίζονται μe το φύλο, τη σeιρά δήλωσης του Τμήματος στο μηχανογραφικό τους δeλτίο και τη γνώμη των γονέων τους σχeτικά μ...
European Journal of Alternative Education Studies
This paper concerns the investigation of the educational needs of a group of teachers, who expres... more This paper concerns the investigation of the educational needs of a group of teachers, who expressed interest in attending a training program that utilized Digital Educational Content and Open Educational Resources in the teaching of biological concepts in Primary School. The results of the research showed that the teachers wish to be trained in all the subjects of the Curriculum with an emphasis on environmental and disease issues and on new skills and practices that promote the student-centered model. Moreover, they wish for a program to utilize Digital Educational Content and cultivate scientific skills and scientific literacy in students. Regarding the form of the program, participants preferred asynchronous and suggested a duration of 4-5 weeks. Article visualizations:
Adult Education Critical Issues
This article refers to an effort to transform the views and attitudes of a group of teachers, who... more This article refers to an effort to transform the views and attitudes of a group of teachers, who participated in a distance professional development program during the pandemic period, which was about the use of digital educational content in the teaching practice. The program adopted in its design and implementation elements from different models of professional development taking into account the educational needs of the participants as they had been expressed in relevant research that had preceded it. In terms of methodology, Mezirow's 10 steps of transformation were followed. The results showed a transformation of the perceptions and attitudes of the participants regarding the utilization of digital educational content in educational practice.
Review of European Studies
Background and aim: Τhe phenomenon of professional burnout has begun to be studied systematically... more Background and aim: Τhe phenomenon of professional burnout has begun to be studied systematically in the field of education, particularly in those who serve in a managerial role in order to determine how the multilevel role affects the effectiveness and self-perception of individuals. This study was conducted with the aim of recording/investigating the symptoms of the phenomenon of burnout in the directors of school units serving in the Secondary Education of the Regional Units of Evros and Rodopi in Greece. Methodology: Literature review documented by sources of theoretical content guided the acquisition of empirical findings through quantitative research, a sample of which was responding 50 directors from 78 schools in urban, semi-urban and rural areas of the above regional units. Statistical data analysis was done using the google drive form and the possibilities provided by the excel program. Results: Data were analyzed according to variables of sex, type of residential area, nu...
International Journal of Academic Research in Psychology, 2019
Muscular dystrophies are a heterogeneous group of mainly hereditary diseases that affect the func... more Muscular dystrophies are a heterogeneous group of mainly hereditary diseases that affect the functioning of the muscle system. Few studies have focused on the psychological adjustment of parents of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This study's objective was to investigate the parents' experience and the process of adjustment to the complex nature of their child's disorder. The study used a qualitative research design. Qualitative thematic analysis was used to analyze the data collected from parents (n=9) of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (n=10) using the technique of semi-structured interviews. The parents' experience is characterized by painful and recurrent losses, which intensify their feelings of isolation and parental responsibility. On the other hand, parents develop internal coping mechanisms and identify sources of empowerment, which they evaluate as positive aspects of their experience. Recurrent losses alternate with periods of stability, hope and efforts toward normalcy in family life. Results of this study implicate the importance of adequate psychosocial interventions that will allow parents to cope with complex challenges, elaborate on their experiences and identify internal and external resources.
Η παρατήρηση είναι μια διαδικασία που επιτρέπει στον ερευνητή να αντλήσει πληροφορίες και δεδομέν... more Η παρατήρηση είναι μια διαδικασία που επιτρέπει στον ερευνητή να αντλήσει πληροφορίες και δεδομένα μέσα από την άμεση, τη δική του παρατήρηση ατόμων, ομάδων, θεσμών, συμπεριφορών, συνθηκών, χώρων, ή οργανισμών (πχ ενός σχολείου, μιας εταιρείας κτλ). Ο ερευνητής καταγράφει -με κάποιον τρόπο-τις παρατηρήσεις του και στη συνέχεια τις επεξεργάζεται και τις ερμηνεύει. Θεωρείται η πιο ποιοτική και ίσως η πιο βασική τεχνική συλλογής δεδομένων στην κοινωνική έρευνα, καθώς με τον έναν ή τον άλλον τρόπο αναμιγνύεται και με όλες τις άλλες τεχνικές, διότι σε κάθε έρευνα, ποσοτική ή ποιοτική, περιέχονται τουλάχιστον μερικά στοιχεία παρατήρησης. Για παράδειγμα, συχνά η παρατήρηση αποτελεί την αφετηρία ενός προβληματισμού, που στη συνέχεια, μας οδηγεί στο να σχεδιάσουμε και να εκπονήσουμε μια έρευνα. Γενικά, αποτελεί μια πολύ χρήσιμη επικουρική τεχνική συλλογής δεδομένων, που σε συνδυασμό με άλλες τεχνικές μπορεί να δώσει εξαιρετικά ενδιαφέρουσες πληροφορίες για το θέμα που μελετούμε.
Η συνέντευξη είναι μια διαδικασία που επιτρέπει στον ερευνητή να αντλήσει πληροφορίες και δεδομέν... more Η συνέντευξη είναι μια διαδικασία που επιτρέπει στον ερευνητή να αντλήσει πληροφορίες και δεδομένα μέσα από την ανάλυση του λόγου επιλεγμένων αλλά χαρακτηριστικών περιπτώσεων. Είναι ένα ερευνητικό εργαλείο το οποίο χρησιμοποιείται ως μέσο συλλογής πληροφοριών, ελέγχου και ερμηνείας των ερευνητικών ερωτημάτων μιας έρευνας. Οι συνεντεύξεις «φωτίζουν», δηλαδή επιτρέπουν την πρόσβαση στον τρόπο που βλέπουν οι άλλοι τα πράγματα, στις σκέψεις τους, στις στάσεις και τις απόψεις που κρύβονται πίσω από τη συμπεριφορά τους. Μια συνέντευξη μπορεί, ωστόσο, να είναι και το μέσο για τη βαθύτερη εξέταση των κινήτρων των ερωτώμενων για τους λόγους, που απάντησαν με τον συγκεκριμένο τρόπο. Γενικά, η συνέντευξη στηρίζεται στην ελεύθερη κι ανοιχτή επικοινωνία, προϋποθέτει κάποια σχέση ανάμεσα στον συνεντευκτή και τον συνεντευξιαζόμενο και ως τεχνική άντλησης δεδομένων βοηθά τον ερευνητή όχι απλώς να πλησιάζει εις βάθος το θέμα του, αλλά και να αξιοποιήσει εμπειρίες και συναισθήματα, γενικά, συναισθηματικού τύπου δεδομένα. Με άλλα λόγια, η συνέντευξη είναι ένας τρόπος για να ανακαλύψει ο ερευνητής τι σκέφτονται και τι αισθάνονται οι ερωτώμενοι. Ως εργαλείο έρευνας παρουσιάζει πολλά πλεονεκτήματα, διότι δίνει ευκαιρίες να διευκρινιστούν κάποιες απαντήσεις, να γίνουν επιπλέον ερωτήσεις, δίνοντας, έτσι, τη δυνατότητα για εμβάθυνση, όπου ήταν αδιευκρίνιστα όσα λέχθηκαν, και λόγω της αμεσότητάς της βρίσκει, συνήθως, μεγάλη αποδοχή από τους συμμετέχοντες σε μια έρευνα.
This paper presents the round table speeches and discussions on the theme "University Pedago... more This paper presents the round table speeches and discussions on the theme "University Pedagogy: Thoughts, Proposals, Reflections", at the 2nd International Workshop on Applied Didactics: "Teaching ...
American Journal of Education and Learning, 2020
The adult educators must acquire formal and substantive qualifications and develop skills that co... more The adult educators must acquire formal and substantive qualifications and develop skills that contribute to achieving the best learning outcomes. This paper dealt with the role of the adults' educator in teacher training programs.The role of the teacher training programs is to enhance an educational relationship, based on equity, between the teacher and the learner, with respect to the learners' needs and treatment as mature personalities with independent expertise. This research intended to investigate whether adult education methods are applied in teacher training programs and to describe the profile of the adult educator. The paper used the qualitative method. The major research results highlighted teachers believe that the adult educator plays a paramount role in their training and they insist that he must have good knowledge of adult education, experience as a trainer, and respect for his learners, empathy, and tolerance and he must also understand the special features of the adult learners.
Open Journal of Philosophy, 2020
In this small-scale study in higher education, a good educational practice on teaching bioethics ... more In this small-scale study in higher education, a good educational practice on teaching bioethics based on transformative learning and accomplished by debates, is presented. The research was carried out in June 2016 at the Depart-
Multilingual Academic Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2017
Gender stereotypes and other gender related issues are present in Adult Education. The current st... more Gender stereotypes and other gender related issues are present in Adult Education. The current study wishes to explore experiences of female professors-adult educators in relation to their professional role in modern Greece. This qualitative study was carried out in December 2013 and women, experienced adult educators, were asked to critically reflect on their experience in the field. Content analysis was used for analyzing the responses. The participants, women adult educators, seemed to be aware of gender discrimination issues. At the same time, they were highly interested about the development of the role of women adult educators in Greece through critical reflections and also, the quality of their work and their own creative development and job satisfaction. Current research suggests that at the current climate of socio-economic and political crisis, greater emphasis is placed on the quality of educating rather than on gender issues.
International Journal of Learning and Development, 2018
Ιn this article we argue that integrating and self-directed knowledge across university learning ... more Ιn this article we argue that integrating and self-directed knowledge across university learning can lead to critical reflections and potentially transformative learning, for both students and educators. Student Run Biology Workshop (SRBW) is an innovative, self-directed learning project, carried out by the students of the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, in the Democritus University of Thrace-Greece. Our aim was to find out whether this educational experience was a transformative experience, as well. Qualitative research method was used; data was collected in December 2017 at the end of three feedback discussions by personally-written opinion documents and proceeded through Content Analysis. Results showed that students’ participation and consequently their teamwork within the SRBW energized them to face assumptions, to engage in new concerns, to adopt alternative learning practices, to gain a critical and comprehensive understanding of Biosciences and their role within ...
Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2018
In this small scale study in higher education, a good educational practice on the teaching of Bio... more In this small scale study in higher education, a good educational practice on the teaching of Bioethics based ontransformative learning and accomplished by debates is presented. The research was carried out in June 2016 at theDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece and it includes theassessment of the debating experience by the students participating in the course. The research followed thequalitative method and data was collected by free association through a single question posed to students, askingthem to critically reflect on their debating experience. Content analysis was used for analyzing their responses.Debates seem to be a good practice for teaching Bioethics, since it leads to transformative learning for the futurescientists, as it is highlighted by the students’ views. They strongly state that they were highly interested andmotivated by their participation in debates, an active teaching method that promotes the development of ...
Multilingual Academic Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2013
The aim of this study is to investigate the knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired by a group o... more The aim of this study is to investigate the knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired by a group of secondary education teachers, called philologists in Greek, of the Prefecture of Kavala in Northern Greece after their training (B-Level) in the course: "Training Teachers to the Use and Exploitation of ICTs in Educational Process", offered by the Greek Ministry of Education. Specifically, the training course objectives are to determine whether there are changes in their way of teaching, due to the adult learning process they have followed, and also to identify the factors philologists believe that affect the use of ICT in their teaching practice. Qualitative research was conducted using focused interviews as the main tool. Additionally, two diaries were used, the informants' and the researchers' diary. The sample was eight philologists who successfully attended this training course and they taught at Kavala's secondary education schools. Content analysis was chosen for data processing. The findings showed that the trained philologists acquired new knowledge and skills and cultivated fresh attitudes on the pedagogical use of new technologies. However, factors that might hinder the use of ICT (such as conflict with traditional teaching strategies, poor equipment, etc.) combined with the lack of feedback, led some of them reduce or even abandon the use of ICT in the classroom, which underlines the necessity of a strong follow-up process.
International Journal of Human Resource Studies, 2016
Career development is a significant part of a person’s life. For Bioscientists inGreecefinding a ... more Career development is a significant part of a person’s life. For Bioscientists inGreecefinding a job is not easy, especially recently, due to a severe economic crisis the country goes through, which has negatively affected the labor market. Although their academic curricula during their graduate studies strongly urge them towards research, most of them make a living as teachers in high schools. This study is a quality research on Bioscientists’s career in Education inGreece. Data was collected through interviews and the sample includes 16 Greek Bioscientists –seven working in Education and nine in other areas. For the results, Content Analysis was used and it revealed that for those working in a high school, although it wasn’t always their first choice, it turned out to be a good job alternative. For those who didn’t choose Secondary Education to work in, Academia is considered as an excellent career option but the limitation of available positions makes them turn to other employmen...
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The purpose of the research is to find out which job skills Greek graduate students of high schoo... more The purpose of the research is to find out which job skills Greek graduate students of high school and their parents consider as important qualifications for the youngsters' entry into the active working life with regard to their gender. The sample, consisting of 215 graduate students of high school and their parents (210), evaluated the importance they think the examined job skills have for the students' future entry into the labor market and also the extend to which the youngsters possess these skills. Results have shown that there were significant differences between students' and their parents' opinions with regard to gender concerning job skills that are considered as important for finding a job. This was also confirmed by the factor analysis applied. Significant gender differences were also found concerning the degree to which teenagers possess the examined skills. In concluding, male young students and their fathers believe that skills related to self-management, self-discipline and the use of technological means are more important for finding a job, whilst female young students and their mothers outline a more positive and social profile, confirming typical and stereotypical attitudes and vocational choices.
Male and Female Adult Educators: Critical re-thinking on differences and similarities
Women Adult Educators in Greece: �Professional identity and current challenges at time of crisis
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