ABSTRACT
Chapter 6, ‘The Impact of the Crisis on Greek Society and Education’, offers important insights into the profound implications of the Greek socio-economic crisis for both society and the education system in Greece, especially for teachers and students. Specifically, it presents the impact of the socio-economic crisis for Greek society as the teachers interviewed perceived it. In particular, it introduces two narratives or versions: one with an absence of future, the second with a possibility of different and better prospects. The chapter continues with the teachers’ views of the impact of the socio-economic crisis on Greek education, reporting specifically on the challenges Greek schools face in the age of austerity, and on the impact of the crisis on teachers’ and students’ work and well-being.
