Based on the view that parental participation in the educational process enhances learning, schoo... more Based on the view that parental participation in the educational process enhances learning, school success and children prosperity, we conducted a preliminary exploratory research, so as to examine the current home-school relations in Cyprus regarding parents with disabled children. Data was collected from semi-structured interviews with six parents of disabled children. The interviewees revealed some gloomy aspects regarding the implementation of the special education law in Cyprus. In particular, the six parents reported that disabled children in Cyprus are often considered incapable of learning and unable to approach the prevalent normality. Such views seem to reflect the prevalence of prejudice and negative stereotypes, which often define home-school relations and teachers' expectations from disabled children in Cyprus. Secondly, the six parents discussed some segregation education practices, related to unequal power relations, which seem to hinder inclusion. In particular t...
The aim of this research was to understand what motivates teachers and keeps them engaged with ob... more The aim of this research was to understand what motivates teachers and keeps them engaged with obligatory professional development courses (PDC), as part of formal in-service training (IST). Thirte...
The aim of this study was to explore care in the context of disability as a tool to promote indep... more The aim of this study was to explore care in the context of disability as a tool to promote independence and empower disabled people. The study was based on the case of two women, Anna and Lena, wh...
Based on the view that parental participation in the educational process enhances learning, schoo... more Based on the view that parental participation in the educational process enhances learning, school succ ess and children prosperity, we conducted a preliminary exp loratory research, so as to examine the current hom e-school relations in Cyprus regarding parents with disabled children. Data was collected from semi-structured i nterviews with six parents of disabled children. The interviewees revealed some gloomy aspects regarding the implementation of the special education law in Cyprus. In particular, the six parents reported that disabled children in Cyp rus are often considered incapable of learning and unable to appr oach the prevalent normality. Such views seem to re flect the prevalence of prejudice and negative stereotypes, w hich often define home-school relations and teacher s’ expectations from disabled children in Cyprus. Secon dly, the six parents discussed some segregation edu cation practices, related to unequal power relations, whic h seem to hinder inclusion. In part...
International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2013
This article reports on a research project that explored the potential to integrate autobiographi... more This article reports on a research project that explored the potential to integrate autobiographical work emphasising personal experiences of exclusion and marginalisation into the Greek Literature curriculum followed in Greek-Cypriot schools. Given the difficulties encountered in Cyprus in promoting changes in attitudes towards diversity, we discuss the autobiographical poems of the disabled Turkish-Cypriot poet Orkun Bozkurt with the aim of
Based on the view that parental participation in the educational process enhances learning, schoo... more Based on the view that parental participation in the educational process enhances learning, school success and children prosperity, we conducted a preliminary exploratory research, so as to examine the current home-school relations in Cyprus regarding parents with disabled children. Data was collected from semi-structured interviews with six parents of disabled children. The interviewees revealed some gloomy aspects regarding the implementation of the special education law in Cyprus. In particular, the six parents reported that disabled children in Cyprus are often considered incapable of learning and unable to approach the prevalent normality. Such views seem to reflect the prevalence of prejudice and negative stereotypes, which often define home-school relations and teachers' expectations from disabled children in Cyprus. Secondly, the six parents discussed some segregation education practices, related to unequal power relations, which seem to hinder inclusion. In particular t...
The aim of this research was to understand what motivates teachers and keeps them engaged with ob... more The aim of this research was to understand what motivates teachers and keeps them engaged with obligatory professional development courses (PDC), as part of formal in-service training (IST). Thirte...
The aim of this study was to explore care in the context of disability as a tool to promote indep... more The aim of this study was to explore care in the context of disability as a tool to promote independence and empower disabled people. The study was based on the case of two women, Anna and Lena, wh...
Based on the view that parental participation in the educational process enhances learning, schoo... more Based on the view that parental participation in the educational process enhances learning, school succ ess and children prosperity, we conducted a preliminary exp loratory research, so as to examine the current hom e-school relations in Cyprus regarding parents with disabled children. Data was collected from semi-structured i nterviews with six parents of disabled children. The interviewees revealed some gloomy aspects regarding the implementation of the special education law in Cyprus. In particular, the six parents reported that disabled children in Cyp rus are often considered incapable of learning and unable to appr oach the prevalent normality. Such views seem to re flect the prevalence of prejudice and negative stereotypes, w hich often define home-school relations and teacher s’ expectations from disabled children in Cyprus. Secon dly, the six parents discussed some segregation edu cation practices, related to unequal power relations, whic h seem to hinder inclusion. In part...
International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2013
This article reports on a research project that explored the potential to integrate autobiographi... more This article reports on a research project that explored the potential to integrate autobiographical work emphasising personal experiences of exclusion and marginalisation into the Greek Literature curriculum followed in Greek-Cypriot schools. Given the difficulties encountered in Cyprus in promoting changes in attitudes towards diversity, we discuss the autobiographical poems of the disabled Turkish-Cypriot poet Orkun Bozkurt with the aim of
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