Cognitive Object: Management and Practicum in Primary Education

CONTACT DETAILS

email: nκalex@primedu.uoa.gr

Phone: +30 210 368 8538

Address: Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 20 Ippokratous Street, 106 80 Athens, Greece.

Education

• Doctorate Degree in Education Management, Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

• Master's Degree in Comparative Education. Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

• Master's Degree in Contemporary Politics and History. University of London, Birkbeck College.

• Bachelor's Degree in Primary Education, Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

• Bachelor's Degree in Methodology History and Theory of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Professional and academic experience

• Assistant Professor at the Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2022 -  ).

• Member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff at the Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2019-2022).

• Teacher in Greek public primary schools (2002-2019)

• Teacher in Greek primary schools of London - United Kingdom (2000-2002).

• Supply Teacher English primary schools of London – United Kingdom (2000-2002).

• Academic scholar of teaching at the undergraduate students of the Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2016-2019).

• Contract lecturer at the Postgraduate Studies Program of Harokopio University (2012-2018).

• Contract lecturer at the Postgraduate Studies Program of the Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2016-2019).

• Scientific and Laboratory Associate at the Annual Pedagogical Training Program and the General Department of Pedagogical Studies at the School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (2002-2018).

Research interests

• Educational management.

• Organization and operation of school units.

• Communication and interpersonal relationships at school.

• School leadership.

• Practicum.

Indicative, recent publications

Skoulidas, N., Alexopoulos, N., & Raptis, N. (2024). Higher Education Students’ Perceptions of Risk and Crisis Management in Universities. European Journal of Education and Pedagogy, 5(2), 74-85. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejedu.2024.5.2.805

Alexopoulos, N., & Dimas, H. (2023). Lifelong Professional Development and Learning Communities in Contemporary Schools: Views of Primary School Teachers. Creative Education, 14(13), 2617-2641. https://doi.org/10.4236/ce.2023.1413168  

Tsoli, K., Babalis, T., Alexopoulos, N., & Tselepidi, R. (2022). Separating school principal's administrative and pedagogical Tasks: Views of the Greek teachers. World Journal of Education, 12(5), 10-18. https://doi.org/10.5430/wje.v12n5p10

Alexopoulos, N., Rogari, G., & Raptis, N. (2022). Behavioral factors affecting the acclimatization of newly appointed teachers in primary schools: An empirical investigation. International Journal of Educational Methodology, 8(1), 39-54. https://doi.org/10.12973/ijem.8.1.39

Alexopoulos, N. (2020). Primary School Teacher Union Participation in Greece. In: R. Papa (ed.), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Educational Administration. Oxford University Press https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.764