- Georgia Parparousi is a member of Teaching Staff (in the field of Music Pedagogy) at the Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education, University of Patras, Greece. She studied Musicology and Music Pedagogy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and she holds a Ph.D. degree in Sociology (Panteion University, Athens, Greece). She has taught music in Public Primary and Secondary Education and theory of music at Municipal Conservatory of Patras. Her research interests focus on music teaching and pedagogy, Greek folk music for children and sociology of Greek folk music for children.
- Assistant Professor at the Department of Education Sciences and Early Childhood Education of the University of Patras, in the field "Educational Psychology" (GG C’ 1254, 31/12/2010).
- Dr Riga is an Associate Professor at the Department of Education Sciences and Early Childhood Education of the University of Patras, in the field “Theatrical Expression, Rhythm and Movement in Preschool Education”. She is a graduate of the Department of Physical Education and Sports Science and holds a Specialisation Diploma in "Competitive Rhythmic Gymnastics" as well as a Diploma in "Sports Journalism" from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1990). She holds a Master's Degree (D.E.A., 1991) and a PhD (Doctorat, 1995) in "Sciences and Theory of Forms of Education" from the Doctoral School of Humanities of Strasbourg (U.S.H.S., France), as well as a Certificate of Postgraduate Training in "Open and Distance Education" (1999) from the Hellenic Open University. She was awarded a scholarship from of the State Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y.) for her undergraduate studies and a scholarship from the School of Strasbourg for her postgraduate studies. Since 1997 she has collaborated with the Universities of Athens and Thessaly, the Hellenic Open University, the TEI of Athens and numerous higher education institutions in Europe and the USA. She spent autumn semester 2015-2016 as a visiting professor at Villanova University, Department of Communication, USA, where she conducted extensive research in the field of "Performance Studies". She has extensive experience as an adult educator and coordinator of European and international programmes, and is an expert and evaluator of Adult Educators and Study Programmes at the National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (E.O.P.P.E.P.). She has served as coordinator and organiser of the D.E.S.E.C.E. Children's Festival (www.childrenfestival.gr) since 2010. (www.childrenfestival.gr). She served as Scientific Coordinator (2006-2009) and scientific advisor (2000-2009) of the Non-Governmental Organisation "Society for the Development and Creative Employment of Children" and sits on the seven- member International Standards Advisory Board of the ISSA (International Step by Step Association). She is currently a member of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Lifelong Learning of the T.E.E.A.P.I., the OMEP (Organisation Mondiale pour L'Éducation Préscolaire), the ITRA (International Toy Research Association), the El.Ep.E.Ps. (Hellenic Scientific Society of Psycho-kinetics), the IPLA (International Physical Literacy Association), the Panhellenic Network for Theatre in Education and the E.E.E.E. (Hellenic Adult Education Association). She has served as the country lead for Physical Literacy in Greece since 2022, and is an IPLA certified trainer. She was instrumental in establishing and coordinating the Network for Physical Literacy in Greece http://epee.upatras.gr/kinhtikos-grammatismos/. http://epee.upatras.gr/kinhtikos-grammatismos/.
- Professor of "Cultural Anthropology". D.Phil. (Oxford University, 1986) with the title: “Social Institutions of a Greek village with special interest in Economic Relations”. He has been a faculty member of the Department since 1986. 2006-2007: director of the Postgraduate Study Programme. 2007-2011: Department Chair. Member: 1/ Royal Anthropological Institute, 2/ Association of Social Anthropologists, 3/ Society of Social Anthropologists.
- Aristea Fyssa is an Assistant Professor in Special Education at the Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education of the University of Patras, and member of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Life Long Learning. She holds degrees from the University of Thessaly, Department of Special Education (BEd in Early Childhood Special Education), the University College London, Institute of Education (MSc in Special Education: Inclusion and Disability Studies) and the University of Thessaly-Department of Special Education (PhD in Early Childhood Special-Inclusive Education). Her research interests fall within the areas of early childhood special and inclusive education policy support systems, early childhood intervention, assessment of the quality inclusive processes, practices for promoting the educational and social inclusion for children with or at risk of disabilities, and parental-professional partnerships and parental empowerment. Aristea has been involved in teacher education programs for regular and special education teachers at bachelor and master levels lecturing on special education, early childhood education intervention, inclusive pedagogy and assessment and planning of curricular inclusive routines and activities. She has been involved in the development of a training manual for teacher assistants with the aim to promote the idea of developing interdisciplinary teams within the educational communities so as facilitating the processes of early childhood intervention and early childhood inclusion for disabled children (and children at risk). Aristea has been published in high indexed scientific journals (that is, Early Intervention; International Journal of Early Years Education; International Journal of Disability, Development and Education; European Early Childhood Education Research Journal; Frontiers Education; Research in Developmental Disabilities). In 2023, Aristea has been appointed as the coordinator of the early childhood intervention national project running by the Ministry of Education. In her University Department, Aristea has been involved in supporting university students with disabilities and other additional needs and in promoting the collaboration between the Department and the local (and of other areas in the geography of Greece) school communities.
