ABSTRACT
Chapter 1, ‘Introduction’, presents the rationale, the social context and the conceptual-theoretical framework within which the topics and issues presented in the remaining chapters of the book are addressed. Specifically, it puts forward the view that it is not only necessary to explore thoroughly and insightfully the negative implications of the socio-economic crisis, but also vital that we learn to recognise the core values of the current era and the crucial issues that may become opportunities—and even driving forces—for reflection and change. The starting point of this book is an ontological need for hope (Freire 1994), and its main aim is to deliberately seek out possibilities of hope, particularly those possibilities which are articulated by teachers, and to present new frameworks for teaching and learning for contemporary Greek education.
