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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=45297#.VL37pCzQrzE Author(s)    Kleopatra Nikolopoulou Affiliation(s) Faculty of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Athens, Athens, Greece . ABSTRACT This paper presents findings from a research project regarding Information and Communication Technology (ICT) integration and use in 17 kindergartens in Greece. The main parameters of the study were the natural classroom environment (without artificial intervention) and the voluntary participation of early childhood teachers. The data were collected by interviews with the teachers and class observations. The most frequently reported reasons for computer use were the acquisition/ development of language and fine motor skills, as well as its contribution as an incentive in children’s learning. Examples of practices in relation to these reasons are presented. The computer was mai...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52990#.VK86CcnQrzE Author(s)   Lassithiotaki Aikaterini Affiliation(s) Department of Rural Development, Municipality of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece . ABSTRACT This paper investigates the role of chairwomen in the organization and administration of Women’s Agricultural Cooperatives at the Prefecture of Heraklion, in the island of Crete, Greece. The aim of the research is to provide answers to the questions “how” and “why” the chairwomen affect the organization and the administration of cooperatives and it is focused on the administrative, social, cognitive, personal and entrepreneurial skills of chairwomen. The results of a qualitative study involving 12 chairwomen of rural women’s Traditional Food Production Cooperatives of the Prefecture of Heraklion indicated that their role was multiple and complex and it affected positively the organizational and ent...