A plan to present the Greeks abroad through the Project method

The present paper is concerned with students’ sensitization about the Greeks abroad who are introduced through the Project method to reinforce national awareness, especially during an economic crisis period when the economic choices followed by Greece are disapproved. The dynamics of the Greek communities abroad towards the economic and cultural development of the countries of reception and the concurrent enhancement of their bonds with Greece are pinpointed. The contact between the Greek native students and the offspring of the Greeks abroad is pursued towards an exchange of viewpoints, considerations and information about issues of politics, economy and culture. As a result, they all have a sense of solidarity in an expanded Greece encompassing the Greeks’ communities abroad. History and the History of Civilization are utilized to present this topic through the Project method. This way, emphasis is placed on migration, national identity, solidarity and the dynamics developed by the population mobility in the globalized societies. The Project method forms the suitable ground to cultivate and develop such objectives. Thus, students will formulate perceptions and examine the specific issues from a different perspective. A combination of theoretical issues of nationalism with a post-modern narration about nationalism in the globalized societies is conducted, where the national identity is reinforced and the citizens’ role in the globalized societies is not overlooked. 

Considerations on national identity in the Greek education policy: historic and religious dimensions

Στο άρθρο διερευνάται η εκπαιδευτική πολιτικήγια την Ιστορία και τα Θρησκευτικά στο ελληνι-κό εκπαιδευτικό σύστημα με επικέντρωση στησύνθετη εθνική και θρησκευτική αφήγηση για τορόλο και τη δυναμική του σχολείου στη μεταβί-βαση αξιών και θρησκευτικών-εθνικών προτύ-πων. Παρουσιάζονται οι αντιστάσεις μιας παρα-δοσιακής πολιτικής, που σημειολογικά εστιάζεταιστον εθνοκεντρισμό, μέσα από πολιτικά και πνευ-ματικά σύμβολα, που ρητά ή υπόρρητα απο-μειώνουν προσεγγίσεις για μια διαπολιτισμικήπροσέγγιση, που προϋποθέτει μετασχηματισμότης νοηματοδότησης του «εθνικού» μέσω τηςπροώθησης αρχών ολοκλήρωσης και ενοποίη-σης ως συντελεστών για τη διαμόρφωση πολιτών,που θα μπορούν να εντάσσονται σε διευρυμέναπολιτικά και πολιτισμικά περιβάλλοντα.ΛΕΞΕΙΣ-ΚΛΕΙΔΙΑ: Εθνική ταυτότητα, Ελλάδα,Στο άρθρο διερευνάται η εκπαιδευτική πολιτικήγια την Ιστορία και τα Θρησκευτικά στο ελληνι-κό εκπαιδευτικό σύστημα με επικέντρωση στησύνθετη εθνική και θρησκευτική αφήγηση για τορόλο και τη δυναμική του σχολείου στη μεταβί-βαση αξιών και θρησκευτικών-εθνικών προτύ-πων. Παρουσιάζονται οι αντιστάσεις μιας παρα-δοσιακής πολιτικής, που σημειολογικά εστιάζεταιστον εθνοκεντρισμό, μέσα από πολιτικά και πνευ-ματικά σύμβολα, που ρητά ή υπόρρητα απο-μειώνουν προσεγγίσεις για μια διαπολιτισμικήπροσέγγιση, που προϋποθέτει μετασχηματισμότης νοηματοδότησης του «εθνικού» μέσω τηςπροώθησης αρχών ολοκλήρωσης και ενοποίη-σης ως συντελεστών για τη διαμόρφωση πολιτών,που θα μπορούν να εντάσσονται σε διευρυμέναπολιτικά και πολιτισμικά περιβάλλοντα.ΛΕΞΕΙΣ-ΚΛΕΙΔΙΑ: Εθνική ταυτότητα, Ελλάδα,This paper is concerned with the instructionof History and Religious Education in theGreek education system. Concentration isplaced on the complex national and religiousnarrative about the school dynamics relatedto the values and religious-national patternstransfer. The resistant traditional policy is portrayedand, in terms of semantics, it focuseson nation-centralization through politicaland spiritual symbols. They confine, explicitlyor implicitly, the approach towards the interculturalconcept which forms the prerequisiteof the transformation that makes the conceptof “national” meaningful through thepromotion of completeness and unificationprinciples as factors towards the formation ofcitizens capable of being incorporated in theexpanded political and cultural environment

A plan to present the Greeks abroad through the Project method

The present paper is concerned with students’ sensitization about the Greeks abroad who are introduced through the Project method to reinforce national awareness, especially during an economic crisis period when the economic choices followed by Greece are disapproved. The dynamics of the Greek communities abroad towards the economic and cultural development of the countries of reception and the concurrent enhancement of their bonds with Greece are pinpointed. The contact between the Greek native students and the offspring of the Greeks abroad is pursued towards an exchange of viewpoints, considerations and information about issues of politics, economy and culture. As a result, they all have a sense of solidarity in an expanded Greece encompassing the Greeks’ communities abroad. History and the History of Civilization are utilized to present this topic through the Project method. This way, emphasis is placed on migration, national identity, solidarity and the dynamics developed by the population mobility in the globalized societies. The Project method forms the suitable ground to cultivate and develop such objectives. Thus, students will formulate perceptions and examine the specific issues from a different perspective. A combination of theoretical issues of nationalism with a post-modern narration about nationalism in the globalized societies is conducted, where the national identity is reinforced and the citizens’ role in the globalized societies is not overlooked. 

Ο ρόλος των ερωτηματολογίων ανίχνευσης και της εξέτασης από επαγγελματίες υγείας στην αναγνώριση της σεξουαλικής κακοποίησης σε παιδιά και εφήβους: βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση

Η σεξουαλική κακοποίηση ανηλίκων είναι ένα φαινόμενο που έχει απασχολήσει την επιστημονική κοινότητα τις τελευταίες δεκαετίες. Αν και τα περιστατικά παιδικής σεξουαλικής κακοποίησης αυξάνονται παγκοσμίως, υπάρχει μεγάλο κενό στην διεθνή βιβλιογραφία για τις απαραίτητες μεθόδους και για τη συμβολή της ψυχομετρίας και της τεχνολογίας στην ορθή διάγνωσή της. Η παρούσα βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση έγινε με βάση τις κατευθυντήριες οδηγίες PRISMA. Έχει σαν στόχο την ανάλυση των ψυχομετρικών ιδιοτήτων των βασικών ερωτηματολογίων ανίχνευσης της κακοποίησης, καθώς και τη διερεύνηση της αποτελεσματικότητας και των δυσκολιών της εξέτασης από επαγγελματίες υγείας. Τα ερωτηματολόγια που αναλύονται είναι τα ICAST, CTQ-CTQ/SF, ETI-ETISR-ETI-SR/SF τα οποία αξιολογούν τραυματικές εμπειρίες της παιδικής ηλικίας ή ιστορικό κακοποίησης. Αν και υπάρχουν στοιχεία σε σχέση με την αξιοπιστία των ερωτηματολογίων υπάρχουν ωστόσο κενά ως προς την εγκυρότητά τους. Από την έρευνα φάνηκε ότι τα πιο ειδικά ερωτηματολόγια ανίχνευσης για την παιδική σεξουαλική κακοποίηση, είναι τα ICAST, CTQ/SF και ETI-SR/SF με βασικούς περιορισμούς στο καθένα. Ως προς την σωματική εξέταση από επαγγελματίες υγείας η ορθή διάγνωση εξαρτάται από την επιστημονική εξειδίκευση, το χρόνο εξέτασης και από διαπροσωπικούς και ψυχολογικούς παράγοντες. Συμπερασματικά, φαίνεται πως η λήψη ιστορικού και η διεπιστημονική προσέγγιση παίζουν σημαντικό ρόλο στη διάγνωση της σεξουαλικής κακοποίησης.Child sexual abuse is a phenomenon that scientific community investigates in recent decades. Although the incidents of child sexual abuse are increasing, there is a large gap in research regarding their correct diagnosis, the methods needed and the contribution of psychometry and technology to it. The aim of this literature review is the analysis of the psychometric properties of basic abuse screening questionnaires as well as the research that exists around the effectiveness and barriers of the examination by health professionals. The questionnaires analyzed are ICAST, CTQ-CTQ / SF, ETI-ETISR-ETI-SR / SF which assess traumatic childhood experiences or a history of abuse. Although there is evidence regarding the reliability of the questionnaires, there are gaps as for their validity. The present research shows that the most powerful screening questionnaires for child sexual abuse are ICAST, CTQ / SF and ETI-SR / SF with remarkable restrictions on each. As for the physical examination by health professionals, the correct diagnosis depends on the scientific specialization, the examination time and interpersonal and psychological factors. History-taking and multidisciplinary approach seem to play a very important role in the diagnosis of sexual abus

Psychosocial interventions for community-dwelling people following diagnosis of mild to moderate dementia: findings of a systematic scoping review

National policies and evidence reviews recommend psychosocial interventions (PIs) as an essential support, particularly in the period following dementia diagnosis. However, availability and uptake of these interventions are comparatively low. One of the reasons for this is that clinicians lack information about what might be provided and the potential benefits of different interventions. This article identifies and describes PIs for community-dwelling people following diagnosis of mild to moderate dementia and presents the available evidence to inform practice decisions. A systematic scoping review was employed to map the evidence relating to PIs for this group. This identified 63 relevant studies, testing 69 interventions, which could be grouped into 6 intervention categories: 20 cognition-oriented, 11 behavior-oriented, 11 stimulation-oriented, 13 emotion-oriented, 5 social-oriented, and 9 multimodal. There were three targets for outcome measurement of these PIs: the person with dementia, the family caregiver, and the person–caregiver dyad. Over 154 outcome measures were identified in the studies, with outcomes measured across 11 main domains. The lack of a classification framework for PIs means it is difficult to create a meaningful synthesis of the breadth of relevant evidence to guide clinical practice. Possible dimensions of a classification framework are proposed to begin to address this gap

Examining the Nature of the Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN)-Orthographic Processing Relationship in University Students

According to Bowers and Wolf (1993), rapid automatized naming (RAN) is related to reading because of its contribution to orthographic processing. However, the nature of the RAN-orthographic processing relationship remains unclear. Thus, the purpose of this study was two-fold: (a) to examine the relationship of RAN with different measures of orthographic processing (lexical and sub-lexical; accuracy and response time) and (b) to examine what processing skills may account for the relationship between RAN and orthographic processing. One hundred university students (70 females; mean age = 21.42 years, SD = 2.59) were tested on measures of RAN, orthographic processing, discrete naming, phonological recoding, and speed of processing. The results indicated that RAN correlates only with lexical orthographic processing response time and that phonological recoding speed explains the RAN-orthographic processing relationship. These findings suggest that RAN contributes to how quickly letter sequences are mapped in order to form the orthographic representations which are important for whole word recognition

The Social Self of Child Refugee through Cinema: A Sociological – Educational Approach

This paper is concerned with contemporary cinema films about refugees in an attempt to highlight their social self through redefined identities. The refugee issue is a crucial one to the global community. Political structures are tested by population mobility, while the democratic system is also challenged. The interpretation of discourse determinant to refugee social self is supported through studying cinema films. Focus is placed on screenplay, image and expression of feelings by the actors.&#x0D; Five films portraying child refugees’ life trajectories are utilized to highlight the reconstruction of their social selves, while struggling for survival and violently being introduced to early adulthood. Cultural issues are correlated with social meanings and interpretative discourse patterns based on the way they are illustrated in the films. The film itself becomes discourse expressing the reality through correlating meanings constructed within the social, political and cultural setting. The unfolding of films, as interpretative patterns, includes knowledge that is the meanings of everyday life conducive to shaping emotions, attitudes and behaviours. The combination between the film narrative and social web forms the basis on which the political discourse pattern is approached, while the meaning emanates from the co-articulated domineering and conflicting discourses.&#x0D; Following the massive population transfer to Europe, due to wars, domestic conflicts, political reversals and climate change, this time period forms the breeding ground to study refugee-related film theoretical discourse. This analysis will contribute to self-reflection through studying the hidden aspects of refugee life. Everyday refugee-related political discourses highlight the effects on the economic system and political structures, while the dimension of the citizen – refugee is concealed. Thus, the refugee, as individual and social subject, is invisible, excluded and marginalized. Films on refugees are conducive to increasing the different ways of viewing their lives in modern societies. At the same time, the education system is challenged to integrate child refugees through meaningful educational practices.</jats:p