Eleni Theodorou
Associate Professor, Social Foundations of Education
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School of Humanities, Social and Education Sciences
Department of Education Sciences
Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department |
Ph. D. in Social Foundations of Education | 2008 | University of Virginia, Charlottesville | Department of Leadership, Foundations and Policy |
M. Ed. in Social Foundations | 2005 | University of Virginia, Charlottesville | Department of Leadership, Foundations and Policy |
B.A. in Primary Education (With Honors) | 2002 | University of Cyprus, Nicosia | Department of Education Sciences |
2000 Socrates-Erasmus exchange student | Fall 2000 | University of Linköping, Sweden | Faculty of Educational Sciences |
Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
From | To | |||
2014 | today | European University Cyprus | Cyprus | Assistant Professor, School of Humanities, Social and Education Sciences |
2009 | 2013 | European University Cyprus | Cyprus | Lecturer, School of Arts and Education Sciences |
2008 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville | Instructor, School of Continuing and Professional Studies |
Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. | Pages |
2019 | Collapsing the supranational and the national: from citizenship to health education in the Republic of Cyprus. | Philippou, S. | In A. Rapoport (Ed.),Competing Frameworks: Global and National in Citizenship Education Charlotte, NC: Information Age. | 95-114 | |
2019 | Politics and the interview: unraveling immigrant children’s narrations and identity performances. | Kontovourki, S. | In S. Spyrou, R. Rosen, and D. Cook (Eds) Reimagining Childhood Studies. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc | 153-166 | |
2018 | Re-forming curriculum towards a ‘democratic socially responsible citizen’ in Greek-Cypriot Education: At the nexus of European and Intercultural Education discourses. | Philippou, S. | In N. Palaiologou & M. Zembylas (eds), Human Rights Education and Citizenship Education: Intercultural Perspectives within an international context. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. | ||
2018 | “‘All we need is love (and money)!’ What do higher education students want from their families?” | Lamprianou, I., Symeou, L. | Research Papers in Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2018.1452957 | ||
2018 | “Curriculum making as professionalism-in-context: the cases of two elementary school teachers amidst curriculum change in Cyprus” | Kontovourki, S., Philippou, S. | Curriculum Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/09585176.2018.1447308 | 29(2) | 257-276 |
2017 | “Has Family Involvement Migrated into Higher Education? How the administrative staff documents the phenomenon in students' university experience in Cyprus” | Symeou, L., Lamprianou, I., Rentzou, K., Andreou, P. | International Studies in Sociology of Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09620214.2017.1336934 | 27(1) | 78-99 |
2017 | “iConstruct: virtual disabilities in online settings” | Mavrou, K. | Disability & Society, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2017.1307717 | 32(4) | 542-564 |
2017 | “Caught between Worlds of Expertise: Primary Teachers amidst Official Curriculum Development Processes in Cyprus” | Philippou, S., Kontovourki, S. | Curriculum Inquiry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03626784.2017.1283591 | 4(2) | 217-240 |
2015 | “Governing teachers: professional development and curriculum reform in Cyprus” | Kontovourki, S., Philippou, S. | In H.-G. Kothoff & E. Klerides (Eds.), Governing Educational Spaces: Knowledge, Teaching, and Learning in Transition, Rotterdam: Sense Publishers | 107-126 | |
2014 | “Constructing the ‘Other’: Politics and Policies of Intercultural Education in Cyprus” | L. Vega (Ed.), Empires, Post-Coloniality and Interculturality, Comparative and Education Society in Europe Series, Rotterdam: Sense Publishers | 251-272 |
Date | Title | Funded by | Project Role* |
2016-2020 | Valuing the past, sustaining the future: Education, knowledge and identity across three generations in coastal communities | Norwegian Research Council | EUC team member |
2017-2019 | SIDE- Supporting Innovative models for Deaf youth Empowerment | European Commission, Erasmus+-KA2, project number 2016-3-AT02-KA205-001739 | EUC team member |
2016-2018 | Storying the teaching profession ‘from below’ and amidst change: a study of four cohorts of elementary teachers’ life histories in the Republic of Cyprus (late 1970s-2010s) | Internal Research Projects Leventis Foundation Funding Scheme, University of Cyprus | Member of scientific team as external research collaborator |
2016-2018 | BONDS - Booster the emotional dimension of social inclusion for immigrant mothers and children | European Commission, Erasmus+ KA201, project number 2016-1-EL01-KA2004-023586 | EUC member team |
2015-2018 | Equity and Social Inclusion through Positive Parenting (ESIPP) | European Commission, Erasmus+, Key Action 2, 2015-1-UK01-KA204-013397 | EUC lead member |
2013-2015 | Family involvement in higher education | Internal Research Projects, Research Committee, University of Cyprus | Member of scientific team as external research collaborator |
Period | Organization | Title of Position or Service | Key Activities |
2013-2018 | Special Interest Group “Interculturalism, Social Justice and Education”, Cyprus Pedagogical Association | Co-coordinator (with Ch. Chadjisoteriou (2013-2016) & Eugenia Partasi (2016-2018)) | Founding member of the SIG, coordination and organization of the SIG’s annual activities (seminars, workshops etc.) |
2011-2013 | Association of Historical Dialogue and Research | Board Member | Responsible of research projects and issues of the Association |
Date | Title | Awarded by: |
2011 | Ranked among the top four research projects for the 2011 ‘David A. Wilson Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning’ with the project Parents’ involvement in their children’s Higher education: A comparative study between a public and a private university in Cyprus (submitted with L. Symeou) | |
2005-2008 | Doctoral Scholarship Award | University of Virginia |
2006-2008 | Summer Fellowship Award | University of Virginia |
2007 | Doctoral Research Award in Education Science | Center for the Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL), University of Virginia |
2004-2005 | Fulbright Scholarship Award CASP | Cyprus Fulbright Commission, Cyprus |
2002 | Award of Excellent Academic Performance | University of Cyprus |