Androusou Alexandra, Department of Education in Preschool Age, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Tsafos Vasilios, Department of Education in Preschool Age, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
The following article presents an account of a refresher course for teachers which took place in Athens (Greece) within the 2019-2020 school-year and targeted the integration of refugee children into mainstream schools making the most of the methodology of action research. The first part presents the group of trainees and trainers and the process of its formation. It also outlines the theoretical background of the training approach. The second part presents the ways of organizing the training action, the pace gradually achieved and the retraining perspective that was adopted during the two phases, before and after the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. Finally, the reflections of the participating teachers lead to an overall evaluation of the way in which the training process adopted led to the creation of a practice and learning community.
Action Research, Training, Community of Learning and Practice, Refugees Education
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APA:
Alexandra, A., & Vasilios, T., (2020). Action Research and Professional Community of Learning and Practice: A Dynamic Synergy of Educators Even During the Pandemic. Journal of Education and Teaching Methodology (JETM), ISSN: 2652-7286, NADIA, 1(2), 25-36. doi: 10.33832/jetm.2020.1.2.02.
MLA:
Alexandra, Androusou, et al. “Action Research and Professional Community of Learning and Practice: A Dynamic Synergy of Educators Even During the Pandemic.” Journal of Education and Teaching Methodology, ISSN: 2652-7286, NADIA, vol. 1, no. 2, 2020, pp. 25-36. JETM, http://article.nadiapub.com/JETM/vol1_no_2/2.html.
IEEE:
[1] A. Alexandra, and T. Vasilios, "Action Research and Professional Community of Learning and Practice: A Dynamic Synergy of Educators Even During the Pandemic." Journal of Education and Teaching Methodology (JETM), ISSN: 2652-7286, NADIA, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 25-36, Dec 2020.
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