Maria Chalari is a post-doctoral research fellow in the School of Education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

• Part I Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Crisis Chapter 3: Crisis and education Chapter 4: Rethinking education Part II Chapter 5: Researching the impact of crisis and seeking possibilities of hopeChapter 6: The impact of the crisis on Greek society and education Chapter 7: The social and political problems behind the socio-economic crisis Chapter 8: The role of education in the reconstruction of Greek society Chapter 9: New frameworks for teaching and learning Chapter 10: Conclusions Appendices

"While neoliberalism is deepening and education further compromised, this book points to the possibilities to where the light is. This book is important not only in terms of understanding hope, but also necessary in reclaiming and sustaining it. This text serves as an antidote to the dark times of neoliberalism; a necessary reading for educators and critical thinkers around the world."Spyros Themelis, Senior Lecturer in Education, School of Education & Lifelong Learning, University of East Anglia, UK.