Education
- PhD in Educational Sciences University of Crete, Faculty of Primary Education (2007) Dissertation: The Role of the Education Coordinator in the Organization of Greek Language Education Abroad
- MSc in Educational Policy University of Crete, Faculty of Primary Education (2000) Thesis: The Educational Policy of Greece for the Children of Greek Immigrants in Germany
- BA in Preschool Education University of Crete, Faculty of Education (1995)
Professional Experience
- 2014 – present Laboratory Teaching Staff (EDiP), Department of Sociology, University of Crete
- 2001 – 2014 Research and administrative associate, Laboratory of Intercultural and Migration Studies (EDIAMME), University of Crete
- 1996 – 2013 Participation in national and international research projects on intercultural education and Greek diaspora
Teaching Experience
- University of Crete (2009 – present)
- Courses taught (undergraduate & postgraduate): Intercultural Education:
- Theory and Practice
- Multiculturalism and Education
- Migration and Education
- Intercultural Communication and Diversity in the Classroom
- Teaching in Multilingual and Multicultural Settings
- Teacher Training (1999 – 2013)
- In-service training seminars for educators in Greece, Germany, the UK, and Belgium
- Online/distance training for Greek teachers abroad
Research Interests
- Intercultural and multicultural education
- Educational policy in diverse societies
- Ethnocultural, linguistic, and religious diversity
- Teacher education for intercultural competence
- Migration, inclusion, and social integration
- Greek language education in diaspora contexts
Selected Publications (see CV for a more detailed list)
- Michelakaki, T. (2024). Multiculturalism and Multilingualism in Teacher Training. In B. Kantzou & M. Antoniou (Eds.), Teaching Greek as a Second Language, Gutenberg.
- Chatzidaki, A., Kontogianni, D., Michelakaki, T., Thomou, P. (2021). Raising Language Awareness and Intercultural Sensitivity in Mixed Classrooms. In I. Papadopoulos & S. Papadopoulou (Eds.), Nova.
- Kontogianni D., Michelakaki Th., Papalexopoulou E. (2019). Albanian Families Leaving Greece: Narratives on Repatriation and the Sense of Belonging by Children and Teenage. In J.A.Panagiotopoulou, L. Rosen, Cl. Kirsch, A. Chatzidaki (Eds.) (2019). New Migration of Families from Greece to Europe and Canada. A new Challenge for Education? (pp 129-150). Wiesbaden: Springer.
- Kontogianni, D., Michelakaki, T. (2018). Human Rights and the Right of Ethnocultural ‘Others’ in Education. In Economidis & Eleftherakis (Eds.), Diadrasis.
- Kontogianni, D. ,Micheakaki, Th., Papalexopoulou, E. (2014). Students with Migration Background. Biographical processes and narratives of “belonging’’. In Damanakis, Konstantinidis, Tamis (Eds) The new immigration from and to Greece, KEME-Alexandreia, Athens, pp. 325-363.
- Kontogianni, D., Michelakaki, T., Papalexopoulou, E. (2013). Students with Migration Background in the University of Crete. Hellenic Studies, 22(2), 173–203.