The Introduction of the Flexible Zone Programs in the Greek Educational System: Teachers’ Perspectives
The present paper aims at presenting the introduction of the Flexible Zone program in the context of the Greek Educational system, an innovative, modern teaching program. More specifically, Greek teachers’ views on the implementation process, the legislative framework, and the roles of the...
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| author | Vasiliki Brinia Vasiliki-Nektaria Sarantopoulou |
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| description | The present paper aims at presenting the introduction of the Flexible Zone program in the context of the Greek Educational system, an innovative, modern teaching program. More specifically, Greek teachers’ views on the implementation process, the legislative framework, and the roles of the school head teacher and the school counselor, as well as the difficulties tackled regarding the Flexible Zone programs are thoroughly explored through this study. In order to investigate and better interpret the findings, quantitative research was adopted with questionnaires from 135 teachers having been collected, numbered, coded, and analyzed. Topics such as the importance of in-school seminars and training sessions related to Flexible Zone programs, the significance of the head teacher, school counselor, and the school activities supervisor’s contribution, the development of the school equipment and infrastructure, as well as the overall cooperation have emerged from the findings. The present study can offer valuable insights regarding the innovative program of Flexible Zone to the international academic community and policy makers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32827b4a4fc5493d984ea49742ac8e2b2022-12-22T04:01:37ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022019-05-019210910.3390/educsci9020109educsci9020109The Introduction of the Flexible Zone Programs in the Greek Educational System: Teachers’ PerspectivesVasiliki Brinia0Vasiliki-Nektaria Sarantopoulou1Teacher Education Program, Athens University of Economics and Business, 10434 Athens, GreeceSchool of Humanities, Hellenic Open University, 26335 Patras, GreeceThe present paper aims at presenting the introduction of the Flexible Zone program in the context of the Greek Educational system, an innovative, modern teaching program. More specifically, Greek teachers’ views on the implementation process, the legislative framework, and the roles of the school head teacher and the school counselor, as well as the difficulties tackled regarding the Flexible Zone programs are thoroughly explored through this study. In order to investigate and better interpret the findings, quantitative research was adopted with questionnaires from 135 teachers having been collected, numbered, coded, and analyzed. Topics such as the importance of in-school seminars and training sessions related to Flexible Zone programs, the significance of the head teacher, school counselor, and the school activities supervisor’s contribution, the development of the school equipment and infrastructure, as well as the overall cooperation have emerged from the findings. The present study can offer valuable insights regarding the innovative program of Flexible Zone to the international academic community and policy makers.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/9/2/109Flexible Zone programsinnovative methods in teachingDiscovery Learninginterdisciplinary approach |
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| title | The Introduction of the Flexible Zone Programs in the Greek Educational System: Teachers’ Perspectives |
| title_full | The Introduction of the Flexible Zone Programs in the Greek Educational System: Teachers’ Perspectives |
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| title_short | The Introduction of the Flexible Zone Programs in the Greek Educational System: Teachers’ Perspectives |
| title_sort | introduction of the flexible zone programs in the greek educational system teachers perspectives |
| topic | Flexible Zone programs innovative methods in teaching Discovery Learning interdisciplinary approach |
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