Vassilis Tsafos
Professor of Pedagogical Theory and Curriculum Studies in the Early Childhood Education Department, Dean of the School of Educational Studies National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Vassilis Tsafos, Ph.D., is a Professor of Pedagogical Theory and Curriculum Studies in the Early Childhood Education Department, Dean of the School of Educational Studies National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He has worked as a teacher in Secondary Schools in Greece (1989-2004), as a Deputy Councillor of the Pedagogical Institute of Greece (2004-2007), as a Temporary Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2000-2004). His research and writing is particularly informed by curriculum studies, qualitative education research (action research, narrative research), teacher development and teacher education. His current areas of research interest include topics about curriculum, methods of teaching, educational research methods, teacher development, as well as pre-service and in-service teacher education. He has written and edited books and articles in Greek and English journals on the curriculum studies, the teachers’ role in the curriculum development and evaluation, Sciences of Education, Practicum in teacher education and action research method.