SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM

Course Information
TitleΠΡΟΣΕΓΓΙΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΩΝ ΣΧΕΣΕΩΝ ΣΤΟ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΟ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ / SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM
CodeΣΤ.1.233
FacultyEducation
SchoolEarly Childhood Education
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorAthanasios Gregoriadis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID80000295
Class Information
Academic Year2016 – 2017
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours2
Class ID
600067701
Course Type 2016-2020
  • General Knowledge
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
-Familiarization with elements of verbal and non verbal communication -Learn basic theoretical models of pedagogic interaction -Practice with basic analytical tools and methods of intervention to address behavior problems -Develop skills and knowledge for effective interactions and conflict resolution in the classroom.
General Competences
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Pedagogic interaction: Current theories and models  Symbolic nature of interaction and communication  Peer group structure: formal and informal  Peer group structure: teacher role  Socio-metric method in early childhood education  Interpersonal expectations of the teacher: self-fulfilling prophecies  Non -verbal communication: types, problems and ways to facilitate it  Verbal communication: types, problems, and ways to improve it  Case studies: problem solving concerning teacher-child relationships I  Case studies: problem solving concerning teacher-child relationships II
Keywords
teacher-child relationships, social relationships, peer rejection,
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Audio
  • Interactive excersises
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Power point presentations, e-mail communication with students, videos, uploading education resources in the department's website.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures26✓
Laboratory Work6✓
Fieldwork12✓✓
Reading Assigment18✓✓
Other / Others13✓
Total75
Student Assessment
Description
Students’ evaluation will be formative (formative assessment). They will be evaluated in four different tasks: a) presentation of an article, b) a quiz test, c) a problem solving task, and d) the final essay.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Γκότοβος, Α. (1999). Παιδαγωγική αλληλεπίδραση. Επικοινωνία και κοινωνική μάθηση στο σχολείο. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Gutenberg, ISBN: 978-960-01-0262-8. Αυγητίδου, Σ. (επίμ). (2008). Συνεργατική μάθηση στην προσχολική εκπαίδευση: έρευνα και εφαρμογές. Αθήνα: Εκδότης: Gutenberg Μπίκος, Κ. (2004). Αλληλεπίδραση και κοινωνικές σχέσεις στη σχολική τάξη. Αθήνα: Ελληνικά Γράμματα. Κακανά, Μ. Δ. (2008). Η Ομαδοσυνεργατική διδασκαλία και Μάθηση. Θεσσαλονίκη: Εκδοτικός Οίκος Κυριακίδης
Additional bibliography for study
Σύγχρονη επιστημονική αρθρογραφία με ελληνικά και αγγλικά επιστημονικά άρθρα των τελευταίων πέντε ετών
Last Update
12-06-2013