DEPARTMENT OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
Head of the Department: Eufimia Tafa, Professor
Tel.: 28310 77653, fax: 28310 77654
Deputy Head of the Department: Anna Strataridaki, Associate Professor
Tel.: 28310 77664
Secretary: Eugenia Milona, tel.: 28310 77652, e-mail: emilona@edc.uoc.gr
Administrative staff:
Sofia Sampson, tel.: 28310 77651
Evangelia Patsahaki: tel.: 28310 77650
Administration office e-mail: ptn@edc.uoc.gr, fax: 28310 77654
A. Degree Awarded – Professional Prospects
The Department of Preschool Education of the University of Crete awards
a degree which gives the holder the opportunity to work as a preschool
teacher. The graduates are then qualified to professionally engage in various
social institutions such as the following:
- State and private kindergartens
- Schools and Institutions for people with special needs
- Nurseries, Day-Care Centres and Crèches
- Hotels (babysitting and children’s entertainment)
- Children’s Museums and Museums with educational activities for children
- Publishing companies, as contributors to the writing/editing of educational
texts and children’s books.
- Radio and T.V. stations in productions for children
- Orphanages (e.g. “Children’s Villages S.O.S.”)
- Music and art workshops
- Services, organisations and other kinds of educational institutions
- Centres of educational management and consultancy
- Research centres for Education Sciences
B. Goals of the Department
The objective of the Department of Preschool Education is to:
- Develop and promote the Sciences of Education by means of exemplary
teaching, training and research
- Provide graduates with the opportunity to develop skills necessary for an
academic and/or professional career
- Contribute to the improvement of education in general and meet the
increasing demands of the educational services
-
Contribute to debates and solutions regarding current educational issues.
C. Further Studies
The graduates of the Department of Preschool Education meet the
requirements for postgraduate studies.
D. Regulations and Syllabus
The objectives of this program of study are to:
- Enhance the search for knowledge
- Foster the spirit of team work, interdisciplinary partnerships and
multicultural coexistence among academic, administrative staff and
students.
E. Courses and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
(= ECTS)
The term “course” refers to a specific scientific content which is part of a
greater subject or an area of knowledge. For example, in the subject of
Philology the student may pursue a course on Children’s Literature for a
semester.
A course may be taught for one or more semesters. In the latter case the
course gets a different code and title (e.g. PSY 101: Developmental Psychology
I, PSY 102: Developmental Psychology II, MOU 100: Music and Rhythmic
Education for Preschool Children I, MOU 102: Music and Rhythmic
Education for Preschool Children II).
The title, the type of course, the aims, the content, the suggested reading,
the teaching and learning methods, the methods of assessment and the
language of instruction are included in the electronic guidebook which is
posted on the Department’s website.
The full program (i.e. the rooms and the timetable of courses, seminars,
teaching practice, fieldwork, etc.) is announced at the beginning of each
semester.
All undergraduate courses offered by the Department are coded as follows:
each course is signalled by three letters depending on the greater subject it
belongs to. PAI = Sciences of Education, PSY = Psychology, KOI =
Sociology, FIL = Philology, FIS = Philosophy, IST = History, THR =
Theology, MAT = Mathematics, STA = Statistics, PLI = Computer Sciences,
MOU = Music, EIK = Arts and Crafts, FAN = Physical Education for
Preschool Children, KSGL = Foreign Language, SPA = Seminar in
Education, SPSY = Seminar in Psychology, SAE = Seminar in other
disciplines, SPE = the BEd Dissertation Seminar, DAS = Teaching Practice. A
three-digit number is added to the code of each course. Courses are coded
with the numbers 100 and up, seminars are coded with the numbers 100-500
and the levels of teaching practice with the numbers 100, 200-201 and 300301.
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS): Each
course offered is awarded with credits depending on the workload necessary
for its successful completion (article 2, paragraph 1, ministerial decision
F5/89656/B3, F.E.K. 1466/ 13-8-2007). The total workload per semester can
be about thirty (30) credits. Students have to accumulate a total of two
hundred and forty (240) credits in order to obtain their degree. The minimum
number of semesters which are compulsory for the completion of
undergraduate studies is eight (8). The credits are assigned to units of
coursework in different proportions as shown below:
Category A:
1. Compulsory courses
(Except from courses in Category B)
2. Optional courses
(Except from courses in Category B)
3. Seminars
4. BEd Dissertation
5. Level I Teaching Practice
(4rth Semester)
rd
6. Level II Teaching Practice (3 Year)
7. Level II Teaching Practice (4th Year)
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
7 ECTS
14 ECTS
7 ECTS
8 ECTS
9 ECTS
Category B: Each Foreign Language course (KSGL 100-103), the course
“Physical Education for Preschool Children” (FAN 100-103), the courses on
Art (FA 100-104), and the courses “Music and Rhythmic Education for
Preschool Children” (MOU 100-103) are awarded with 3 ECTS.
Category C: The credits awarded to the BEd Dissertation are credited to the
winter and spring semester of the 4th year of study in different proportions
such as 10 + 4, 9 + 5, 8 + 6, 7 + 7, etc ECTS.
An example of a 4-years study program appears in the following table.
1st Year
of Study
2nd Year
of Study
1st Semester: 6 compulsory courses + 2 courses from category B
6x4=24 ECTS
2x3=6 ECTS
2nd Semester: 6 compulsory or/and optional courses + 2 courses from
category B
6x4=24 ECTS
2x3=6 ECTS
3rd Semester: 6 compulsory or/and optional + 2 courses from category B
6x4=24 ECTS
2x3=6 ECTS
4th Semester: 5 compulsory or/and optional courses + 1 from category B +
teaching practice
5x4=20 ECTS
1x3=3 ECTS
7 ECTS
3rd Year
of Study
4th Year
of Study
5th Semester: 1 seminar + 3 compulsory or/and optional courses + 1 from
category B + teaching practice
7 ECTS
3x4=12 ECTS
3 ECTS
8 ECTS
6th Semester: 1 seminar + 3 compulsory or/and optional courses + 1 from
category B + teaching practice
7 ECTS
3x4=12 ECTS
3 ECTS
8 ECTS
7th Semester: 1 seminar SPE + 1 seminar + teaching practice+ 2
compulsory/optional courses
6 ECTS
7 ECTS
9 ECTS
2x4=8 ECTS
8th Semester: 1 seminar SPE + teaching practice + 3 optional courses + 2
from category B
8 ECTS
9 ECTS
3x4=12 ECTS
1x3=3 ECTS
The following table contains the number of courses and the proportion of credits
required to attain the degree:
s/n
Courses
1.
Compulsory
2.
3.
4.
5.
Number of
Courses
Credits
(ECTS)
Category A
Category B
19
6
19x4=76
6x3=18
Category A
Category B
16
2
3
1
16x4=64
2x3=6
3x7=21
14
1
2
2
1x7=7
2x8=16
2x8=16
52
240
Optional
Seminars
BEd Dissertation
Teaching Practice
4th Semester
(Level I)
Level II
Level III
Total
ECTS coordinators: Marina Tzakosta, Lecturer (member)
Evanthia Synodi, Lecturer (deputy member)
2. Course categories
a. Compulsory Courses
Compulsory courses are mainly offered during the first two years of study
because they are considered necessary for the theoretical background of the
trainee preschool teacher. Students are requested to pursue these courses during
the eight (8) semesters of their study in the Department. The number and content
of courses offered in each semester cannot change, unless the Department makes
different arrangements responding to emerging and unforeseen needs.
The compulsory courses are as follows:
Code
PAI 100
Title
Introduction to Education
Tutor
S. Hatzistefanidou
PAI 101
PAI 102
PAI 105
PAI 107
PAI 148
PAI 149
Preschool Education
Teaching Methodology I: Basic Principles
Methods of psychopedagogical Research I
Pedagogical Psychology
Special Teaching Methodology
Methodology of teaching social sciences in
preschool education
Oral and Written language of Preschool
Children
Teaching approaches in Aesthetics Education
Methodological approaches in Psychomotor
Education
E. Synodi
V. Oikonomidis
G. Manolitsis
M. Pourkos
E. Gourgiotou
V. Oikonomidis
4
4
4
4
4
4
E. Tafa
4
M. Sotiropoulou
K. Trouli
4
4
M. Markodimitraki
M. Markodimitraki
A. Matsopoulos
4
4
4
K. Korosis
A. Fountoulakis
4
4
EIK 100
Introduction to Psychology
Developmental Psychology I
School Psychology with an emphasis on
behavior management in the classroom
Introduction to Sociology
Modern Greek I: Historical development –
Literature
Introduction to Philosophy
Mathematical concepts in Preschool Education
Statistics in Education I
Information Technology in Education I
Music and Rhythmic Education for Preschool
Children I-II
Arts and Crafts I
FAN 100
KSGL 100-101*
Physical Education for Preschool Children I
Foreign Language I-II
PAI 150
PAI 151
PAI 152
PSY 100
PSY 101
PSY 128
KOI 100
FIL100
FIS 100
MAT 102
STA 100
PLI 100
MOU 100-101*
I. Tzavaras
A. Kornilaki
M. Linardakis
N. Zaranis
St. Zervoudakis –
D. Antonakakis
A. Tsoupakis – K.
Christidis
D. Anyfantakis
Adjunct Secondary
School Teacher
* The mean number of the two marks in these two courses is the single final mark
awarded to the student.
b. Optional Courses
Optional Courses are a variety of courses students can choose from. Three
(3) of them can be a totally free choice, which means that students are allowed to
choose three courses from any other Department of the University of Crete
according to their interests. In this case, students must inform the assigned
Academic Advisor of the Department (who is appointed each year by the
ECTS
4
4
4
4
4
3+3
3
3
3+3
Department’s General Assembly) to obtain permission. These courses are
recorded in accordance with the description and codes assigned by the generating
Department.
The following table presents the Optional Courses offered by the Department of
Preschool Education during the academic year 2010-2011.
Code
ECTS
PAI 111
Title
Tutor
Psychopaedagogy of early childhood
G. Manolitsis
4
PAI 113
Aesthetic Education I: General Principles
I. Tzavaras
4
PAI 118
Special Education of preschool and school children:
Early support Intervention
M. Kypriotaki
4
PAI 120
Sociology of Education
Th. Eleftherakis
4
PAI 121
Organisation and Management in Education
E. Argyropoulou
4
PAI 124
Economics and planning in Education
E. Argyropoulou
4
PAI 156
Science in Preschool Education
M. Kalogiannakis 4
PAI 164
Science Didactics in Preschool Education
M. Kalogiannakis
4
PAI 165
Introduction to Intercultural Education
D. Kontogianni
4
PSY 114
Language Disorders
M. Tzakosta
4
PSY 119
The Psychology of Early years
Ek. Kornilaki
4
PSY 120
Counselling
A. Matsopoulos
4
KOI 102
Sociology of the family
K. Korosis
4
KOI 108
Political socialisation and education: theory
and practice
Th. Eleftherakis
4
IST 102
Greek history III
A. Strataridaki
4
IST 106
History in Preschool Education
A. Strataridaki
4
FIL 103
Children’s Literature
M. Karaiskou
4
FIL 105
Greek Literature and Drama
A. Fountoulakis
4
FIL 106
Modern Greek Literature: Representations
of Childhood in Prose Fiction
M. Karaiskou
4
Topics of theoretical and applied linguistics
M. Tzakosta
4
FIL 108
THR 100
History and Phenomenology of religions
K. Stavrianos
4
THR 101
Orthodox Patristic Theology
K. Stavrianos
4
PLI 103
Applications of Information Technology
in Education
N. Zaranis
4
PLI 105
Information Technology in Education IV
N. Zaranis
4
STA 101
Statistics in Education II
M. Linardakis
4
MOU 102
Music and Rhythmic Education for
St. Zervoudakis -
Preschool Children III (Prerequisite: MOY 101) D. Antonakakis
MOU 103
Music and Rhythmic Education for
3
St. Zervoudakis -
Preschool Children IV (Prerequisite: MOY 102) D. Antonakakis
3
EIK 101
Education in Pictorial arts
A. Tsoupakis
3
EIK 102
Arts and Crafts III (in two groups)
A. TsoupakisK. Christidis
EIK 103
FAN 101
Arts and Crafts IV (in two groups)
Physical education for preschool children II
3
A. TsoupakisK. Christidis
3
D. Anyfantakis
3
(prerequisite: FPSA 100 FAN 100) (in three
groups)
KSGL 102 Foreign Language III
Adjunct Secondary
School teachers 3
KSGL 103 Foreign Language IV
Adjunct Secondary
School teachers 3
The list of Optional Courses also includes the “Interdepartmental” Course titled:
“Scientist-Citizen” (EP).
3. Course Levels
Courses in the Department of Preschool Education are classified into four
(4) levels: Lectures, Seminars, Teaching Practice and the BEd Dissertation
Seminar. In Lectures and Seminars registration to students of other Departments
is also permitted. Priority is given to students of the Department of Preschool
Education.
Lectures and Seminars are taught for three (3) hours per week. It is at the
tutor’s discretion to exceed the three teaching hours during Teaching Practice and
this is due to the special nature of the teaching subject.
3a. Lectures
Lectures are courses in which a subject is analyzed theoretically and/or
practically and then presented to a large group of students.
Foreign Language (KSGL)
For the Foreign Language, which is taught as a compulsory course over
two semesters (KSGL 100-101) a single mark is awarded at the end of the second
semester. This is calculated as the mean number of the marks students obtain in
the exams of each semester (e.g. A semester: 7, B semester: 9. These two marks
add up to 16 (7+9) and the mean number is 8 (16:2). In case students choose to
continue over the third or the fourth semester (which equals to the third and the
fourth course of Foreign Language i.e. KSGL 102 and KSGL 103) they obtain a
separate mark for each semester/course.
Marks for the courses in Music Education (MOU 100-101) are calculated
in the same manner. That is, the mark awarded will be the mean of the marks
obtained over the first two courses. Therefore, there will be a single mark for both
courses.
3b. Seminars (S)
Seminars are courses in the context of which students work on an essay.
An oral presentation of this essay, which can be team-based or a product of
individual work, is compulsory for each student.
A student who has already passed at least one course from the relevant
subject area (Education, Psychology, or other disciplines) has the right to enroll in
a seminar. Priority is given to students who have passed a second or a third
relevant course. Priority is also determined by the number of semesters the
student has completed (i.e. students who have completed more semesters and
progressed over the final years of their study come first). First year students are
not permitted to enroll in a seminar.
The number of students enrolled in a seminar cannot be more than 15 and
less than 5. However, if the department encounters any emergent problems the
number of students can be increased up to 20. If necessary, the seminar can be
offered again in the following semester.
The four seminars students are required to undertake during their study are the
following:
 SPA 100-199 Seminar on Education
 SPSY 200-299 Seminar on Psychology
 SAE 300-399 Seminar on other disciplines: sociology, philology, theology,
history, aesthetic education etc.
 SPΕ 400-500 BEd Dissertation Seminar
From the academic year 2007-2008 onwards, courses of practical study are
offered as workshops (SPΑ or SPSΥ or SΑΕ). Workshops are different from
seminars as they have a more practical component and mainly deal with
implementation.
3c. Teaching Practice (DAS)
Teaching practice involves observation of, and teaching in preschool
classes. It is compulsory for all students. It takes place in local preschool classes
and spreads over three levels. Level I spreads over one semester in contrast to the
other two levels (II and III) which spread over two semesters each. They are
organized in the following way:
At Level I teaching practice takes place one day per week for one semester.
Students split in two equal groups and each group does its practice for one
semester (Autumn or Spring). At this level teaching practice consists of
observation in local nurseries and meetings/workshops at the University at the
end of the day where students and tutors discuss the outcomes of observation and
reflect on several teaching issues.
At Level II, in the third year of study, teaching practice is organized for
one day per week over two semesters. During Autumn semester students teach
five times for half a school day each. In the Sring term students teach twice for a
whole school day each.
At Level III, in the fourth year of study, students teach twice per semester
for four whole school days each (that is a total of 8 whole school days per
semester) and attend workshops once a week.
A student has to pass each level of Teaching Practice in order to move on
to the next. Students are assessed every semester. The mean number of the marks
obtained in each semester at Levels II and III is the mark awarded for each level
(if the mark in the winter semester of Level II is 8 and the mark in the spring
semester of Level II is 10, then the mark awarded for Level II is 9). Accordingly,
students get three marks for the 5 semesters of their teaching practice. Staff
members who specialize in the subject area of Education share the responsibility
of supervision and assessment of students and form a committee for the
management of Teaching Practice. The committee’s work and management
decisions are subject to the approval of the Department’s General Assembly,
responsible for the development of the liaison and partnership with other
educational authorities regarding the implementation of teaching practice. The
Head of the Teaching Practice Committee is the coordinator.
3d. BEd Dissertation Seminar (SPE)
Each student prepares a dissertation within a maximum of three academic
years and orally defends it after submission. Starting at the seventh semester of
their study students attend a special seminar three hours a week in which up to
twelve students are accepted. Attendance is compulsory.
Students are assigned to a particular dissertation seminar according to their
preference. In case there is a surplus of student interest for a specific dissertation
seminar, students are selected by draw in which the students’ year of study and a
list of preferences are taken into account.
Subject to the tutor’s approval, a student can be enrolled in a dissertation
seminar without attending it. This is possible only if the student has attended and
passed a seminar offered by the same tutor and wants to develop the seminar’s
essay work into a dissertation. In this case, the student is required to submit an
application accompanied by the tutor’s written consent to the Secretary of the
Department. This procedure presupposes that students start their dissertation
work no earlier than their seventh semester of study.
There is a library of undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations named
‘Georgios Krassanakis Library’ which has been available for consultation since the
academic year 2006-2007. The lending service is facilitated by Ms Elissavet
Chlapana, who belongs to the research support staff (ETEP) of the Department
(tel. no. 28310-77696).
4. Third Examination Period
According to the circular B1/54/24—1-1995 of the Ministry of Education,
students in their final year are entitled to a second repeat exam (within the winter
exam period of January / February), in addition to the standard autumn repeat
exam
organized
for
the
7th
and
8th
semester.
To take advantage of this opportunity, students should include the courses for
which they need a repeat exam in the ‘course attendance’ form they submit to the
Secretary upon re-registration.
5. Life Long Learning Program / Erasmus
Students who wish to visit foreign countries as part of an educational
exchange program (Erasmus, Socrates etc) can do so at any semester. They have a
choice to attend courses and/or teaching placements/practice. Students who sit
and succeed in exams and/or practice abroad can apply to transfer their marks
and therefore be exempt from attendance and exams in courses which are deemed
to be the equivalent in the Preschool Department of the University of Crete.
Students who wish to participate in exchange programs should make
arrangements before leaving (a) with the Department’s representative in the
University’s PR unit and (b) with the teaching practice supervisor for frequent
feedback and assessment in their absence.
E. Departmental Laboratories
Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Applications (FEK 131 / 296-99, v. A)
Tel. no: 28310 77696, fax: 28310–77891, e-mail: epee@edc.uoc.gr
Director: Eufimia Tafa, tel. no.: 28310–77661, e-mail: etafa@edc.uoc.gr
Unit of Teaching and Educational Research
Head: Vassilios Oikonomidis, tel. no.: 28310-77657, e-mail: vasoikon@edc.uoc.gr
Unit of Psychopedagogical Research and Assessment
Head: Georgios Manolitsis, tel. no.: 28310-77665, e-mail: gmanolitsis@edc.uoc.gr
The Laboratory meets research and teaching needs (teaching programs,
teaching approaches, teaching methodology, preschool curricula, language
development, multi-agent cooperation in education and the development of
psychomotor, mathematical, aesthetic, music and drama resources).
Laboratory of Research in Psychology (FEK 131 / 29-6-99, v. A)
Tel.
no.:
28310
–77948,
fax:
28310-77894,
e-mail:
schoolpsychologylab@edc.uoc.gr
Unit of Ecological Psychology and Experiential, Heuristic and Dialogic/Communicative
Psychopaedagogy
Head: Marios Pourkos, tel. no.: 28310–77666, e-mail: pourkos@psy.soc.uoc.gr
Unit of School Psychology
Head:
Anastasios
Matsopoulos,
tel.
no.:
28310–77673,
e-mail:
amatsopoulos@edc.uoc.gr
Unit of Developmental Psychology
Head: Maria Markodimitraki, tel. no.: 28310-77693, e-mail: markodim@edc.uoc.gr
The Laboratory meets the research and teaching needs within the subject
areas of Psychology with an emphasis on early years (i.e. General Psychology,
Developmental Psychology, Early Childhood Psychology, Educational
Psychology, Special Early Childhood Educational Psychology, Developmental
Psychology of infants and toddles, Social Psychology, Psychology of Learning,
Psychology of Personality etc).
Drama and Visual Arts Laboratory (FEK 213/13-9-2002, v. A)
Tel. no.: 28310-77885, fax: 28310 77895
Director: Andreas Fountoulakis, tel. no.: 28310–77672, e-mail: afount@edc.uoc.gr
The Laboratory meets the research and teaching needs in the subject area
of Drama, Painting, or Arts and Crafts. Special attention is paid to various
dramatic forms of expression such as theatre play, dramatization, puppet theatre
and shadow theatre as well as the painting, plastic arts and artscraft for preschool
children.
Laboratory of Music and Psychomotor Education (FEK 213/13-92002, v. A)
Tel. no.: 28310–77698, fax: 28310-77892
Unit of Aesthetic Education Applications
Director: Marina Zorbala, tel. no.: 28310-77662, e-mail: marinazorb@edc.uoc.gr
The Laboratory meets the research and teaching needs within the subject
areas of Music, Rhythm and Psychomotor Education. Special attention is paid to
the Music and Rhythmic Education as well as the Movement Education of
children in early years.
F. Teaching Rooms
Room of Arts and Crafts:
Office of Audio-visual resources:
New Technologies Room:
Music Room:
Teaching Practice Room:
Phone numbers (city code 28310)
77682
77889
77890
fax: 77896
77678
77681
Research & Teaching Staff
Phone numbers
E-mail Address
Professors
Pourkos Marios
Tafa Eufimia
Tzavaras Ioannis
77666
77661
77658
pourkos@psy.soc.uoc.gr
etafa@edc.uoc.gr
itzavar@edc.uoc.gr
Associate Professors
Fountoulakis Andreas
Strataridaki Anna
77659
77664
afount@edc.uoc.gr
astrat@edc.uoc.gr
Assistant Professors
Chatzistephanidou Sophia
Kornilaki Aikaterini
Korossis Konstantinos
Manolitsis Georgios
Matsopoulos Anastasios
Oikonomidis Vassilios
77708
77692
77660
77665
77656
77667
Stavrianos Kyriakos
Sotiropoulou – Zorbala Marina
Zaranis Nikolaos
77673
77662
77671
shajistef@edc.uoc.gr
ekornilaki@edc.uoc.gr
korosis@edc.uoc.gr
gmanolitsis@edc.uoc.gr
amatsopoulos@edc.uoc.gr
vasoikon@edc.uoc.gr
vasoikon@yahoo.com
stavrianos@edc.uoc.gr
marinazorb@edc.uoc.gr
nzaranis@edc.uoc.gr
Lecturers
Ampartzaki Maria
Argyropoulou Eleftheria
Eleftherakis Theodoros
Gourgiotou Efthymia
77704
77684
77655
77674
mabarjaki@edc.uoc.gr
eargyrop@edc.uoc.gr
elfthet@edc.uoc.gr
egourgiotou@edc.uoc.gr
Karaiskou Maria
mkaraiskou@edc.uoc.gr
Kontogianni Dionisia
Kypriotaki Maria
Linardakis Michael
(to be appointed)
Markodimitraki Maria
Synodi Evanthia
Tzakosta Marina
Trouli Kalliopi
Kaloyiannakis Michalis
(to be appointed)
Adjunct Professors
Antonakakis Dimitrios
Kalaitzaki Argiroula
77694
77672
77691
77703
nkonto@edc.uoc.gr
mkypriotaki@edc.uoc.gr
mlinardakis@edc.uoc.gr
77693
77695
77668
77702
77889
markodim@edc.uoc.gr
evasynodi@edc.uoc.gr
martzak@edc.uoc.gr
ktrouli@edc.uoc.gr
mkalogian@edc.uoc.gr
77701
77655
dantonaka@edc.uoc.gr
arkalaitzaki@edc.uoc.gr
Specialists and Laboratory Teaching Staff
Anyfantakis Dimitrios
77700
Tsoupakis Antonios
77671
Zervoudakis Stylianos
77669
Laboratory Technical Staff
Chlapana Elissavet
Nyktaris Konstantinos
77696
77888
Adjunct Preschool Teachers
Giannakou Vassiliki
Dionysopoulou Alexia
Kefalaki Maria
Klironomou Fotini
Kosta Athanasia
Makratzi Anastasia
Skatzouraki Georgia
77680
77680
77680
77680
77680
77680
77680
Adjunct Secondary School Teachers
Mania Pagona
77655
Christidis Konstantinos
77700
danyf@edc.uoc.gr
szerboud@edc.uoc.gr
exlapana@edc.uoc.gr
knyktaris@edc.uoc.gr
The Institute of Preschool Teachers’ In-Service Education of Crete
A. Establishment – Objectives – Attendance – Degree awarded
The Institute of Preschool Teachers’ In-service Education of Crete is part
of the Department of Preschool Education. It has been established since the
academic year 1998-99 (Presidential Order 128/6.5.1998, FEK
104/15.5.1998).
The Institute aims to provide further training and guidance towards
specialism in preschool teaching.
According to law 2327/95 teachers can apply for admission at the Institute
only if they have served in the public or the private sector for more than five
(5) and less than twenty five (25) years. The years a teacher has served on a
temporary contract are considered as part of that teaching experience.
The Ministry of Education is responsible for the selection of teachers who
are also obliged to sit for a written exam. Attendance at the Institute is
compulsory. The teachers attending the in-service program of study at the
Institute are released from their teaching duties for the full period of their
studies (two years).
Upon successful completion of the in-service program of study the
Institute awards the Diploma of Further Training in Education. The holders
of this degree have rights equivalent to those who hold a Bachelor’s degree in
Education.
B. Statutory Framework and the Program Content
The Institute offers training programs in the subject areas of General
Education and the Special Needs Education. The General Education program
of study includes twenty-eight (28) courses (seven (7) taught three hours per
week in each semester). Teaching should not exceed the twenty one (21) hours
per week. The Special Education program of study also includes twenty-eight
(28) courses, which are divided in groups of seven (7) courses per semester.
However it includes practical training which may require an extra input of
teaching hours.
The program content is approved each year by the General Assembly of
the Department of Preschool Education and is modified according to the
trainees’ needs and suggestions.
There are compulsory and optional courses. An optional course must be
attended by a minimum of seven (7) trainees. An optional course becomes
unavailable once the minimum requirement of 7 enrollments is not satisfied.
The trainees are then asked to transfer to another course of their choice.
The teaching staff of the Institute is appointed by the General Assembly of
the Department of Preschool Education.
Attendance is compulsory. The trainee attendance is monitored by the
teaching staff, who keep the managing board of the Institute updated. The
managing board of the Institute, supported by the Secretary, is responsible for
the monitoring of the trainees’ presence as well as for their leave of absence
according to art. 8 of the Ministerial Order G3/26 (FEK 123 B/18.2.1998).
The Diploma of In-Service Training in Education is awarded to those who
attend and successfully complete the two year training program.
Structure – Function – Management
The Institute’s management and structure are prescribed by the law 2327/95.
The duration of the training program is four (4) semesters.
The Institute is managed by:
1. The General Assembly of the Department of Preschool Education
of the University of Crete
2. The Managing Board
3. The Director and two Deputy Directors
During the academic year 2010-2011 the Managing Board of the Institute is
comprised by:
Director: Eufimia Tafa, Professor
Tel. no. (code 28310-)
77653
Deputy Directors: Anna Strataridaki, Associate Professor
Andreas Fountoulakis, Associate Professor
77664
77672
Representative of the teaching staff:
N. Zaranis, Assistant Professor
77657
Representatives of the trainees:
Secretary: Alexia Dionysopoulou, Adjunct Preschool Teacher
77706
5.1. SCIENCE OF EDUCATION
Program Director: Prof. Dr. Eufimia Tafa
Contact information: Department’s Secretariat
Tel.: 28310 77650-2
e-mail: ptn@edc.uoc.gr
URL: www.edc.uoc.gr
I. PROGRAMME OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
1. General arrangements
The Department of Preschool Education (P.T.P.E.) organizes a Program of
Graduate Studies ((P.M.S.) entitled “Sciences of Education” which functions since
the academic year 2009-2010 as a modified form of a previous Graduate Program
which operated during the academic years 1994-2000 under the Ministerial
Decision Β7/36/17-12-1993 (F.E.K. 942/30-12-1993 vol. Β΄), during the
academic years 2001-2006 under the Ministerial Decision Β7/255/19-7-2000
(F.E.K. 999/9-8-2000 vol. Β΄) as well as during the academic years 2007-2009
under the Ministerial Decision Β7/69856/24-10-2006 (F.E.K. 1663/14-11-2006
vol. Β΄). The modified Program of Graduate Studies functions according to the
arrangements of the Ministerial Decision as well as the arrangements of articles 14 of Law 3685/2008.
2. Aims - Subjects
The aim of the Program of Graduate Studies is the promotion of the Sciences of
Education through deep research in specialized and promoted scientific fields and
the promotion of new researchers and scientists in specialties of the Sciences of
Education. The scope of the Program of Graduate Studies is the peripheral
scientific fields which belong to the field of the Sciences of Education.
3. Diplomas
The Program of Graduate Studies awards a Master’s diploma in the Sciences
of Education with the following sections and specialties:
A) Section: Pedagogics and Didactics in Preschool Education
1) Specialty: Theory and Practice in Preschool Education
2) Specialty: Language and Literacy in Preschool Education
Β) Section: Applications of Psychology in Education
1) Specialty: Ecological and
Psychopedagogic Approaches
Socio-cultural
Psychology:
Alternative
2) Specialty: Psychopedagogic Interventions for Preschool and Primary School
Children
During the academic year 2010-2011 the Program of Graduate Studies of
the Section Applications of Psychology in Education with the specialty
‘Psychopedagogic Interventions for Preschool and Primary School Children’ will
be continued and completed. Moreover, the section Pedagogics and Didactics in
Preschool Education with the specialty ‘Language and Literacy in Preschool
Education’ will be activated.
4. Duration of Studies
The duration of studies for the title award is defined in four (4) academic
semesters for the Master’s Diploma with the possibility of extending the studies
for three (3) additional semesters.
5. Categories of Graduates
The Program of Graduate Studies accepts graduates of: (a) Pedagogical
Departments, Departments of Philosophy, Pedagogics and Psychology of Greek
Universities and of equivalent departments abroad, (b) other University
Departments as long as candidates have been successfully examined in at east five
courses of the Sciences of Education, (c) Departments of Speech Therapy,
Nursery Departments, Departments of Social Labor of Greek Universities as well
as of equivalent departments abroad.
Candidates are asked to submit an application, CV, copies of diplomas,
analytic certificate of Undergraduate Studies (in which all successfully attended
graded courses are cited) as well as existing diplomas of foreign languages to the
Department’s Secretariat. Diplomas obtained abroad need to be acknowledged
and certified by DO.A.T.A.P. or DI.K.A.T.S.A as equivalent to those awarded by
Greek Universities.
6. Number of Accepted Students
The number of the students accepted to the Program of Graduate Studies is
defined to maximally twenty (20) candidates per year for both Sections, among
whom one (1) needs to be a fellow of the Greek State’s Scholarships Foundation
(I.K.Y) and one (1) outlander who is a fellow of the Greek State. The number of
fellows can be increased after the decision of the General Assembly of the
Department.
7. Selection of Accepted Students
The selection of successful candidates for the Program of Graduate Studies
takes place according to the arrangements of article 12, Law 2083/92. For the
selection of successful students, candidates have to (a) sit written exams in a topic
relevant to each announced specialty, (b) sit written exams in the thematic area
‘Research Methodology – Elements of Statistics’, (c) be interviewed in front of the
selection committee. An essential condition of success is the achievement of the
base grade ‘5’ in two of the examined courses. The success grade of each
candidate results from the consideration of the following criteria:
The diploma grade,
 The grade of two undergraduate courses related to the announced specialty,
 The grade of the B.ed. thesis, wherever it applies,
 The potential research activity of the applicant,
 The grade of the written exams,
 The grade of the interview
 Relevant professional experience
Greek graduates need to proficiently speak one foreign language: English,
French or German. To test this knowledge, candidates have to sit a written exam.
From this exam are dispensed: (a) candidates who have obtained the Certificate of
Proficiency in English (CPE) and equivalent certificates in French (Sorbonne II)
and German (Kleines Sprachdiplom), or (b) the National Diploma of Proficiency
in Second Languages, or (c) a university diploma legitimately certified by
DO.A.T.A.P. (former DI.K.A.T.S.A.) which has been obtained abroad in one of
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the above languages. Subjects of foreign countries need to have proficient
knowledge of Greek which is tested with written exams.
8. Course Program
The courses and the research activities being part of the graduate studies are
as follows:
(a) Courses are weekly and last 3 hours per lecture; they take the form of
seminars and are distinguished in two categories: obligatory courses and optional
courses.
(b) Each course is credited with ECTS ‘depending on the working load
needed for the successful examination of the course’ (article 2, §1, ministerial
decision Φ5/89656/Β3, F.E.K. 1466/13-8-2007). The total working load per
semester is evaluated with a maximum of 30 ECTS.
- Obligatory courses are credited with 17 ECTS
- Optional courses are credited with 13 ECTS
- The M.A. thesis is credited with 4 ECTS on level Ι (research design) and
with 17 ECTS on level ΙΙ (writing and completion)
M.A. diplomas are obtained with the completion of 120 ECTS
(c) Students are obliged to attend and be successfully examined in at least 7
graduate courses which correspond to 99 ECTS and write up an M.A. thesis
which corresponds to 21 ECTS. Students of both scientific sections are obliged to
successfully attend 2 obligatory courses (2 Χ 17 ECTS = 34 ECTS) and 5 optional
courses (5 X 13 ECTS = 65 ECTS). At least 3 out of 5 optional courses that
students have to choose need to be part of the courses that their scientific
specialization offers.
(d) After the end of the second semester students are obliged to undertake
the design and completion of a M.A. thesis under the supervision of a faculty
member. This thesis must be interrelated with the subject of the section and the
specialty the student has attended.
Offered courses can shift to different semesters according to the teaching
needs of the Department of Preschool Education and according to the ECTS
system.
ECTS coordinators:
Marina Tzakosta (regular member)
Evanthia Synodi (acting member)
Studies advisors:
all faculty members of the Department
Indicative Program of Graduate Studies
1st semester: 1 obligatory course (17 ECTS) + 1 optional course (13 ECTS)
2nd semester: 1 obligatory course (17 ECTS) + 1 optional course (13 ECTS)
3rd semester: 2 optional courses (13+13 = 26 ECTS) + M.A. thesis — Level Ι (4
ECTS)
4th semester: 1 optional course (13 ECTS) + M.A. thesis — Level ΙΙ (17 ECTS)
9. Course Attendance
Course attendance is obligatory during graduate studies. The Faculty of the
department can proceed to the cancellation of the student from the departmental
records in case of undue absences. Students failing in a course after two
examination periods are referred to the Faculty with the question of cancellation
from the records of the Department. The Faculty can also enforce the student to
attend courses of undergraduate level in case they believe that his or hers
knowledge in the section is insufficient.
10. M.A. Diploma Award
The M.A. thesis is supported in front of a three-member committee
consisting of Faculty members appointed by the Department. After successful
support of the thesis the candidate is obliged to submit three copies of the thesis in
printed and electronic version (diskette or CD) to the Department Secretariat.
11. Offered Courses during the Academic Year 2010-2011
The courses offered during the academic year 2010-2011 are the following:
Section: Applications of Psychology in Education
Specialty: Psychopedagogic Interventions for Preschool and Primary School
Children
Specialty Instructor: Anastasios Matsopoulos
3th Semester — Winter
Code
Instructor
ECTS
Title
MPSY 115 Child Development Theories and their Applications in Preschool
Education
E. Kornilaki
13
ΜPSY 113 Contemporary Intervention Programs For Kindergarten and Primary
Schools
M. Markodimitraki
13
M.A. Thesis — Level Ι
4th Semester — Spring
Code
4
Instructor
ECTS
Title
ΜPSY 114 Assessment and Intervention based on games during Preschool age
A. Matsopoulos
13
M.A. Thesis — Level ΙΙ
17
Section: Pedagocigs and Didactics in Preschool Education
Specialty: Language and Literacy in Preschool Education
Specialty Instructor: Eufimia Tafa
1th Semester — Winter
Code
Instructor
ECTS
Title
ΜPA 102 Quantitative Research Methods: Advanced Level C
G. Manolitsis 13
ΜPA 109 Emergent literacy: Research and teaching strategies
E. Tafa
2th Semester — Spring
Code
13
Instructor ECTS
Title
ΜPA 120 Language Development
M. Tzakosta
13
ΜST
Μ. Linardakis
13
100 Statistics in Education
II. Elaboration of Ph.D. Thesis
1. Objectives – Aims
The Department of Preschool Education of the University of Crete awards
Ph.D. specialized in Education. The aim of the Ph.D. thesis is to promote the
Sciences of Education through the deeper research in specialized fields and the
appointment of new researchers and scientists in specializations of Education.
More specifically, the Ph.D. thesis aims at the contribution of the training of
scientists and researchers who are capable of promoting research in University
Education in general and in the field of Education in particular.
2. Ph.D. Candidates
For the design, elaboration and completion of a Ph.D. thesis holders of
M.A. diplomas of Universities (A.E.I.) or Technical Schools (A.T.E.I.) of Greece
or of Universities abroad acknowledged by the Greek authorities are accepted.
The elaboration of the thesis does not demand course attendance. However, an
exception can be made in the case of specific courses, if the Faculty of the
Department decides so. Candidates who wish to be accepted in the Ph.D.
program are asked to submit their application and CV, a detailed design of the
Ph.D. thesis, copies of University or other diplomas, a detailed certificate of M.A.
studies, and second language degrees to the Department Secretariat. Diplomas
obtained abroad have to be acknowledged by D.O.A.T.A.P. or DI.K.A.T.S.A. as
diplomas equivalent to those awarded by Greek University Departments.
3. Languages of the written theses
The Ph.D. candidate has to display excellent knowledge of a second
language. Official languages of the Ph.D. theses are Greek and English.
4. Duration
The minimum duration of studies for the completion of a Ph.D. cannot be
less than 3 complete diary years from the day of the definition of the threemember advisory committee. The maximum duration for the obtainment of the
Ph.D. title is 6 complete diary years from the day of the definition of the threemember advisory committee. Any extension of the maximum period of the Ph.D.
studies has to be approved by the Faculty after the relevant proposal of the
candidate’s advisory committee. Abeyance of the completion of the Ph.D. thesis is
granted after the relevant proposal of the coordination committee and the
decision of the faculty for exceptionally serious reasons.
5. Procedure of the Supervision of the Ph.D. Candidate
The Ph.D candidate has to be in close contact with his/her supervisor and
to compile an annual written report of progress of the passing academic year. The
advisory committee examines and evaluates the candidate’s report and submits a
relevant conclusion to the department Secretariat. After two subsequent
evaluations of the Ph.D. candidate’s progress as non-satisfactory or if 3 years pass
after the entrusting of the Ph.D. subject with the supervisor having no evidence
for the progress of the thesis, the candidate is relegated to the faculty with the
question of cancelation.
6. Research Activities and Assistantship of the Ph.D. candidates
Ph.D. candidates offer their research and assistant services to the
Department’s labs, conferences etc. These services are particularized by the faculty
and are rewarded by the University of Crete budget. Ph.D. candidates can also
participate in educational programs of Greek and foreign Universities, collaborate
with Universities, research institutions etc. in Greece and abroad. For this reason,
candidates can be financially supported by the University of Crete – under the
approval of the faculty – or any other medium for their transportation and
residence in cities of Greece or abroad.
7. Obtainment of the Ph.D. Diploma
The final evaluation and examination of the PhD. thesis is made according
to the arrangement of § 4α & 4β, article 9, Law 3685/2008. After the successful
defense of the Ph.D. thesis the candidate is obliged to submit to the Department
Secretariat three copies of his thesis in printed and electronic version (diskette or
CD).
8. Remaining arrangements
Anything anticipated or stemming from the above arrangements, other
applying arrangements and legislation is determined by the Faculty of the
Department.