{"id":3391,"date":"2024-06-09T21:53:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T18:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/?page_id=3391"},"modified":"2024-07-09T20:39:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T17:39:36","slug":"theory-of-preschool-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/course\/theory-of-preschool-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Theory of Preschool Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Course Code (in greek)<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03940301<\/p>\n<p><strong>ECTS Units<\/strong>: 5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semester<\/strong>: 5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/person\/sounoglou-marina\/\">Sounoglou Marina<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eclass.uth.gr\/courses\/ECE_U_227\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Course material<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The course analyses the basic concepts and terminology of Pedagogical Science and, more specifically, of Preschool Pedagogy. It includes a historical retrospect to the important Pedagogical figures from the ancient times to the mid of 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0century, in order to systematic present and highlight the basic pedagogical concerns, as well as the innovations they introduced to science. The main aim is to connect the current preschool theory and practice with historical elements of the past and highlight the continuity and the evolution of pedagogical thinking. 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