Karagianni Panagiota
Associate Professor
Department of Pedagogy & Social Exclusion
Inclusive Pedagogy
Office 711
Wednesday 09:30 – 12:30
+30 2310 991275
pkaragi@eled.auth.gr
Dr Yiota Karagianni is currently Associate professor in ‘Inclusive Education’ at the School of Primary Education of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
She has graduated from the University of Ioannina (Greece). She has an MA in Learning Disabilities from the University of Birmingham (UK) and a PhD in Disability and Education from the University of Athens (Greece).
She has taught education, inclusive education, curriculum & disability, education policy & disability and research methodology at undergraduate and masters’ levels. She has led and contributed to a number of undergraduate modules: a) Inclusive Education, b) Disability and education, c) Qualitative research, ethnography, discourse analysis, d) Disability studies, gender studies, antiracist education, e) Education and social justice, and f) Displacement & emplacement in education. She supervises undergraduate, master and doctoral students in the areas of: a) Critical disability studies, b) Critical education & disability studies and c) Inclusive education.
Her research encompasses a number of theoretical and political engagements. She is interested in social and educational policy and in theorising and challenging the conditions of disablism/ableism (the social, political and cultural exclusion of people with physical, sensory and/or cognitive impairments). She is engaged with postmarxist and poststructuralist accounts of exclusion and political resistance. She is working with colleagues in the School of Primary Education to explore the exclusion of disabled children in Greece and in particular the lifelong learning of the disabled Roma people.
- Karagianni, Y. (2017) Disability at the time of crisis in Greece. Athens: Gutenberg (ISBN: 978-960-01-1864-3). [in Greek]
- Barnes, M. Oliver & L. Barton (2004). Disability Studies Today. Οι Σπουδές για την αναπηρία σήμερα. Θεσσαλονίκη: Επίκεντρο (ISBN: 978-960-458369-0).
- Oliver (1990). The Politics of Disablement. Αναπηρία & πολιτική. Θεσσαλονίκη: Επίκεντρο (ISBN: 978-960-458-238-9)
- Mitakidou, S., Karagianni, Y. & Tressou, E. (2015). Researching Marginalized Groups: The challenges and agony of researchers in a diverse marginalised context. In: K. Bhopal & D. Ross (Eds.). The complexities and dilemmas of researching marginalised groups (pp. 36-50). London: Routledge.
- Karagianni, Y. (2015). Body, pain, inclusion. In: E. Tressou, S. Mitakidou, G. Karagianni (Ε). Roma inclusion. International and Greek experiences. Complexities in Inclusion (pp. 75-85). Thessaloniki: Copy City.
- Karagianni, Y. (2015). Ethnographic – Psychodynamic team: from blame culture to reflective socio-psychological interventions. In G. Karagianni & M. Peppa (Eds). Socio-psychological interventions in the field. The case of Roma (pp. 5-23). Thessaloniki: Copy City. [in Greek]
- Karagianni, Y. & Vlachou, A. (2015). Disability, Health problems and Roma children. In S. Mitakidou. Roma Inclusion. International and Greek experiences (pp. 145-163). Thessaloniki: Copy City. [in Greek]
- Mitakidou, S., Tressou, E. & Karagianni, P. (2014). Implementing culturally sensitive assessment tools for the inclusion of Roma children in mainstream schools. In: S. Hood, R. Hopson, H. Frierson & K. Obeidat (Eds). Continuing the Journey to Reposition Culture and Cultural Context in Evaluation Theory and Practice (pp. 233-250). USA: Information Age Publishing.
- Karagianni, P., Mitakidou, S. & Tressou, E. (2013). What’s right in children’s rights? The subtext of dependency. In: B. B.Swadener, L. Lundy, J. Habashi & N. Blanchet-Cohen (Eds.). Children’s Rights and Education. International Perspectives (pp. 82-95). New York: Peter Lang Publishing Co.
- Papastavrinidou, G. Karagianni, G. & Zoniou-Sideri, A. (2012). Seeking for hope in the pedagogy of inclusion. In Zoniou-Sideri Α., Deropoulou-Derou, Ε. & Vlachou, Α. (eds.), (2012). Disability and educational policies (pp. 213-239). Athens: Pedio. [in Greek]
- Karagianni, P. Mitakidou, S. & Tressou, E. (2010). Inclusive and Cross-Cultural Education: Reflections on Common Theoretical Fields and Divergent Policy and Practice. 12th International Conference Proceedings Inclusion in the Balkan Countries: Policy & Practice (pp. 261-269). Thessaloniki: Kyriakidis Brothers. [in Greek]
- Mitakidou, S. Tressou, E. & Karagianni, P. (2007). «Students’ Reflection on Social Exclusion». The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations, 8(15), 191-198.
- Tressou, E. Mitakidou, S. & Karagianni, P. (2007). The Diversity in the University: Students’ Ideas on Disability Issues. The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations, 7, 259-266.
- Zoniou-Sideri, A. Karagianni, P. Deropoulou, E. & Spandagou, I. (2006). Inclusive Discourse in Greece: Strong Voices, Weak Policies. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 10(2-3), 279-291.
- Karagianni P. & Zoniou-Sideri, Α. (2006). The social model of disability. Theory and research practice. Contradictions and questions. Makednon, 35, 223-232. [in Greek]
- Zoniou-Sideri, A., Karagianni, P., Deropoulou, E. & Spandagou, I. (2005). Inclusive Classes in Greece: New Names Old Institutions. ISEC. Available: isec2005.org.uk/…/zoniou-Sideri_a.shtml
- Zoniou-Sideri, A., Karagianni, P., Deropoulou-Derou, E. & Spandagou, I. (2004). Educational Policy and Inclusion. Special Education Issues, August-October, 26, 23-35. [in Greek]
- Zoniou-Sideri, A., Karagianni, P., Deropoulou-Derou, E. & Spandagou, I. (2004). Defining Disabled Peoples’ Inclusion in the New Order. International Sociology Conference Proceedings. Athens: Ε.Κ.Κ.Ε. [in Greek]
- Zoniou-Sideri A., Karayianni P. & Deropoulou, E., (2001). Evaluation Report of the CBR’s (Community Based Rehabilitations Programme) (pp. 1-18). Gaza, Palestine: MsF edition.
- Zoniou-Sideri A. & Karagianni, P. (2000). Echolalia versus Inclusion: A Case Study of a Blind Child. British Journal of Special Education, 28(3), 181-186.
- SOCRATES COMENIUS ACTION 2 : INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
- NSRF funded research project:1.Ζ.2 TEACHERS’ EDUCATION IN INCLUSIVE PRACTICES
- NSRF funded research project: 1.1.4.a. MAPPING & DIFFERANTIATING THE CURRICULUM FOR BLIND CHILDREN.
- NSRF funded research project 1.8.9.: EDUCATION OF ROMA CHILDREN (P.A) (ESPA) for the DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING 2010-2020.
- Research fellow Palestine (CBR Medecins Sans Frontieres) 2001
- Teaching at the University of Athens 2003-2008
- Teaching at master levels University of Volos, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Visiting and teaching at the University of Cyprus, 2010
- Visiting University of Australia, Sydney 2010
- Visiting Scholar, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) 2009
- Visiting Scholar, Canakkale University, Turkey, 2008-2009
- Co-ordinator of the Center for Inclusive Policies for the disabled students at the School of Primary Education, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki Greece
- Co-ordinator and scientific member in the organization of several International conferences in Greece
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INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND CHILDREN WITH MENTAL DIFFICULTIES
