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Palaiologou Nektaria

Palaiologou Nektaria

Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Nektaria Palaiologou is Professor at the School of Humanities at Hellenic Open University (HOU) and Director of the Master’s Program “Language Education for Refugees and Migrants” (LRM). She is a member of the Deanery at the School of Humanities. She is also Editor in Chief at the Intercultural Education Journal, Taylor and Francis, Routledge as well as Editorial Board member on frequent basis at seven international journals. She is the co-author of three books in Greek, edited four books in English language. She has published extensively at international journals in the following areas: Intercultural Education, Immigrant and Refugee Education, Teacher Education and Multilingualism, Diversity and educational programmes for culturally and linguistically diverse students. She is a representative for Sirius Network actions for Migrants and Refugees, in collaboration with the HOU, and she serves as Honorary Vice President of the International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE). 

Research Interests

  • Intercultural Education
  • Migrant and Refugee Education
  • Teacher Education and Multilingualism
  • Diversity and educational programmes for culturally and linguistically diverse students

Modules / Coordination

  • L.R.M. module 51 “Migration, Multilingualism and Intercultural Communication”
  • L.R.M. module 54 “Language Teaching for Children with Refugee or Migrant Background”

Publications (indicative)

  • Palaiologou, N., Manousou, E., Stavropoulos, E. (2025), Development of a MOOC for empowering migrants’ and refugees’ vocational training through learning Greek as an additional language. I-HE 2025 International Conference, EADTU Proceedings, pp. 169-187, Hamburg, 2025, https://zenodo.org/records/17813119
  • Bachtsiavanou, M., Karanikola, Z., Palaiologou, N. (2023). Perceptions of ZEP teachers towards parental involvement of culturally and linguistically diverse families: Promoting school-family cooperation. Societies MDPI, 13, 159 (pages 1-13). https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/7/159
  • Spyridonos V., Karanikola, Z., Palaiologou, N. (2023). Translanguaging as a teaching practice that reinforces culturally linguistic diverse students. Intercultural Education. Taylor & Francis https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14675986.2023.2278372
  • Παλαιολόγου, Ν., Καρανικόλα, Ζ, (2023). Διερευνώντας τη σημασία των ήπιων δεξιοτήτων κατά τη μαθησιακή διαδικασία. Έρευνα στην εκπαίδευση, 12(1), σ. 20–36. https://doi.org/10.12681/hjre.32150
  • Τσιντώνη, Τ., Καρανικόλα, Ζ., Παλαιολόγου, Ν., (2023). Παγκόσμιοι πολίτες και ικανότητες: Διερεύνηση του βαθμού αυτοβελτίωσης εκπαιδευτικών και φοιτητών. Αcademia, Higher Education Policy Network, 31-32, σ. 84-113. ISSN, 2241-1402 https://doi.org/10.26220/aca.4423
  • Antoniadou E., Palaiologou N., Karanikola Z. (2022). Teaching refugee children: Challenges teachers face. Studies in Teaching and Education, 71(3), pp. 311-328. ISSN 0547-3330 eISSN 2560-3051. http://dx.doi.org/:10.5937/nasvas2203311A
  • Papadopoulou, K., Palaiologou, N., Karanikola, Z. (2022). Intercultural and Global Competence within multicultural educational settings. Education Sciences, MDPI, 12, 502.
  • https:// doi.org/10.3390/educsci12080502
  • Koehler, C., N. Palaiologou and O. Brussino (2022), “Holistic refugee and newcomer education in Europe: Mapping, upscaling and institutionalising promising practices from Germany, Greece and the Netherlands”, OECD Education Working Papers, No. 264, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/9ea58c54-en.
  • Samsari, E., Nikolaou, G., Palaiologou, N. (2022), Multicultural Diversity and Special needs education: Small steps towards a successful inclusive environment in Greece, chapter 6, pages 95-106, in: Hodkinson, A., Williams-Brown Z. (edit.) International Issues in SEND and Inclusion: Perspectives Across Six Continents. Routledge.
  • Karanikola, Z., Katsiouli, G., & Palaiologou, N. (2022). Teachers’ global needs in multicultural settings. Education Sciences, 12, 280, 1-11, MDPI, doi.org/10.3390/edusci12040280
  • Karanikola, Z. Palaiologou N. (2021). Refugees and adult education: a thematic analysis on UNESCO’s latest recommendations. Andragogical Studies. Institute for Pedagogy and Andragogy, 1, 57-74, ISSN 0354-5415 doi: 10.5937/AndStud2101057K
  • Palaiologou, N., Karanikola, Z. (2021) Diversity theory in a macroscopic perspective: when diversity transforms to super-diversity and hyper-diversity, chapter 5, pages 76-93, in: Halse C., Kennedy K. J. (edit.) ‘Multiculturalism in Turbulent Times’, Routledge
  • Papadopoulou, V., Theodosiadou, K., Palaiologou, N. (2020) Teachers’ personal theories of teaching: managing cultural diversity in Greek mainstream primary schools, Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies (JECS), vol. 7, no 2 http://www.ejecs.org/index.php/JECS/article/view/375

Research Activities

  • 2022-2026 - HOU as a partner in the action "Learning the Greek Language," within the implementation of the project "Promoting the Integration of the Refugee Population into the Labour Market," International Organization for Migration and Ministry of Migration and Asylum, R.R.F. (Recovery and Resilience Facility)
  • 2026-2028 - SIRIUS 3.0 Project: Impactful and Sustainable Policy Change for Migrant Education
  • 2026-2028 - KAFENEON Mapping the Needs of International Students: New Educational Perspectives and Mindsets in Open Education, School of Humanities
  • 2024-2026 - DIAMES Intercultural Mediation and Empowerment of Refugees for Access to Employment, School of Humanities
  • 2019-2022: Horizon 2020 “Migrant Children and Communities in a transforming Europe” (acronym MiCREATE). Science and Research Centre of Koper, Slovenia (Leader). Hellenic Open University among the partners
  • 2019-2022: Erasmus plus “Global Competence in Teacher Education” (acronym GCTE), University of Hull, UK (Leader). Hellenic Open University among the partners
  • 2019-2022: Erasmus plus “Promote Inclusion to Combat Early School Leaving” (acronym PICESL), University of Seville Pablo Olavide, Spain (Leader), Hellenic Open University among the partners
  • 2019-2022: SIRIUS “Migrant and Refugee Education”, University of Western Macedonia (UoWM) and Hellenic Open University as partners, MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE, Brussels (Leader), Hellenic Open University among the partners.
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