Papers by ANASTASIA PAPAPOSTOLOU
Anastasia Papapostolou, Polyxeni Manoli and Anna Mouti pointed at an important issue with their r... more Anastasia Papapostolou, Polyxeni Manoli and Anna Mouti pointed at an important issue with their research article entitled “Challenges and Needs in the Context of Formal Language Education to Refugee Children and Adolescents in Greece”. They explored teachers’ challenges and needs who offer language support to young refugees within the framework of formal education in Greece. Conducting a qualitative research, they interviewed and observed teachers. Their findings demonstrated that within the framework of refugee teaching environments in Greece teachers faced several challenges regarding practical, sociocultural, religious, ethical and emotional issues. They highlighted the need for teacher education to help teachers cope with diversity issues in their classrooms.
The purpose of this study is to explore the challenges and needs of teachers’ who offer lan- guag... more The purpose of this study is to explore the challenges and needs of teachers’ who offer lan- guage support to young refugees within the framework of formal education in Greece. In a eld where research is limited and at an initial stage, a qualitative inquiry was conducted in a public school, which host classes of reception for refugee students, in the region of Fthiotida, in Greece. In particular, an exploratory case study was conducted through semi-structured interviews and observations in formal educational environments. Five participants were en- gaged in semi-structured interviews while observations occurred in two of their classrooms. The ndings of the inquiry demonstrated that within the framework of refugee teaching en- vironments in Greece teachers faced several challenges regarding practical, sociocultural, religious, ethical and emotional issues. The ndings of the study highlight the need for teacher education to help them cope with diversity issues in their classrooms.
The International Journal of Diversity in Education
Journal of Teacher Education and Educators Volume 9, Number 1, 2020, 7-22, 2020
Research articles by ANASTASIA PAPAPOSTOLOU
Journal of Teacher Education and Educators, 2020
The purpose of this study is to explore the challenges and needs of teachers' who offer language ... more The purpose of this study is to explore the challenges and needs of teachers' who offer language support to young refugees within the framework of formal education in Greece. In a field where research is limited and at an initial stage, a qualitative inquiry was conducted in a public school, which host classes of reception for refugee students, in the region of Fthiotida, in Greece. In particular, an exploratory case study was conducted through semi-structured interviews and observations in formal educational environments. Five participants were engaged in semi-structured interviews while observations occurred in two of their classrooms. The findings of the inquiry demonstrated that within the framework of refugee teaching environments in Greece teachers faced several challenges regarding practical, sociocultural, religious, ethical and emotional issues. The findings of the study highlight the need for teacher education to help them cope with diversity issues in their classrooms.
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Papers by ANASTASIA PAPAPOSTOLOU
Research articles by ANASTASIA PAPAPOSTOLOU