Secondary School Science Advisors and their Role in Secondary Education

Ioannis Vlachos, Nikos Kanderakis, Giannos Karanikas, Agelliki Trikaliti, Lazaros Chatzilazaridis - Science education advisors
givla@otenet.gr, nikanderakis@yahoo.gr, giannoskaranikas@hotmail.com, atrikal@otenet.gr, laz12@otenet.gr

Secondary school science advisors discuss their job and the problems they face doing it. Among other things the examine: if school science advisor is well accepted as an advisor and if teachers follow his suggestions, how he could transform a climate of suspicion between teachers and him into a climate of trust and communication etc. More specialized subjects are also discussed. For example the promotion of educational novelties and the resistance they confront, teachers? practices as regards student?s homework etc.