Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleHISTORY OF EDUCATION
Course Unit CodeHIS300
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated4
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Describe key events and regulations in the history of education in Greece and Cyprus.
  2. Analyze the characteristics of the history of education and its association with the evolution of culture (ideas, values, achievements, traditions) in Greece and Cyprus.
  3. Critically examine issues relating to the history of education in Greece and Cyprus, including the evolution of the educational system at three levels: primary, secondary and higher.
  4. Compare and evaluate the development of the educational systems in Greece and Cyprus.
  5. Recognize the historical, political and socio-cultural context in which education takes place.
  6. Evaluate significant issues relating to the history of education in Greece and Cyprus.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents
  • History of education in Greece: Before, during and after the Greek Revolution in 1821; Kapodistrias era (1828-1831); the Bavarian rule era (1833-1862); key events in the second half of 19th century, 20th century and 21st century that influenced the Greek educational system.

 

  • History of education in Cyprus: the Greek-Cypriot educational system during the Turkish rule era (1571-1878); the Greek-Cypriot educational system during the British rule era (1878-1960); the Greek-Cypriot educational system during the Independence era (1860-1992); The development of the higher education system (1992-today); Factors that influenced the evolution of the Cypriot educational system.

 

  • Comparison of the educational system of the two countries.

 

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Κάτσικας, Χ., & Θεριανός, Κ. Ν. (2007). Ιστορία της Νεοελληνικής Εκπαίδευσης: Από την ίδρυση του ελληνικού κράτους μέχρι το 2007. Αθήνα: Σαββάλας.
  • Περσιάνης, Π. Κ. (2006). Συγκριτική ιστορία της εκπαίδευσης της Κύπρου 1800-2004. Αθήνα: Gutenberg.
References
  • «Χρονικό» (εφημερίδα «Πολίτης») (2003), Η Εκπαίδευση στην Τουρκοκρατία και Αγγλοκρατία,, τεύχος αρ. 120, ημερομηνίας 21/9/2003.
  • «Χρονικό» (εφημερίδα «Πολίτης») (2011), Τα αλληλοδιδακτικά σχoλεία στην Κύπρο, τεύχ. 181, ημερ. 18/09/2011
  • Βολονάκης, Δ. Μιχαήλ. (1913). Η εκπαίδευσις εν Κύπρω από της αγγλικής κατοχής 1878-1912. Αθήνα.
  • Γεραντώνη, Ε. (1949). Αλφαβητάριο ‘Τα καλά παιδιά’. Αθήνα: Οργανισμός Εκδόσεως Σχολικών Βιβλίων. (ειδική έκδοση για την εφημερίδα Το Βήμα).
  • Γιαννικόπουλος, Α. Β. (1993). Ιστορία της ελληνικής εκπαίδευσης ΙΙ: Ελληνιστική εποχή. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Γρηγόρη.
  • Δημητριάδου, Έ. (2006). Θύμησες Κερύνειας: Τα σχολεία της πόλης, 1921-1974. Λευκωσία.
  • Ευαγγελόπουλος, Σ. (1998, 1999). Ελληνική Εκπαίδευση, τόμ. Α, Β. Αθήνα, Ελλ. Γράμματα.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The taught part of the course is delivered to students through lectures by the instructor, using technology and other conventional material. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Lectures are supported with in-classroom assignments, group work and presentations by the students, as well as various hands-on activities. There is extended use of technology in the classroom and Moodle as an additional teaching and learning platform in and out of the classroom.

Also there are many group discussions and discussions with the whole class where note-keeping, inquiry, individual and collaborative learning, differentiated learning, brainstorming and critical thinking skills are promoted. Students are prompted to study written sources, readings, articles and other material such as films aiming to ignite discussions. Role playing, organizing activities and modelling are other activities held in the classroom as a means of instruction with student participation.

Assessment methods and criteria
Assignment 120%
Assignment 220%
Final Exam60%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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