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Article Title: The Communication of Greek Culture, Tradition and Cultural Heritage to High School Students: A First Investigation in Greek High Schools
by Maria St. Karagiannis

Abstract:
The article attempts to make some evidence of cultural events throughout the intermediate educational system in relation to the cultural activities that are being offered to high school students. It refers to the educational planning and the importance of it so that: every high school student can be aware of the culture, the traditions and the cultural heritage. The article records the steps of modernization, which sometimes levels any cultural idea. At the same time, it investigates and outlines the ways that Greek cultural heritage can be enriched until 2020. To conclude the above, we used an anonymous questionnaire (quantitative research) that was given to high school students from all over the country. We aim at the culture, the tradition and the cultural heritage of Greeks, assembling the interest of individual researchers, school-teachers, students but also the masterminds that are in charge of planning the educational courses. We hope that our attempt concerning the teaching of culture, tradition and cultural heritage combined with the results of our research will become a reflection in the educational field. As a result, there should be no subjective intention on the part of teachers in relation to mentioning the tradition and the cultural heritage of Greeks during the school period, but these points will be included in the main courses.

Keywords: educational system, modernization, Greek culture, Greek tradition, Greek cultural heritage.

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