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Professional Development and Quality in Early Childhood Education

Comparative European Perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Athanasios Gregoriadis

    1. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

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  2. Vasilis Grammatikopoulos

    1. University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece

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  3. Evridiki Zachopoulou

    1. Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

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  • Reports on a comparative study of quality and professional development in early childhood education and care settings in Europe

  • Draws on research from across six countries: Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Portugal, and Romania

  • Advances a new approach for the professional development of early childhood educators

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Athanasios Gregoriadis, Vasilis Grammatikopoulos, Evridiki Zachopoulou
    Pages 1-6

  3. Early Childhood Education and Care Today: Impact, Policies, Quality

    • Athanasios Gregoriadis, Vasilis Grammatikopoulos, Evridiki Zachopoulou
    Pages 7-28

  4. Quality of Early Childhood Education Environments: Discussion on the Concept of Quality and Future Perspectives

    • Teresa Leal, Ana Madalena Gamelas, Sílvia Barros, Manuela Pessanha
    Pages 29-58

  5. Early Change: Description of a Project for Continuing Professional Development

    • Evridiki Zachopoulou, Vasilis Grammatikopoulos, Athanasios Gregoriadis
    Pages 59-81

  6. Professional Development and Impact of the Early Change Project: Reflections from the Cypriot Example

    • Eleni Loizou
    Pages 83-88

  7. Professional Development and Impact of the Early Change Project: Reflections from the Danish Example

    • Lise Sanders Olesen, Claus Henriksen
    Pages 89-94

  8. Professional Development and Impact of the Early Change Project: Reflections from the Finnish Example

    • Jarmo Liukkonen, Anne Martin, Tuula Liukkonen
    Pages 95-103

  9. Professional Development and Impact of the Early Change Project: Reflections from the Greek Example

    • Athanasios Gregoriadis, Evridiki Zachopoulou, Vasilis Grammatikopoulos
    Pages 105-113

  10. Professional Development and Impact of the Early Change Project: Reflections from the Portuguese Example

    • Ana Madalena Gamelas, Teresa Leal, Manuela Pessanha, Silvia Barros
    Pages 115-124

  11. Self-Evaluation as a Means to Improve Practice: An Alternative Approach for the Professional Development of Early Childhood Educators

    • Vasilis Grammatikopoulos, Athanasios Gregoriadis, Evridiki Zachopoulou
    Pages 125-145
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About this book

This book provides a global overview of developments and discussion around the evaluation of quality of early childhood education environments, and the professional development of early childhood teachers, during the last decade. It reports on the Early Change project, a European-funded research project with the participation of six European countries: Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Portugal, and Romania; and offers an in-depth view on the perspectives of early childhood teachers regarding their professional development and the quality of early childhood education environment. Additionally, it discusses the policies and educational framework supporting the professional development of early childhood teachers across Europe. Finally, it proposes an alternative way to integrate the use of observational rating scales of early childhood education environments’ quality in teachers’ professional development. Presenting up-to-date scholarly research on global trends, this is an easily accessible, practical, yet scholarly source of information for researchers, policy makers and practitioners.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Athanasios Gregoriadis

  • University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece

    Vasilis Grammatikopoulos

  • Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Evridiki Zachopoulou

About the editors

Athanasios Gregoriadis is an Assistant Professor in Early Years at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.


Vasilis Grammatikopoulos is an Assistant Professor in Educational Evaluation at the University of Crete, Greece.


Evridiki Zachopoulou is a Professor in the Department of Early Childhood Education at the Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece.


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