Sotiropoulou Eleni

Eleni Sotiropoulou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Early Childhood Education and Care, University of West Attica, in the field of study “Pedagogy with emphasis on early childhood education and care”. She has completed her PhD thesis at the Aristotle University of Greece, Department of Early Childhood Education, having studied education for citizenship in preschool and middle school age. She holds two Master’s degrees from the Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Macedonia: (a) in Education Sciences with a specialization in “Educational Policy and Research” and (b) in Pedagogy with a specialization in “Cultural Studies and New Technologies”. She has also completed her studies (BA) as (a) a Kindergarten Teacher at the University of Western Macedonia and (b) as an Early Childhood Educator at the Alexandrio Technological Educational Institute (present International Hellenic University of Greece). Her research interests, among others, focus on early childhood education and care issues, the pedagogy of care, the child’s well-being, the education for citizenship, pedagogical programmes/good pedagogical practices, inclusion and multicultural education, educational interventions for children of immigrants/refugees and vulnerable groups, international/national educational policy and strategy in early childhood education and care and professional development of educators. She has participated in research projects as a researcher and in various educational projects as (a) a coordinator, (b) an expert, (c) a syllabus and curriculum editor and (d) an author of educational textbooks. Her articles have been published in international journals, as chapters in books and in conference proceedings.