https://toarcheio.org To Archeio project site Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:32:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.1 https://toarcheio.org/items/hope-for-a-different-kind-of-pedagogy-in-greece-in-times-of-crisis/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:47 +0000 http://arc.local/items/hope-for-a-different-kind-of-pedagogy-in-greece-in-times-of-crisis/ Continued]]> This paper is based on a study conducted in 2014 that aimed to learn more about teachers’ experiences of the recent political and economical changes in Greece and the new challenges that stem from these, as well as teachers’ perceptions of the possibilities for the future. This study attempted to seek out possibilities of hope, particularly those possibilities which are articulated by teachers. Specifically, it attempted to explore how we can build on the strengths of the present education system in order to transform it and create a different system that will suit the current major societal changes and face the challenging circumstances. Throughout this study, it is not assumed that teachers have solutions, nor that they are solely responsible for reconstruction, but rather that they have a worthwhile contribution that may offer possibilities, and which should be heard. As a result, this research study endeavoured to give voice to teachers’ concerns, anxieties, commitments, and hopes. This paper focuses on teachers’ views about the possible role of the Greek education system in the reconstruction of society and political life in post-crisis Greece, and on teachers’ hopes about the creation of an education system that will suit the current major societal changes and face the challenging new circumstances.

]]> https://toarcheio.org/items/youth-heterotopias-in-precarious-times-the-students-autonomous-collectivity/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:43 +0000 http://arc.local/items/youth-heterotopias-in-precarious-times-the-students-autonomous-collectivity/ Continued]]> Under the structural restraints of the current financial, social and political crisis, I examine the case of a collectivity of students in Greece as an alternative small-scale form of political and cultural action, and I explore its dynamics and limits. I claim that the ‘collectivity’ is a form of heterotopia, that is, a specific social and cultural space, which somehow reflects and at the same time distorts, unsettles or inverts other spaces. In particular, I seek to uncover the rituals, practices and mentalities produced by the participants of this youth cultural space, and to understand how new subjectivities and collectivities come into being. In this context, I discuss some of the relevant literature on youth political participation. Furthermore, I illustrate the debate about ‘autonomy’ and ‘hegemony’ within social and political theory today.

]]> https://toarcheio.org/items/crisis-and-education-in-southern-europe-the-effects-of-austerity-and-ideology/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:39 +0000 http://arc.local/items/crisis-and-education-in-southern-europe-the-effects-of-austerity-and-ideology/ Continued]]> Since the mid-1970s, the countries of Southern Europe have been approaching European education patterns. This result can be observed in the positive dynamics and convergence with the rest of Europe. However, despite these visible results, the convergence was more evident up until the outbreak of the crisis, where the overall economic and political conditions also brought changes in policymaking in education to the Southern European countries, both in terms of policy priorities and educational outcomes. Therefore, while economic hardship and austere programs are a common trait in recent years, the changes cannot be directly or simply attributed to economic or financial constraints; these changes are mainly due to different political options endorsed by the governments of Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece. The main empirical sources are the Eurostat and the OECD. Other empirical material relates to national reports produced in the framework of an international project: ECSE International Report, Educational Challenges in Southern Europe. Equity and efficiency in a time of crisis.

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