THE ROLE OF CRITICAL PEDAGOGY IN EDUCATION: EXPLORING THE VIEWS OF GREEK TEACHERS

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  • Theodoros Vavitsas Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, & Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Primary School Education, University of Ioannina, Greece

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https://doi.org/10.46827/ejsss.v7i5.1286

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critical pedagogy, intellectuals, Freire, Greek primary school

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The purpose of this research is to investigate the views of Greek primary school teachers on Critical Pedagogy. Specifically, by applying the qualitative research methodology of semi-structured interviews, we tried to explore the teachers' views on Critical Pedagogy, on the role that Critical Pedagogy attributes to teachers as reforming intellectuals, on the duties that the teacher bears, both inside and outside the classroom, as well as on the teacher's "obligations" towards their students and society. The findings indicate that: a) most teachers were not aware of Critical Pedagogy; b) about half of the teachers did not agree with the role of the teacher as an intellectual; and c) teachers placed particular emphasis on the educative role of teachers, which, in addition to knowledge, should impart values and attitudes towards life.

 

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  • Theodoros Vavitsas, Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, & Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Primary School Education, University of Ioannina, Greece

    Dr. Theodoros Vavitsas is a graduate of the Department of Primary Education of the University of Ioannina, Greece. He graduated from the Postgraduate Program "Educational Sciences" of the same Department. He holds a PhD from the Department of Education and Social Work of the University of Patras. He has participated in international scientific conferences, workshops, and his articles have been published in prestigious scientific journals. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Ioannina and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Primary Education of the University of Ioannina, Greece.

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2022-07-01

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