Social Sciences and Humanities School

She is still the Director of the Series: Education: Design, Organization, Administration, at Pedio Publications.

She taught as a Visiting Professor in the Postgraduate and Undergraduate Programs of the Department of Educational Sciences of the University of Cyprus, as well as in the Postgraduate Program of Studies “Gender and New Technologies in Education” implemented by the TEPAES of the University of the Aegean. She teaches in the Postgraduate Program of Studies of the University of Crete, “Critical Pedagogy” and in the Transnational Postgraduate Program of Studies of the National University of Athens “Counseling Psychology and Pedagogy”.

Her research interests and writings focus on issues of Pedagogy and Preschool/Early Childhood Education, particularly in the cognitive areas of Teaching Methodology, Curriculum Design and Evaluation, Social and Moral Learning, Religious Education in the context of Intercultural Education, Creative Learning, Inclusive Education, Smooth Transition, Differentiated Teaching and Learning, Play-Based Teaching, as well as School-Family-Community Collaboration.

He is the author and co-editor of 28 scientific books from national and international publishing houses, including the following: Family and Kindergarten Collaboration: Theory – Research – Teaching Suggestions (2008), Teaching Methods. Enhancing Children’s Learning from Kindergarten to High School (2009), Basic Principles of Assessment in Preschool Education (2010), Ethics and Education: Dilemmas and Perspectives (2011), Introduction to the Didactics of Kindergarten Pedagogical Work: Theoretical Approaches and Teaching Applications (2012), Space as a Pedagogical Field in Preschool Learning Environments: Design and Organization (2014), Pedagogy of Play in Preschool and School Education. Learning for Life (2016), Smooth Transition to Preschool. Policy and International Strategies for Smooth Transition to Life (2016), Teacher Evaluation: A Methodological Proposal (2015). Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood Education and Training. Connecting Structures with Science and Practice (2018), Social Skills in Preschool. Supporting Social and Behavioral Learning (2018), Child Interaction: Perspectives, Activities and Outcomes. (2020), Ethics of Research with Children (2020), Greek Educators on Co – Inclusive Education. Views and Practices on General School (2020), Differentiated Teaching and Learning in Greek preschool and school Education Teachers’ views (2021), Child Interaction: Perspectives, Activities and Outcomes (2021), Developmentally Appropriate Transition Practices. A Successful Transition for All Children within the Greek School and Preschool Environments (2021), Modern and Asynchronous Distance Teaching and Learning (2022), Teaching Methods, Strategies and Practices. Contemporary Inclusive Classrooms in Greece (2024).

Many of her books have been translated into five languages. She has also edited Proceedings of International Conferences and has published over 180 research papers and articles in international peer-reviewed journals, in collective volumes and conference proceedings https://earlychildhoodpedagogy.gr She has supervised 17 complete PhD Theses at the University of Ioannina, has co-supervised over 20 PhD Theses at the University of Ioannina, the University of Crete, the University of Thessaly and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, while she has co-supervised 16 complete PhD Theses at the University of Cyprus. Her PhDs serve as academic members in various Greek Universities and Education executives.