In this article the introductory training course of the newly appointed teachers in Primary and Secondary Education is attempted to be evaluated. The training discussed was realized in the 1^st Regional Training Centre of Thessaloniki in the academic year 2003-04.
After a brief account of the historical background of the institution of teacher training in our country (with an extensive reference to the Regional Training Centres), the necessity of introductory training is analyzed, the organizational framework and the contents of the introductory training course in the academic year 2003-04 are cited and the planning and process of the course are presented. Then the training course in question is evaluated with the help of two types of questionnaires. The first was addressed to the trainers and the second to the trainees. The analysis of the data of this survey was done using the statistical package SPSS.
The current attempt aims to contribute to the amelioration of the planning, organization and application of this course which is the only form of systematic training in the fields of Primary and Secondary Education in our country.

 

Immigration has emerged as a separate sector in the European Union policy, which is requested to confront certain issues such as the demographic decline, the retirement system, legal and illegal migration and so on. Actual problems of the society  (e.g. the degradation of the Welfare State) are often associated with the stigmatization of immigrants causing a shift of the public viewpoint towards a more xenophobic attitude.  This also becomes evident in the migration policies adopted by the European countries. For the avoidance of xenophobic attitudes that are against the immigrants and their social integration what is required is the international cooperation aiming at the formation of a new citizenship. The European citizen of 21^st century should share individual, social and political rights, based on dignity, freedom, equality and justice.

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TThis paper presents a hypermedia Web system for creating and managing learning material. The educational data is structured on categories that can be easily accessed and studied. Creation of lessons is based on filling and connecting templates with raw educational data. Then it presents cases of utilizing the system in lifelong learning actions and it documents its positive and negative aspects, as they result from educators and learners. The main objective of our work is the assessment of the system’s usability and the identification of factors which increase the acceptance of learning management systems by educators and learners.

This paper aims to examine issues relating to Citizenship Education in England. Compared to other European countries it took England a long time and a huge debate before finally Citizenship Education was formally introduced in the formal curriculum. The paper is divided in two parts: the first serves as an “introduction” to the current multicultural status of England and to the implications for Democratic Citizenship while the second focuses solely on Citizenship Education and its current status in England.