Laboratory Teaching Staff

Sociology of Education

Contact
Department of Sociology
School of Social Science
Gallos Campus, Rethymno

tel: 2831077484, email: d.alexakis@uoc.gr

 Education:

  • PhD, Philosophy and Social Studies, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Crete, Experimentalism, values and democracy in John Dewey’s work.
  • MEd (Philosophy of Education), Department of Primary Education, Faculty of Sciences of Education
  • BA in Philosophy and Social Studies, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Crete
  • BA in Pedagogy, Department of Primary Education, Faculty of Sciences of Education

 

Professional Experience:

  • 2021 – today: Laboratory Teaching Staff, Department of Sociology, School of Social Science, University of Crete
  • 2019 – 2020: Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Preschool Education, School of Sciences of Education, University of Crete
  • 2006 – 2021: Teacher of primary education in Greece and Germany.

 

Research Interests:

Sociology of education, philosophy of education, pragmatism, critical theory, progressive and democratic education, critical education

 

Selected Publications:

Books:

  • Alexakis, D. (2023). The Laboratory School. Three essays of John Dewey. Athens: Nissos
  • Alexakis, D. (2017). John Dewey: Experimentalism and Democracy. Athens: Topos

 Peer Reviewed Articles:

 

  • Nikoloudaki, E. & Alexakis, D. (2024). The Contribution of Action Research to the Implementation of Cooperative Learning in a Preschool Classroom in Dialogues! Theory and Praxis in Sciences of Education and Education, 10, 52–77. https://doi.org/10.12681/dial.37941
  • Alexakis, D. & Nikoloudaki, E. (2024). Investigating the difficulties of a preschool class with the contribution of action research. Preschool and School Education, 12(1), 66–86. https://doi.org/10.12681/ppej.35342
  • Alexakis, D. (2024).The notion of freedom in John Dewey’s Pedagogical Thought, in Keimena Paideias, 7, 53-65
  • Alexakis, D. (2023). The Question of Dogmatism in the movement of Social Reconstruction, in Critical Education, 4, 6-23
  • Alexakis, D. (2020). The Hegelian Deposit in John Dewey’s Thought, in Ariadne, 25/26, 173 – 197.