TEACHER-CHILD INTERACTIONS AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Course Information
TitleΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΙΚΗ ΑΛΛΗΛΕΠΙΔΡΑΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΕΣ ΣΧΕΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΡΟΣΧΟΛΙΚΗ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗ / TEACHER-CHILD INTERACTIONS AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
CodeΥ05
FacultyEducation
SchoolEarly Childhood Education
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorAthanasios Gregoriadis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600024256

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Epistīmṓn Proscholikīs Agōgīs kai Ekpaídeusīs (2024-sīmera)

Registered students: 237
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course115
Class Information
Academic Year2024 – 2025
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600252072
SectionInstructors
1. 1ο Τμήμα (ΑΕΜ που λήγουν σε: 1, 3, 5, 7 και 9)Athanasios Gregoriadis
2. 2ο Τμήμα (ΑΕΜ που λήγουν σε 0, 2, 4, 6 και 8)Athanasios Gregoriadis
EPIChallenges
  • European Values
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
  • 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
- To get to know the basic theoretical models and dimensions of the teacher-student relationship in early childhood education. -To connect the role and practices of the teacher with the impact on the child's behavior and adaptation. - Solve case studies and critical incidents involving teacher-child interaction. - To be able to develop a positive social climate in the early childhood education classroom. - To get to know the contemporary, research-evidence, classroom team management framework. -To be informed about the international literature findings and the importance of the teacher-child relationship in his development and performance. -To get acquainted with the design of intervention programs to strengthen the quality of relationships in the preschool classroom
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • 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
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • 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)
This course focuses on the ecosystem of social relationships in the early childhood education classroom and how the educator can support children and strengthen these relationships. Positive teacher-student interactions and building a quality relationship with each individual student is the key vehicle for supporting and empowering students. The framework of the course is based on three main pillars: a) understanding the value of the kindergarten teacher-student dyadic relationship, and what are the characteristics of a high quality relationship, b) developing strategies and skills to create positive relationships with each student and creating a positive classroom climate, and c) the principles of effective classroom management. The course offers the student the necessary theoretical support, contemporary research knowledge and practical guidance to utilize the principles of positive discipline and positive classroom management strategies and avoid exclusionary and negative discipline practices.
Keywords
Teacher-child relationship, teacher-child interactions, classroom management, teacher-child communication
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Multimedia
  • Book
  • Scientific literature
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
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Power point presentations, supportive materials uploaded to e-class, videos, e-mail communication.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures39✓
Reading Assigment30✓✓
Written assigments30✓✓
Small assignments-quizzes26✓
Total125
Student Assessment
Description
Students’ evaluation will be formative (formative assessment). Students are informed in details in the first lecture about their assignments and the way they will be graded. Overall, they have to submit a combination of essays and answer quizzes from different lectures. The essays vary regarding their content (e.g. case studies, problem solving, critical thinking about a research topic).
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
  • Small assignments-quizzes (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Μπίκος, Κ. (2011). Κοινωνικές Σχέσεις και Αλληλεπίδραση στη Σχολική Τάξη. Θεσσαλονίκη: Ζυγός. Hulac, D. M., & Briesch, A. M. (2021). Αποτελεσματική Διαχείριση της Συμπεριφοράς στη Σχολική Τάξη. (Επιμ. Ελένη Διδασκάλου). Αθήνα: Πεδίο. ISBN: 978-960-635-266-9 Σταμάτη, Π. (2015). Προσχολική και πρωτοσχολική παιδαγωγική. Επικοινωνιακές διαστάσεις της εκπαιδευτικής διαδικασίας. Αθήνα: Διάδραση. ISBN: 978-618-5059-27-9
Additional bibliography for study
Σύγχρονη επιστημονική αρθρογραφία με ελληνικά και αγγλικά επιστημονικά άρθρα των τελευταίων πέντε ετών.
Last Update
16-04-2024