Evangelia Frydaki is Professor at School of Philosophy, Department of Educational Studies. Her cognitive subject is «Teaching: Theory and Practice» (Government Gazette: 734/27-7-2015 τ. Γ’).

She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the School of Philosophy (Specialization: Philosophy) and she is Doctor of Philosophy of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology.

Her main scientific / research interests are: Educational theory and practice in the postmodern socio-cultural and educational context, Teacher’s professional development – Development of personal theory – Participation in constructed educational experiences (learning communities, mentoring) – Empowerment of professional identity, Foundations of the literary education and educational practices on the subject of literature, Dialogism – Dialogic Education – Interpretive Dialogue.

She has participated in research programs and she has been invited as key-speaker in many academic conferences. Also she has been supervising research projects and phd studies in the areas of democratic education, teaching literature and history, teachers’ professional development, and numerous master’s dissertations.

Indicative Publications

• Frydaki, E. (2023). “Teacher learning communities: under which terms do they emerge as places of professional development and transformation of the educational work?” In Education in the 21st century: Contemporary challenges and concerns (pp. 470-481).  Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
• Φρυδάκη, Ε. (2017). «Η επαγγελματική ανάπτυξη του εκπαιδευτικού. Κυρίαρχοι λόγοι και λύσεις με νόημα» στο 3^ο Επιστημονικό Συνέδριο Συλλόγου ΕΠ της ΑΣΠΑΙΤΕ, Επαγγελματική εξέλιξη και ανάπτυξη του Τεχνολόγου Εκπαιδευτικού (σσ. 29-33).
• Φρυδάκη, Ε. (2015). Η Επαγγελματική Ταυτότητα του Εκπαιδευτικού και το Μέλλον της Διδασκαλίας. Αθήνα: Κριτική.
• Frydaki, E. (2011). “Fostering humanity through interpretive dialogue in teacher communities”. In Wiel Veugelers (Ed.), Education and Humanism. Linking Autonomy and Humanity (163-179), Sense Publishers. (Το βιβλίο βραβεύτηκε με το Βραβείο Maslovaty από την Ομάδα Ειδικού Ενδιαφέροντος Ηθική και Δημοκρατική Εκπαίδευση του EARLI (Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση Μάθησης και Εκπαίδευσης).
• Frydaki, E. & Mamoura, M. (2014). “Mentoring as a means for transforming mentor-teachers’ practical knowledge: A case study from Greece”. International Education Research 2 (1): 01-16. ISSN:2291-5273 (Print) ISSN:2291-5281 (Online). DOI:10.12735/IER.V2I1P1

Contact details

Tel. 30 210 727 7518

email: efrydaki@eds.uoa.gr