Educational Evaluation. Contemporary theoretical approaches and practical applications

The present text presents the views of prominent Greek academics and young researchers who deal with the subject of educational evaluation. The central focus of the articles included in this collective work is the role of evaluation as a means of qualitative upgrading of education in Greece and Cyprus. The collective volume is structured in sections which include studies that examine various aspects of educational evaluation , such as the evaluation of students, teachers, educational staff, curricula, books. At the same time, however, other important issues are also examined, such as the social dimensions of evaluation, the historical reference to the efforts of its implementation in our country, the implementation of evaluation in standard and experimental schools, the “time lag” in terms of degree attainment by a portion of students, the differences between research and evaluation in education, evaluative research in the field of textbooks and curricula, and the evaluation of art education in Greece. All the articles, which deal with these issues, are of considerable interest both for all teachers of all levels and specialties and for citizens who wish to be informed about critical socio-educational issues.