The civic education in Greek kindergartens. The views and the practices of Greek Kindergarten teachers concerning civic education
Authors: Sotiropoulou, Eleni 
Kyridis, Argyris 
Tsioumis, Kostis 
Papageridou, Despina 
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2015
Journal: International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research 
Volume: 11
Issue: 2
Keywords: Preschool education, Civic education, Kindergarten teachers, Views, Practices
Abstract: 
The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of kindergarten teachers on the content of the term citizenship, on the importance of actions associated with citizenship education and on their performance at school and finally on the relation of the kindergarten curriculum to this topic. The survey was conducted in spring of 2013, using a questionnaire with five open questions. In our research took part 171 teachers (kindergarten teachers) who were asked to describe their opinions about citizenship education and its importance the degree of their agreement, the degree of significance of certain proposals as long as ,the degree of frequency in related activities with civic education, as long as the assistance of school curriculum on this. Our findings indicated that the kindergarten teachers knew quite well about citizenship education, and recognized the importance of this approach for kindergarten, performed particular actions (national days, elections , actions on local problems, but they were not satisfied from the assistance given by the curriculum.
ISSN: 1694-2116
URI: https://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/1178
Type: Article
Department: Department of Early Childhood Education and Care 
School: School of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences 
Affiliation: University of West Attica (UNIWA) 
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