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Papers by Maria Balatsou

Conatus, 2024

The measures of obligatory vaccination against COVID-19 disease in Greece, have failed to cater ... more The measures of obligatory vaccination against COVID-19 disease in Greece, have failed to
cater to people, who for serious medical reasons, were prohibited by their private doctors to
be vaccinated. This fact, however, leads to their unwilling social seclusion, since they cannot
obtain the vaccination certificate that ensures access to all social activities. They are, therefore,
faced with the dilemma of consenting to vaccination, disregarding possible health or even fatal
consequences, or social exclusion and isolation. This research study aims to discuss this ethical
conflict, between what is considered ethical for society in contrast to restriction of personal
will and health. It wishes to rediscover the very essence of the commitment to protecting
human rights-health and social well-being. This dilemma will be viewed and examined under
the scope of core ethical values and principles met in Hippocrates’ oath and the fundamental
ethical theory of Utilitarianism. The study will try, drawing from these ethical theories and
definitions, to test these questions and conclude on what the indicative ethical choice is. The
study wishes to propose suggestions of measures that can be taken to ensure equal operations
for all citizens, based on medical ethics and self-disposition principles. It will also propose
actions that should be put in the equation, sensitive groups. We feel that a balanced ethical
approach that does not accentuate disparities within and among different groups, could ensure
health equality, better social resilience, and commitment to effective prospective preparedness.

Proceedings of The 4th International Conference on Applied Research in Education, May 20, 2022

The development of biotechnology during the last decades brings societies and policymakers to a f... more The development of biotechnology during the last decades brings societies and policymakers to a fresh view on how to communicate and manage the biotechnological knowledge and ethical aspects that arise, concurrently. During the era of biotechnological accomplishments and globalization, a new field of ethics arises, the field of Bioethics. It aims to balance between the dangers that emerge because of the implementation of biotechnological accomplishments on human life and their benefits. Through the promotion of Bioethics education, everyone has to realize his personality, his mentality, his citizenship, and his connection to others. Many educational institutes worldwide embody bioethical courses for their students and an adequate number of curricula have been created for this purpose. Researchers and educators accord with the necessity of public ethical and bioethical literacy already from elementary school. At the same time in many seminars organized by the Committees on Bioethics, the appropriateness of teaching Bioethics primarily is presented and organizations worldwide support the introduction of Bioethics courses in the curricula. The majority of European countries have incorporated ethics and bioethics courses into their curricula for Primary Education. Greece amongst other countries is the exception to that rule. The goal of this dissertation is to convince the local education policymakers about the importance of Bioethics education so as to include ethics and bioethics courses in the Greek educational system, in all grades and especially in elementary school, based on the necessity for the creation of educated future citizens for the country and the world.

International Journal of Social Science and Human Research, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and seve... more The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and severe changes in the schools in Greece. The Ministry of education had to guarantee that learning would be safeguarded as well as impose several measures to mitigate the effects of this unfamiliar situation. Different strategies were followed regarding special needs schools and standard schools. The aim of this article is to investigate how satisfactory the measures were considered by parents and teachers of both schools. Moreover, we seek to explore if the trust of the stakeholders of education was increased or whether it was a lost opportunity to enhance trust among parents, teachers, and the Ministry of Education. For the purpose of our study, we delivered questionnaires among the teachers and parents of both schools as well as conducted semi-structured interviews with the headmasters of the school units. Also, a rigorous and extensive study of the orders issued by the Ministry was done. ...

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Applied Research in Education, 2022

The development of biotechnology during the last decades brings societies and policymakers to a f... more The development of biotechnology during the last decades brings societies and policymakers to a fresh view on how to communicate and manage the biotechnological knowledge and ethical aspects that arise, concurrently. During the era of biotechnological accomplishments and globalization, a new field of ethics arises, the field of Bioethics. It aims to balance between the dangers that emerge because of the implementation of biotechnological accomplishments on human life and their benefits. Through the promotion of Bioethics education, everyone has to realize his personality, his mentality, his citizenship, and his connection to others. Many educational institutes worldwide embody bioethical courses for their students and an adequate number of curricula have been created for this purpose. Researchers and educators accord with the necessity of public ethical and bioethical literacy already from elementary school. At the same time in many seminars organized by the Committees on Bioethics, the appropriateness of teaching Bioethics primarily is presented and organizations worldwide support the introduction of Bioethics courses in the curricula. The majority of European countries have incorporated ethics and bioethics courses into their curricula for Primary Education. Greece amongst other countries is the exception to that rule. The goal of this dissertation is to convince the local education policymakers about the importance of Bioethics education so as to include ethics and bioethics courses in the Greek educational system, in all grades and especially in elementary school, based on the necessity for the creation of educated future citizens for the country and the world.

Signum 4-5, 2020

Σημείωμα της Σύνταξης ΑΡΘΡΑ 1. Η δυνατότητα μιας γνωσιοθεωρίας της αρχιτεκτονικής, Κώστας Αποστολ... more Σημείωμα της Σύνταξης ΑΡΘΡΑ 1. Η δυνατότητα μιας γνωσιοθεωρίας της αρχιτεκτονικής, Κώστας Αποστολίδης 2. Ανορθολογισμός και αισθητικότητα. Ο Oswald Sprengler και η «φαούστεια» φιλοσοφία της μουσικής, Μάρκος Τσέτσος 3. Η μεταναστευτική οικογενειακή συνθήκη σε διεθνικό περιβάλλον, Κατερίνα Βασιλικού 4. Πράξις και Συμβάν: Αντιφάσεις της κοινωνικοϊστορικής θέσμισης, Βασίλης Ρωμανός 5. O COVID-19 και οι προϋποθέσεις για τη συνταγματική αναγνώριση του ατομικού δικαιώματος πρόσβασης στην ενέργεια, Ευγενία Τζαννίνη 6. Η συμβολή των μεταμοντέρνων θεωριών και της Κριτικής Παιδαγωγικής στο σύγχρονο Αναλυτικό Πρόγραμμα Σπουδών: οι περιπτώσεις εκπαιδευτικής πολιτικής Ελλάδας και Κύπρου, Δημήτριος Καρακούλας 7. Γλώσσα, εγκέφαλος και φαντασία: Μια νευροφιλοσοφική προσέγγιση στο πρόβλημα της επιστημονικής γνώσης, Διονύσης Μήλεσης, Θεμιστοκλής Νικολάου 8. Ο HIV και η εμπλοκή των θεραπευομένων στη θεραπεία τους: διδάγματα για τη διαχείριση του COVID-19, Δανάη Μανωλέσου, Θεόδωρος Παπαϊωάννου 9. Η έννοια του επιστημονικού μοντέλου από τις φυσικές επιστήμες του 17ου αιώνα στη σύγχρονη φιλοσοφία της επιστήμης, Βιργινία Γρηγοριάδου 10. Η έννοια της απαλλοτρίωσης στις ταξικές σχέσεις κατά τον Max Weber, Άννα Κουμανταράκη 11. Μετανάστες και παραγωγή αστικού χώρου. Φυλετικές και ταξικές συγκρούσεις και μορφές συνεργασίας και αλληλεγγύης στην Αθήνα της κρίσης, Δάφνη Δελφάκη 12. Για τη διαμόρφωση του ηθικού-νομικού καθεστώτος περί τα δικαιώματα των ζώων στην Ελλάδα, Γεράσιμος Φίλιππας 13. Περιγραφή της εσωτερικής ομοιότητας των φυσικών φαινομένων,

nternational Journal of Educational Innovation, 2020

Περίληψη Η παρούσα πιλοτική έρευνα (pilot survey), αποτελεί προπομπό μιας ευρύτερης έρευνας που α... more Περίληψη Η παρούσα πιλοτική έρευνα (pilot survey), αποτελεί προπομπό μιας ευρύτερης έρευνας που αποσκοπεί στην καταγραφή της άποψης εκπαιδευτικών της Πρωτοβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης (ΠΕ), σχετικά με την προώθηση του Βιοηθικού Εγγραμματισμού στην ΠΕ, με την εισαγωγή της Βιοηθικής ως διδακτικού αντικειμένου στο Δημοτικό Σχολείο. Η έρευνα διεξήχθη στην Αθήνα, από 10 Μαρτίου έως 10 Μαΐου 2020 και πραγματοποιήθηκε στο πλαίσιο ελέγχου πιθανών αδυναμιών του ερευνητικού εργαλείου (ερωτηματολογίου) πριν την οριστικοποίηση του. Για τη συλλογή του δείγματος επιλέχθηκε η μέθοδος της χιονοστιβάδας (snow-ball sampling) σε εν ενεργεία εκπαιδευτικούς διαφόρων ειδικοτήτων σε δημοτικά σχολεία. Η έρευνα πληροί τις προϋποθέσεις της μικτής ερευνητικής μεθόδου, ποιοτικής και ποσοτικής αναζήτησης (τριγωνοποίηση). Τα στοιχεία συλλέχθηκαν μέσω ερωτηματολογίου ανοιχτού τύπου και υποχρέωση των ερωτηθέντων την ελεύθερη απάντηση σε 10 ερωτήματα που αφορούν στην εισαγωγή της Βιοηθικής ως διδακτικού αντικειμένου στην ΠΕ, ενώ η επεξεργασία των δεδομένων έγινε με την Μέθοδο Ανάλυσης Περιεχομένου (content analysis m e t h o d). Η π λ ε ι ο ν ό τ η τ α α υ τ ώ ν α ν τ α π ο κ ρ ί θ η κ ε θ ε τ ι κ ά σ τ η ν π ρ ο ο π τ ι κ ή δημιουργίας μαθήματος Βιοηθικής για την ΠΕ, εκφράζοντας σκέψεις και προβληματισμούς που αφορούν στην πραγμάτωση του εγχειρήματος. Το σημαντικότερο από τα ευρήματα είναι η αντίληψη της σπουδαιότητας της προώθησης του Βιοηθικού Εγγραμματισμού στην ΠΕ.

International Journal of Educational Innovation, 2020

Η παρούσα πιλοτική έρευνα (pilot survey), αποτελεί προπομπό μιας ευρύτερης έρευνας που αποσκοπεί ... more Η παρούσα πιλοτική έρευνα (pilot survey), αποτελεί προπομπό μιας ευρύτερης έρευνας
που αποσκοπεί στην καταγραφή της άποψης εκπαιδευτικών της Πρωτοβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης
(ΠΕ), σχετικά με την προώθηση του Βιοηθικού Εγγραμματισμού στην ΠΕ, με την εισαγωγή
της Βιοηθικής ως διδακτικού αντικειμένου στο Δημοτικό Σχολείο. Η έρευνα διεξήχθη στην
Αθήνα, από 10 Μαρτίου έως 10 Μαΐου 2020 και πραγματοποιήθηκε στο πλαίσιο ελέγχου
πιθανών αδυναμιών του ερευνητικού εργαλείου (ερωτηματολογίου) πριν την
οριστικοποίηση του. Για τη συλλογή του δείγματος επιλέχθηκε η μέθοδος της χιονοστιβάδας
(snow‐ball sampling) σε εν ενεργεία εκπαιδευτικούς διαφόρων ειδικοτήτων σε δημοτικά
σχολεία. Η έρευνα πληροί τις προϋποθέσεις της μικτής ερευνητικής μεθόδου, ποιοτικής και
ποσοτικής αναζήτησης (τριγωνοποίηση). Τα στοιχεία συλλέχθηκαν μέσω ερωτηματολογίου
ανοιχτού τύπου και υποχρέωση των ερωτηθέντων την ελεύθερη απάντηση σε 10 ερωτήματα
που αφορούν στην εισαγωγή της Βιοηθικής ως διδακτικού αντικειμένου στην ΠΕ, ενώ η
επεξεργασία των δεδομένων έγινε με την Μέθοδο Ανάλυσης Περιεχομένου (content analysis
method). Η πλειονότητα αυτών ανταποκρίθηκε θετικά στην προοπτική δημιουργίας
μαθήματος Βιοηθικής για την ΠΕ, εκφράζοντας σκέψεις και προβληματισμούς που αφορούν
στην πραγμάτωση του εγχειρήματος. Το σημαντικότερο από τα ευρήματα είναι η αντίληψη
της σπουδαιότητας της προώθησης του Βιοηθικού Εγγραμματισμού στην ΠΕ.

International Journal of Educational Management and Development Studies , 2022

The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary ... more The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary Education (PE) teachers with respect to the promotion of bioethics literacy in PE through the incorporation of bioethics in the syllabus of primary schools. In this study, which took place in Athens from March 10, 2020, until May 10, 2020, all the appropriate research tool refinements have been considered before its finalization. The snowball sampling method has been used for primary school teachers of various disciplines. Furthermore, the requirements of the mixed research (qualitative and quantitativetriangulation) are met. Research data have been collected through an open-ended type questionnaire comprising 10 questions pertaining to the incorporation of bioethics in the PE syllabus and the data process has been performed with the use of the Content Analysis Method. The majority of the participants showed a positive attitude towards the introduction of bioethics courses in PE and expressed their thoughts and concerns about the implementation of this endeavor. The most important finding is the perception on the importance of bioethics literacy in PE.

International Journal of Social Science And Human Research, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and seve... more The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and severe changes in the schools in Greece. The Ministry of education had to guarantee that learning would be safeguarded as well as impose several measures to mitigate the effects of this unfamiliar situation. Different strategies were followed regarding special needs schools and standard schools. The aim of this article is to investigate how satisfactory the measures were considered by parents and teachers of both schools. Moreover, we seek to explore if the trust of the stakeholders of education was increased or whether it was a lost opportunity to enhance trust among parents, teachers, and the Ministry of Education. For the purpose of our study, we delivered questionnaires among the teachers and parents of both schools as well as conducted semi-structured interviews with the headmasters of the school units. Also, a rigorous and extensive study of the orders issued by the Ministry was done. Our article concludes with several points that need to be taken into consideration in moments of crisis and suggestions on what could be done to alleviate problems in similar times of crisis.

International Journal of Educational Management and Development Studies, 2022

The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary ... more The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary Education (PE) teachers with respect to the promotion of bioethics literacy in PE through the incorporation of bioethics in the syllabus of primary schools. In this study, which took place in Athens from March 10, 2020, until May 10, 2020, all the appropriate research tool refinements have been considered before its finalization. The snowball sampling method has been used for primary school teachers of various disciplines. Furthermore, the requirements of the mixed research (qualitative and quantitativetriangulation) are met. Research data have been collected through an open-ended type questionnaire comprising 10 questions pertaining to the incorporation of bioethics in the PE syllabus and the data process has been performed with the use of the Content Analysis Method. The majority of the participants showed a positive attitude towards the introduction of bioethics courses in PE and expressed their thoughts and concerns about the implementation of this endeavor. The most important finding is the perception on the importance of bioethics literacy in PE.

International Journal of Childhood Education, 2022

The development of biotechnology during the last decades brings societies and policymakers a fres... more The development of biotechnology during the last decades brings societies and policymakers a fresh view on how to communicate and manage the biotechnological knowledge and ethical aspects that arise, concurrently. During the era of biotechnological accomplishments and globalization, a new field of ethics arises, the field of Bioethics. It aims to balance the dangers that emerge because of the implementation of biotechnological accomplishments on human life and their benefits. With the promotion of Bioethics education, everyone has to realize his personality, his mentality, his citizenship, and his connection to others. Many educational institutes worldwide embody bioethical courses for their students and an adequate number of curricula have been created for this purpose. Researchers and educators accord with the necessity of public ethical and bioethical literacy already from elementary school. At the same time in many seminars organized by the Committees on Bioethics, the appropriateness of teaching Bioethics primarily is presented and organizations worldwide support the introduction of Bioethics courses in the curricula. The majority of European countries have incorporated ethics and bioethics courses into their curricula for Primary Education. Greece amongst other countries is the exception to that rule. The goal of this dissertation is to convince the local education policymakers about the importance of Bioethics education so to include ethics and bioethics courses in the Greek educational system, in all grades and especially in elementary school, based on the necessity for the creation of educated future citizens for the country and the world.

Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, 2022

The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary ... more The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary Education (PE) teachers with respect to the promotion of bioethics literacy in PE through the incorporation of bioethics in the syllabus of primary schools. In this study, that took place in Athens from March 10, 2020, until May 10, 2020, all the appropriate research tool (questionnaire) rebinements have been considered before its binalization. Snowball sampling method has been used for primary school teachers of various disciplines. Furthermore, the requirements of the mixed research (qualitative and quantitative-triangulation) are met. Research data have been collected through an open-ended type questionnaire comprising of 10 questions pertinent to the incorporation of bioethics in the PE syllabus and data process has been performed with the use of Content Analysis Method. The majority of the participants showed a positive attitude towards the perspective of introduction of bioethics courses in PE and expressed their thoughts and concerns for the implementation of this endeavor. The most important binding is the perception of importance of bioethics literacy in the PE.

Infonomics Society, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and seve... more The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and severe changes in the schools in Greece. The Ministry of education had to guarantee that learning would be safeguarded as well as impose several measures to mitigate the effects this unfamiliar situation. Different strategies were followed regarding special needs schools and standard schools. The aim of this paper is to investigate how satisfactory the measures were considered by parents and teachers from both schools. Moreover, we seek to explore if the trust of the stakeholders of education was increased or whether it was a lost opportunity to enhance trust among parentsteachers and the Ministry of education. For the purpose of our study, we delivered questionnaires among the teachers and parents of both schools as well as conducted semi structured interviews with the headmasters of the school units. Also, a rigorous and extensive study of the orders issued by the Ministry was done. Our paper concludes with several points that need to be taken into consideration in moments of crisis and suggestions on what could be done to alleviate problems in similar times of crisis

Books by Maria Balatsou

Rd ICMIAR 2022 - Conference Proceedings, 2022

The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary ... more The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary
Education (PE) teachers with respect to the promotion of bioethics literacy in PE through the
incorporation of bioethics in the syllabus of primary schools. In this study, which took place in
Athens from March 10, 2020, until May 10, 2020, all the appropriate research tool
(questionnaire) refinements have been considered before its finalization. The Snowball
sampling method has been used for primary school teachers of various disciplines.
Furthermore, the requirements of the mixed research (qualitative and quantitative –
triangulation) are met. Research data have been collected through an open-ended type
questionnaire comprising 10 questions pertaining to the incorporation of bioethics in the PE
syllabus and the data process has been performed with the use of the Content Analysis
Method. The majority of the participants showed a positive attitude towards the perspective of
the introduction of bioethics courses in PE and expressed their thoughts and concerns about
the implementation of this endeavor. The most important finding is the perception of the
importance of bioethics literacy in PE.

Medicina Historica, 2022

The measures of obligatory vaccination against COVID19 disease in Greece, have failed to cater fo... more The measures of obligatory vaccination against COVID19 disease in
Greece, have failed to cater for people, who for serious medical reasons, were prohibited by their private doctors to be vaccinated. This
fact, however, leads to their unwilling social seclusion, since they cannot obtain the vaccination certificate that ensures access to all social
activities. They are, therefore, faced with the dilemma of consenting
to vaccination, disregarding possible health even fatal consequences,
or social exclusion and isolation. The aim of this research study is to
discuss this ethical conflict, between what is considerate ethical for the
society in contrast to restriction of personal will and health. It wishes
to rediscover the very essence of commitment to protecting human
rights-health and social well- being. This dilemma will be viewed and
examined under the scope of core ethical values and principals met in
Hippocrates oath and the fundamental ethical theory of Utilitarianism. The study will try, drawing from these ethical theories and definitions, to test these questions and conclude on what is the indicative
ethical choice. The study wishes to purpose suggestions of measures
that can be taken, in order to ensure equal operations for all citizens,
based on medical ethics and self -disposition principles. It will also
propose actions that should put in the equation sensitive groups. We
feel that a balanced ethical approach that does not accentuate disparities within and among different groups, could ensure health equality, better social resilience and commitment to effective prospective
preparedness.

ΠΡΟΩΡΟΤΗΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΘΗΣΙΑΚΕΣ ΔΥΣΚΟΛΙΕΣ, 2014

Η εργασία αυτή και η έρευνα στην οποία βασίστηκε διερευνούν το εάν επαληθεύεται το ερευνητικό ερώ... more Η εργασία αυτή και η έρευνα στην οποία βασίστηκε διερευνούν το εάν επαληθεύεται το ερευνητικό ερώτημα, η ερευνητική υπόθεση: το κατά πόσο ένα παιδί γεννημένο πρόωρα έχει αυξημένες πιθανότητες να εμφανίσει Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες στην σχολική του ζωή ή αντιστρόφως το πόσο πιθανό είναι ένα παιδί με Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες να είναι ταυτόχρονα γεννημένο πρόωρα (η προωρότητα ως επιβαρυντικός παράγοντας).
Η παράθεση των ευρημάτων της έρευνας παρουσιάστηκε μετά από εκτενή βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση ξεχωριστά για τον κάθε άξονα της εργασίας. Μέλημα του συγγραφέα είναι πρωταρχικά να είναι μια δουλειά όσο το δυνατόν πιο κατανοητή όχι μόνο από τους επαγγελματίες του χώρου της υγείας και της παιδείας τους οποίους αφορά άμεσα, αλλά και από ενδιαφερόμενους επαγγελματίες και άλλων κλάδων, οι οποίοι θα θελήσουν να ενημερωθούν από αυτή, από προσωπικό ή επαγγελματικό ενδιαφέρον.
Η λογική συγγραφής αυτής της εργασίας είναι το να αποτελέσει ουσιαστικά έναν οδηγό αντιμετώπισης των δύο φαινομένων του θέματος, της Προωρότητας και των Μαθησιακών Δυσκολιών, ειδικά όταν αυτοί φαίνεται να συνυπάρχουν, μέσα από την παράθεση των πιο σύγχρονων ιατρικών και παιδαγωγικών απόψεων, γεγονότων, στρατηγικών και προτάσεων.

International Journal of Social Science And Human Research, Nov 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and seve... more The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and severe changes in the schools in Greece. The Ministry of education had to guarantee that learning would be safeguarded as well as impose several measures to mitigate the effects of this unfamiliar situation. Different strategies were followed regarding special needs schools and standard schools. The aim of this article is to investigate how satisfactory the measures were considered by parents and teachers of both schools. Moreover, we seek to explore if the trust of the stakeholders of education was increased or whether it was a lost opportunity to enhance trust among parents, teachers, and the Ministry of Education. For the purpose of our study, we delivered questionnaires among the teachers and parents of both schools as well as conducted semi-structured interviews with the headmasters of the school units. Also, a rigorous and extensive study of the orders issued by the Ministry was done. Our article concludes with several points that need to be taken into consideration in moments of crisis and suggestions on what could be done to alleviate problems in similar times of crisis.

Conatus, 2024

The measures of obligatory vaccination against COVID-19 disease in Greece, have failed to cater ... more The measures of obligatory vaccination against COVID-19 disease in Greece, have failed to
cater to people, who for serious medical reasons, were prohibited by their private doctors to
be vaccinated. This fact, however, leads to their unwilling social seclusion, since they cannot
obtain the vaccination certificate that ensures access to all social activities. They are, therefore,
faced with the dilemma of consenting to vaccination, disregarding possible health or even fatal
consequences, or social exclusion and isolation. This research study aims to discuss this ethical
conflict, between what is considered ethical for society in contrast to restriction of personal
will and health. It wishes to rediscover the very essence of the commitment to protecting
human rights-health and social well-being. This dilemma will be viewed and examined under
the scope of core ethical values and principles met in Hippocrates’ oath and the fundamental
ethical theory of Utilitarianism. The study will try, drawing from these ethical theories and
definitions, to test these questions and conclude on what the indicative ethical choice is. The
study wishes to propose suggestions of measures that can be taken to ensure equal operations
for all citizens, based on medical ethics and self-disposition principles. It will also propose
actions that should be put in the equation, sensitive groups. We feel that a balanced ethical
approach that does not accentuate disparities within and among different groups, could ensure
health equality, better social resilience, and commitment to effective prospective preparedness.

Proceedings of The 4th International Conference on Applied Research in Education, May 20, 2022

The development of biotechnology during the last decades brings societies and policymakers to a f... more The development of biotechnology during the last decades brings societies and policymakers to a fresh view on how to communicate and manage the biotechnological knowledge and ethical aspects that arise, concurrently. During the era of biotechnological accomplishments and globalization, a new field of ethics arises, the field of Bioethics. It aims to balance between the dangers that emerge because of the implementation of biotechnological accomplishments on human life and their benefits. Through the promotion of Bioethics education, everyone has to realize his personality, his mentality, his citizenship, and his connection to others. Many educational institutes worldwide embody bioethical courses for their students and an adequate number of curricula have been created for this purpose. Researchers and educators accord with the necessity of public ethical and bioethical literacy already from elementary school. At the same time in many seminars organized by the Committees on Bioethics, the appropriateness of teaching Bioethics primarily is presented and organizations worldwide support the introduction of Bioethics courses in the curricula. The majority of European countries have incorporated ethics and bioethics courses into their curricula for Primary Education. Greece amongst other countries is the exception to that rule. The goal of this dissertation is to convince the local education policymakers about the importance of Bioethics education so as to include ethics and bioethics courses in the Greek educational system, in all grades and especially in elementary school, based on the necessity for the creation of educated future citizens for the country and the world.

International Journal of Social Science and Human Research, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and seve... more The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and severe changes in the schools in Greece. The Ministry of education had to guarantee that learning would be safeguarded as well as impose several measures to mitigate the effects of this unfamiliar situation. Different strategies were followed regarding special needs schools and standard schools. The aim of this article is to investigate how satisfactory the measures were considered by parents and teachers of both schools. Moreover, we seek to explore if the trust of the stakeholders of education was increased or whether it was a lost opportunity to enhance trust among parents, teachers, and the Ministry of Education. For the purpose of our study, we delivered questionnaires among the teachers and parents of both schools as well as conducted semi-structured interviews with the headmasters of the school units. Also, a rigorous and extensive study of the orders issued by the Ministry was done. ...

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Applied Research in Education, 2022

The development of biotechnology during the last decades brings societies and policymakers to a f... more The development of biotechnology during the last decades brings societies and policymakers to a fresh view on how to communicate and manage the biotechnological knowledge and ethical aspects that arise, concurrently. During the era of biotechnological accomplishments and globalization, a new field of ethics arises, the field of Bioethics. It aims to balance between the dangers that emerge because of the implementation of biotechnological accomplishments on human life and their benefits. Through the promotion of Bioethics education, everyone has to realize his personality, his mentality, his citizenship, and his connection to others. Many educational institutes worldwide embody bioethical courses for their students and an adequate number of curricula have been created for this purpose. Researchers and educators accord with the necessity of public ethical and bioethical literacy already from elementary school. At the same time in many seminars organized by the Committees on Bioethics, the appropriateness of teaching Bioethics primarily is presented and organizations worldwide support the introduction of Bioethics courses in the curricula. The majority of European countries have incorporated ethics and bioethics courses into their curricula for Primary Education. Greece amongst other countries is the exception to that rule. The goal of this dissertation is to convince the local education policymakers about the importance of Bioethics education so as to include ethics and bioethics courses in the Greek educational system, in all grades and especially in elementary school, based on the necessity for the creation of educated future citizens for the country and the world.

Signum 4-5, 2020

Σημείωμα της Σύνταξης ΑΡΘΡΑ 1. Η δυνατότητα μιας γνωσιοθεωρίας της αρχιτεκτονικής, Κώστας Αποστολ... more Σημείωμα της Σύνταξης ΑΡΘΡΑ 1. Η δυνατότητα μιας γνωσιοθεωρίας της αρχιτεκτονικής, Κώστας Αποστολίδης 2. Ανορθολογισμός και αισθητικότητα. Ο Oswald Sprengler και η «φαούστεια» φιλοσοφία της μουσικής, Μάρκος Τσέτσος 3. Η μεταναστευτική οικογενειακή συνθήκη σε διεθνικό περιβάλλον, Κατερίνα Βασιλικού 4. Πράξις και Συμβάν: Αντιφάσεις της κοινωνικοϊστορικής θέσμισης, Βασίλης Ρωμανός 5. O COVID-19 και οι προϋποθέσεις για τη συνταγματική αναγνώριση του ατομικού δικαιώματος πρόσβασης στην ενέργεια, Ευγενία Τζαννίνη 6. Η συμβολή των μεταμοντέρνων θεωριών και της Κριτικής Παιδαγωγικής στο σύγχρονο Αναλυτικό Πρόγραμμα Σπουδών: οι περιπτώσεις εκπαιδευτικής πολιτικής Ελλάδας και Κύπρου, Δημήτριος Καρακούλας 7. Γλώσσα, εγκέφαλος και φαντασία: Μια νευροφιλοσοφική προσέγγιση στο πρόβλημα της επιστημονικής γνώσης, Διονύσης Μήλεσης, Θεμιστοκλής Νικολάου 8. Ο HIV και η εμπλοκή των θεραπευομένων στη θεραπεία τους: διδάγματα για τη διαχείριση του COVID-19, Δανάη Μανωλέσου, Θεόδωρος Παπαϊωάννου 9. Η έννοια του επιστημονικού μοντέλου από τις φυσικές επιστήμες του 17ου αιώνα στη σύγχρονη φιλοσοφία της επιστήμης, Βιργινία Γρηγοριάδου 10. Η έννοια της απαλλοτρίωσης στις ταξικές σχέσεις κατά τον Max Weber, Άννα Κουμανταράκη 11. Μετανάστες και παραγωγή αστικού χώρου. Φυλετικές και ταξικές συγκρούσεις και μορφές συνεργασίας και αλληλεγγύης στην Αθήνα της κρίσης, Δάφνη Δελφάκη 12. Για τη διαμόρφωση του ηθικού-νομικού καθεστώτος περί τα δικαιώματα των ζώων στην Ελλάδα, Γεράσιμος Φίλιππας 13. Περιγραφή της εσωτερικής ομοιότητας των φυσικών φαινομένων,

nternational Journal of Educational Innovation, 2020

Περίληψη Η παρούσα πιλοτική έρευνα (pilot survey), αποτελεί προπομπό μιας ευρύτερης έρευνας που α... more Περίληψη Η παρούσα πιλοτική έρευνα (pilot survey), αποτελεί προπομπό μιας ευρύτερης έρευνας που αποσκοπεί στην καταγραφή της άποψης εκπαιδευτικών της Πρωτοβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης (ΠΕ), σχετικά με την προώθηση του Βιοηθικού Εγγραμματισμού στην ΠΕ, με την εισαγωγή της Βιοηθικής ως διδακτικού αντικειμένου στο Δημοτικό Σχολείο. Η έρευνα διεξήχθη στην Αθήνα, από 10 Μαρτίου έως 10 Μαΐου 2020 και πραγματοποιήθηκε στο πλαίσιο ελέγχου πιθανών αδυναμιών του ερευνητικού εργαλείου (ερωτηματολογίου) πριν την οριστικοποίηση του. Για τη συλλογή του δείγματος επιλέχθηκε η μέθοδος της χιονοστιβάδας (snow-ball sampling) σε εν ενεργεία εκπαιδευτικούς διαφόρων ειδικοτήτων σε δημοτικά σχολεία. Η έρευνα πληροί τις προϋποθέσεις της μικτής ερευνητικής μεθόδου, ποιοτικής και ποσοτικής αναζήτησης (τριγωνοποίηση). Τα στοιχεία συλλέχθηκαν μέσω ερωτηματολογίου ανοιχτού τύπου και υποχρέωση των ερωτηθέντων την ελεύθερη απάντηση σε 10 ερωτήματα που αφορούν στην εισαγωγή της Βιοηθικής ως διδακτικού αντικειμένου στην ΠΕ, ενώ η επεξεργασία των δεδομένων έγινε με την Μέθοδο Ανάλυσης Περιεχομένου (content analysis m e t h o d). Η π λ ε ι ο ν ό τ η τ α α υ τ ώ ν α ν τ α π ο κ ρ ί θ η κ ε θ ε τ ι κ ά σ τ η ν π ρ ο ο π τ ι κ ή δημιουργίας μαθήματος Βιοηθικής για την ΠΕ, εκφράζοντας σκέψεις και προβληματισμούς που αφορούν στην πραγμάτωση του εγχειρήματος. Το σημαντικότερο από τα ευρήματα είναι η αντίληψη της σπουδαιότητας της προώθησης του Βιοηθικού Εγγραμματισμού στην ΠΕ.

International Journal of Educational Innovation, 2020

Η παρούσα πιλοτική έρευνα (pilot survey), αποτελεί προπομπό μιας ευρύτερης έρευνας που αποσκοπεί ... more Η παρούσα πιλοτική έρευνα (pilot survey), αποτελεί προπομπό μιας ευρύτερης έρευνας
που αποσκοπεί στην καταγραφή της άποψης εκπαιδευτικών της Πρωτοβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης
(ΠΕ), σχετικά με την προώθηση του Βιοηθικού Εγγραμματισμού στην ΠΕ, με την εισαγωγή
της Βιοηθικής ως διδακτικού αντικειμένου στο Δημοτικό Σχολείο. Η έρευνα διεξήχθη στην
Αθήνα, από 10 Μαρτίου έως 10 Μαΐου 2020 και πραγματοποιήθηκε στο πλαίσιο ελέγχου
πιθανών αδυναμιών του ερευνητικού εργαλείου (ερωτηματολογίου) πριν την
οριστικοποίηση του. Για τη συλλογή του δείγματος επιλέχθηκε η μέθοδος της χιονοστιβάδας
(snow‐ball sampling) σε εν ενεργεία εκπαιδευτικούς διαφόρων ειδικοτήτων σε δημοτικά
σχολεία. Η έρευνα πληροί τις προϋποθέσεις της μικτής ερευνητικής μεθόδου, ποιοτικής και
ποσοτικής αναζήτησης (τριγωνοποίηση). Τα στοιχεία συλλέχθηκαν μέσω ερωτηματολογίου
ανοιχτού τύπου και υποχρέωση των ερωτηθέντων την ελεύθερη απάντηση σε 10 ερωτήματα
που αφορούν στην εισαγωγή της Βιοηθικής ως διδακτικού αντικειμένου στην ΠΕ, ενώ η
επεξεργασία των δεδομένων έγινε με την Μέθοδο Ανάλυσης Περιεχομένου (content analysis
method). Η πλειονότητα αυτών ανταποκρίθηκε θετικά στην προοπτική δημιουργίας
μαθήματος Βιοηθικής για την ΠΕ, εκφράζοντας σκέψεις και προβληματισμούς που αφορούν
στην πραγμάτωση του εγχειρήματος. Το σημαντικότερο από τα ευρήματα είναι η αντίληψη
της σπουδαιότητας της προώθησης του Βιοηθικού Εγγραμματισμού στην ΠΕ.

International Journal of Educational Management and Development Studies , 2022

The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary ... more The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary Education (PE) teachers with respect to the promotion of bioethics literacy in PE through the incorporation of bioethics in the syllabus of primary schools. In this study, which took place in Athens from March 10, 2020, until May 10, 2020, all the appropriate research tool refinements have been considered before its finalization. The snowball sampling method has been used for primary school teachers of various disciplines. Furthermore, the requirements of the mixed research (qualitative and quantitativetriangulation) are met. Research data have been collected through an open-ended type questionnaire comprising 10 questions pertaining to the incorporation of bioethics in the PE syllabus and the data process has been performed with the use of the Content Analysis Method. The majority of the participants showed a positive attitude towards the introduction of bioethics courses in PE and expressed their thoughts and concerns about the implementation of this endeavor. The most important finding is the perception on the importance of bioethics literacy in PE.

International Journal of Social Science And Human Research, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and seve... more The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and severe changes in the schools in Greece. The Ministry of education had to guarantee that learning would be safeguarded as well as impose several measures to mitigate the effects of this unfamiliar situation. Different strategies were followed regarding special needs schools and standard schools. The aim of this article is to investigate how satisfactory the measures were considered by parents and teachers of both schools. Moreover, we seek to explore if the trust of the stakeholders of education was increased or whether it was a lost opportunity to enhance trust among parents, teachers, and the Ministry of Education. For the purpose of our study, we delivered questionnaires among the teachers and parents of both schools as well as conducted semi-structured interviews with the headmasters of the school units. Also, a rigorous and extensive study of the orders issued by the Ministry was done. Our article concludes with several points that need to be taken into consideration in moments of crisis and suggestions on what could be done to alleviate problems in similar times of crisis.

International Journal of Educational Management and Development Studies, 2022

The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary ... more The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary Education (PE) teachers with respect to the promotion of bioethics literacy in PE through the incorporation of bioethics in the syllabus of primary schools. In this study, which took place in Athens from March 10, 2020, until May 10, 2020, all the appropriate research tool refinements have been considered before its finalization. The snowball sampling method has been used for primary school teachers of various disciplines. Furthermore, the requirements of the mixed research (qualitative and quantitativetriangulation) are met. Research data have been collected through an open-ended type questionnaire comprising 10 questions pertaining to the incorporation of bioethics in the PE syllabus and the data process has been performed with the use of the Content Analysis Method. The majority of the participants showed a positive attitude towards the introduction of bioethics courses in PE and expressed their thoughts and concerns about the implementation of this endeavor. The most important finding is the perception on the importance of bioethics literacy in PE.

International Journal of Childhood Education, 2022

The development of biotechnology during the last decades brings societies and policymakers a fres... more The development of biotechnology during the last decades brings societies and policymakers a fresh view on how to communicate and manage the biotechnological knowledge and ethical aspects that arise, concurrently. During the era of biotechnological accomplishments and globalization, a new field of ethics arises, the field of Bioethics. It aims to balance the dangers that emerge because of the implementation of biotechnological accomplishments on human life and their benefits. With the promotion of Bioethics education, everyone has to realize his personality, his mentality, his citizenship, and his connection to others. Many educational institutes worldwide embody bioethical courses for their students and an adequate number of curricula have been created for this purpose. Researchers and educators accord with the necessity of public ethical and bioethical literacy already from elementary school. At the same time in many seminars organized by the Committees on Bioethics, the appropriateness of teaching Bioethics primarily is presented and organizations worldwide support the introduction of Bioethics courses in the curricula. The majority of European countries have incorporated ethics and bioethics courses into their curricula for Primary Education. Greece amongst other countries is the exception to that rule. The goal of this dissertation is to convince the local education policymakers about the importance of Bioethics education so to include ethics and bioethics courses in the Greek educational system, in all grades and especially in elementary school, based on the necessity for the creation of educated future citizens for the country and the world.

Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, 2022

The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary ... more The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary Education (PE) teachers with respect to the promotion of bioethics literacy in PE through the incorporation of bioethics in the syllabus of primary schools. In this study, that took place in Athens from March 10, 2020, until May 10, 2020, all the appropriate research tool (questionnaire) rebinements have been considered before its binalization. Snowball sampling method has been used for primary school teachers of various disciplines. Furthermore, the requirements of the mixed research (qualitative and quantitative-triangulation) are met. Research data have been collected through an open-ended type questionnaire comprising of 10 questions pertinent to the incorporation of bioethics in the PE syllabus and data process has been performed with the use of Content Analysis Method. The majority of the participants showed a positive attitude towards the perspective of introduction of bioethics courses in PE and expressed their thoughts and concerns for the implementation of this endeavor. The most important binding is the perception of importance of bioethics literacy in the PE.

Infonomics Society, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and seve... more The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and severe changes in the schools in Greece. The Ministry of education had to guarantee that learning would be safeguarded as well as impose several measures to mitigate the effects this unfamiliar situation. Different strategies were followed regarding special needs schools and standard schools. The aim of this paper is to investigate how satisfactory the measures were considered by parents and teachers from both schools. Moreover, we seek to explore if the trust of the stakeholders of education was increased or whether it was a lost opportunity to enhance trust among parentsteachers and the Ministry of education. For the purpose of our study, we delivered questionnaires among the teachers and parents of both schools as well as conducted semi structured interviews with the headmasters of the school units. Also, a rigorous and extensive study of the orders issued by the Ministry was done. Our paper concludes with several points that need to be taken into consideration in moments of crisis and suggestions on what could be done to alleviate problems in similar times of crisis

Rd ICMIAR 2022 - Conference Proceedings, 2022

The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary ... more The current study is a pilot survey of future research that seeks to record the views of Primary
Education (PE) teachers with respect to the promotion of bioethics literacy in PE through the
incorporation of bioethics in the syllabus of primary schools. In this study, which took place in
Athens from March 10, 2020, until May 10, 2020, all the appropriate research tool
(questionnaire) refinements have been considered before its finalization. The Snowball
sampling method has been used for primary school teachers of various disciplines.
Furthermore, the requirements of the mixed research (qualitative and quantitative –
triangulation) are met. Research data have been collected through an open-ended type
questionnaire comprising 10 questions pertaining to the incorporation of bioethics in the PE
syllabus and the data process has been performed with the use of the Content Analysis
Method. The majority of the participants showed a positive attitude towards the perspective of
the introduction of bioethics courses in PE and expressed their thoughts and concerns about
the implementation of this endeavor. The most important finding is the perception of the
importance of bioethics literacy in PE.

Medicina Historica, 2022

The measures of obligatory vaccination against COVID19 disease in Greece, have failed to cater fo... more The measures of obligatory vaccination against COVID19 disease in
Greece, have failed to cater for people, who for serious medical reasons, were prohibited by their private doctors to be vaccinated. This
fact, however, leads to their unwilling social seclusion, since they cannot obtain the vaccination certificate that ensures access to all social
activities. They are, therefore, faced with the dilemma of consenting
to vaccination, disregarding possible health even fatal consequences,
or social exclusion and isolation. The aim of this research study is to
discuss this ethical conflict, between what is considerate ethical for the
society in contrast to restriction of personal will and health. It wishes
to rediscover the very essence of commitment to protecting human
rights-health and social well- being. This dilemma will be viewed and
examined under the scope of core ethical values and principals met in
Hippocrates oath and the fundamental ethical theory of Utilitarianism. The study will try, drawing from these ethical theories and definitions, to test these questions and conclude on what is the indicative
ethical choice. The study wishes to purpose suggestions of measures
that can be taken, in order to ensure equal operations for all citizens,
based on medical ethics and self -disposition principles. It will also
propose actions that should put in the equation sensitive groups. We
feel that a balanced ethical approach that does not accentuate disparities within and among different groups, could ensure health equality, better social resilience and commitment to effective prospective
preparedness.

ΠΡΟΩΡΟΤΗΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΘΗΣΙΑΚΕΣ ΔΥΣΚΟΛΙΕΣ, 2014

Η εργασία αυτή και η έρευνα στην οποία βασίστηκε διερευνούν το εάν επαληθεύεται το ερευνητικό ερώ... more Η εργασία αυτή και η έρευνα στην οποία βασίστηκε διερευνούν το εάν επαληθεύεται το ερευνητικό ερώτημα, η ερευνητική υπόθεση: το κατά πόσο ένα παιδί γεννημένο πρόωρα έχει αυξημένες πιθανότητες να εμφανίσει Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες στην σχολική του ζωή ή αντιστρόφως το πόσο πιθανό είναι ένα παιδί με Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες να είναι ταυτόχρονα γεννημένο πρόωρα (η προωρότητα ως επιβαρυντικός παράγοντας).
Η παράθεση των ευρημάτων της έρευνας παρουσιάστηκε μετά από εκτενή βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση ξεχωριστά για τον κάθε άξονα της εργασίας. Μέλημα του συγγραφέα είναι πρωταρχικά να είναι μια δουλειά όσο το δυνατόν πιο κατανοητή όχι μόνο από τους επαγγελματίες του χώρου της υγείας και της παιδείας τους οποίους αφορά άμεσα, αλλά και από ενδιαφερόμενους επαγγελματίες και άλλων κλάδων, οι οποίοι θα θελήσουν να ενημερωθούν από αυτή, από προσωπικό ή επαγγελματικό ενδιαφέρον.
Η λογική συγγραφής αυτής της εργασίας είναι το να αποτελέσει ουσιαστικά έναν οδηγό αντιμετώπισης των δύο φαινομένων του θέματος, της Προωρότητας και των Μαθησιακών Δυσκολιών, ειδικά όταν αυτοί φαίνεται να συνυπάρχουν, μέσα από την παράθεση των πιο σύγχρονων ιατρικών και παιδαγωγικών απόψεων, γεγονότων, στρατηγικών και προτάσεων.

International Journal of Social Science And Human Research, Nov 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and seve... more The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency of an unprecedented scale, bringing new challenges and severe changes in the schools in Greece. The Ministry of education had to guarantee that learning would be safeguarded as well as impose several measures to mitigate the effects of this unfamiliar situation. Different strategies were followed regarding special needs schools and standard schools. The aim of this article is to investigate how satisfactory the measures were considered by parents and teachers of both schools. Moreover, we seek to explore if the trust of the stakeholders of education was increased or whether it was a lost opportunity to enhance trust among parents, teachers, and the Ministry of Education. For the purpose of our study, we delivered questionnaires among the teachers and parents of both schools as well as conducted semi-structured interviews with the headmasters of the school units. Also, a rigorous and extensive study of the orders issued by the Ministry was done. Our article concludes with several points that need to be taken into consideration in moments of crisis and suggestions on what could be done to alleviate problems in similar times of crisis.