Research interests:

• Comparative and International Education
• Intercultural Education
• Education for democracy and human rights
• Curriculum and textbook research

Selected publications:

1. Αgapoglou, Th., Kesidou, A. (2020). Identity texts and educational drama as pedagogical tools for the social empowerment of adolescents from of oppressed minority groups: Reflections from a critical-emancipatory action research. In Α. Chatzidaki, P. Thomou, D. Kontogianni, Th. Michelakaki & Μ. Argyroudi (Eds.), Crossroads of languages and cultures: Languages and cultures at home and at school. Selected Papers 5th International Conference (pp.186-195). Rethymnon: Center for Intercultural and Migration Studies (Ε.DIA.M.ME.).
2. Kesidou, A. (2019). Preparing educators and researchers for multicultural/intercultural Education. In W. Veugelers (Ed.), Education for Democratic Intercultural Citizenship. (pp. 148-165). Leiden: Brill/Sense.
3. Kesidou, A. (2017). Citizenship and tolerance in the cradle of democracy. In W. Veugelers, I. de Groot & V. Stolk (Eds.), Research for CULT Committee- Teaching Common Values in Europe: Study (pp. 107-114). European Union: Directorate-General for Internal Policies. Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies. Culture and Education.
4. Xochelis, P., Kesidou, A. (2017). Griechenland. In: H. Döbert, W. Hörner, B. von Kopp & L.R. Reuter (Hrsg.), Die Bildungssysteme Europas (S. 266-283). Baltmannsweiler: Schneider-Verlag Hohengehren, Band 46.
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   Xochelis, P., Kesidou, A. (2015). Greece. In: W. Hörner, H. Döbert, L. R. Reuter & B. von Kopp (Eds.), The Education Systems of Europe (pp. 335-354). Cham: Springer.
5. Zaga, Ε., Kesidou, A. & Mattheoudakis, Μ. (2014). Η βελτίωση του εκπαιδευτικού έργου των Τάξεων Υποδοχής στο ελληνικό σχολείο: Παιδαγωγικές και γλωσσολογικές διαστάσεις [Improving the educational work of Reception Classes in Greek school: Educational and linguistic perspectives]. Ιn: Psaltou-Joycey, E. Agathopoulou & M. Mattheoudakis, Cross-curricular approaches to language education (pp.172-191). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholar Publishing.
6. Papadopoulou, W., Kesidou A., Harnett P., Fong R., Dimova A., Makariev P., Roth J., Kartari A. & Akçamete G. (2006). Interkulturelle Kompetenz für Grundschullehrer: Handbuch. München/Sofia: Institut für Interkulturelle Kommunikation an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Lakrima.
7. Kesidou, A. (2005). Political and cultural relations between Greeks and Bulgarians through school textbooks. Ėtudes Balkaniques, 4, 83-90.
8. Kesidou, A. (2004). Intercultural education: Main aims and practices. In N. Terzis (Ed.), Intercultural Education in the Balkan Countries (pp. 97-105). Thessaloniki: Kyriakidis Brothers.
9. Lenhart, V., Kesidou, A. & Stockmann S. (1999). The curricula of the “national subjects” in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A report to UNESCO. Heidelberg: University of Heidelberg, Research Unit for Comparative Education.
10. Kesidou, A. (1999). Die europäische Dimension der griechischen und baden-württembergischen Lehrpläne und Schulbücher der Sekundarschule: An den Beispielen Geographie, politische Bildung, Geschichte und Literatur. Frankfurt/M., Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Wien: Peter Lang.