Cambridge Scholars Publishing Applied Qualitative Studies in Education

This textbook of selected qualitative studies is concerned with the exploration of current educational issues in relation to teachers, students, parents, the scientific community and common readers. Using scientific and comprehensible methods, the contributions explore individuals’ attitudes, viewpoints and behaviours through studies conducted in Greece and Cyprus, yet in topics common in the European and international educational and social space. Therefore, this textbook addresses an expanded audience of scientists and common readers, who can be informed about contemporary research methodology and corresponding theory. It allows the reader to communicate with science through a “reader-friendly” manner, while, at the same time, corresponding to scientific ethics and every person’s interest in understanding and being informed about social situations. At a time when lifelong education is enhanced, scientific tools must be readapted so that social and educational discourse is both scientific and comprehensible. About the Author Evaggelia Kalerante is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kindergarten Teachers at the University of Western Macedonia, Greece and a Professor at the Greek Open University. She is a member of a number of international associations of sociology, education policy, and political sociology. Panagiotis Giavrimis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of the Aegean, Greece. He is also a Professor at the Greek Open University. Prior to his academic career, he had been working as a teacher and school counselor in primary education. Theodoros Eleftherakis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pedagogy for Preschool Education at the University of Crete, Greece. Prior to his academic career, he had been working as a teacher, school principal and school counselor in primary education. Lela Gogou is a Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Western Attica, Greece. She has been involved in research on social and educational inequalities, school-community partnerships, school–family social interactions, and social theory. Souzanna-Maria Nikolaou is an Associate Professor in the Department of Primary Education at the University of Ioannina, Greece. She has previously taught at the National University of Athens and the Air Force Academy of Athens.