Eleonora Papaleontiou Louca
Associate Professor, Developmental & Educational & Cognitive Psychology
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School of Humanities, Social and Education Sciences
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Academic Qualifications
| Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department | Thesis title (Optional Entry) |
| PhD | 2002 | Cardiff University, Wales, U.K. | Psychology | Young Children’s Theory of Mind: Metacognitive Language and Metacognitive Thinking |
| M.A. | 1988 | Reading University, England | Education | Communication and the Effective Use of Language |
| B.A. | 1998 | Aristotle University of Thessalonica, Greece | Education | |
| Degree (3yrs) | 1985 | Pedagogical Academy of Cyprus | Education |
Employment History
| Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
| From | To | |||
| 2011- | present | European University Cyprus | Nicosia | Associate Professor, Psychology |
| 2004 | 2011 | European University Cyprus | Nicosia | Assistant Professor, Psychology |
| 2008 1995-1998 | University of Cyprus | Nicosia | Special Scientist /Special Teaching Personnel | |
Publications
| Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. | Pages |
| 2019 | Do children know what they know? Metacognitive awareness in preschool children. | New Ideas in Psychology ISSN 0732-118X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newideapsych.2019.01.005. | 54 | 56-62 | |
| 2018 | (συγγραφή / επιμ.). Συλλογικός Τόμος ΨΥΧΙΚΗ ΥΓΕΙΑ ΠΑΙΔΙΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΕΦΗΒΟΥ. | Αθήνα: εκδόσεις Αρμός | 2-2 | 68-77 | |
| 2016 | Spiritual Development in Children and Adolescents | Weber Psychiatry & Psychology, ISSN:2449-1616, http://www.weberpub.org/wpp.htm | 556-558 | ||
| 2015 | Attachment, Trust, Love and Personality Development | .KyriakidesStavri | . In Zamosteanu A. (edit.) Theoretical and Applied in Psychology, SICAP, Psychology and Ongoing Development, Timisorana, Romania. | Nov. 15 20-21 | 135-138 |
| 2014 | Metacognition | In D. Phillips (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Εducational theory and Philosophy. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346229.n218 | 523-526 | ||
| 2014 | Teaching for Creativity in Universities URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.15640/jehd.v3n4a13 | Varnava-Marouchou Despina Mihai Simona Konis Elmos | .Journal of Education and Human Development Published by American Research Institute for Policy Development, DOI: 10.15640/jehd.v3n4a13 December 2014. ISSN: 2334-296X (Print), 2334-2978 (Online) Copyright © The Author(s). 2014. All Rights Reserved. | Vol. 3, No. 4 | 131-154 |
| 2012 | The Importance of Young Children’s Self-Regulation. | Thoma Niki | Issues in Early Education, Rock VIII ISBN 1734-1582. | Number 1 (16) | 78-85. |
| 2009 | Μεταγνώση: Θεωρία και Πράξη. Εγχειρίδιο για Εκπαιδευτικούς | Αθήνα: εκδ. Θυμάρι | |||
| 2008 | Metacognition and Young Children's Theory of Mind. | U.K.: Cambridge Scholars Press. | |||
| 2005 | Σύγχρονες Προσεγγίσεις στο Πρόγραμμα του Νηπιαγωγείου - (επιμ.) . | Αθήνα: Γιώργος Δαρδανός –Τυπωθήτω. |
Exhibitions
Research Projects
| Date | Title | Funded by |
| 2014 | Creativity in Teaching and Learning | IPE |
| 2012 | Young Children's Self-Regulation | European University |
| 2008 | · C.IND.LE Group Project (CAMBRIGE INDEPENDENT LEARNING PROJECT | Funded by the ESRC Small Grants scheme, U.K. |
| 2018 - today | APELLA Registry – Foundation: AEGEAN UNIVERSITY | Member of the APELLA Registry of the Department: PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES |
| 2011 | “Teaching for creativity in Cypriot universities: towards innovative pedagogical practices in promoting students' employability”, Group Research Project | Funded by the Institute of the Promotion of Research (IPE). |
| 2011 | · Group Project titled: ‘Training Young Women to Work with Children and Teenagers in Church” | Funded by the European Forum of Christian Women (6,846 Euros) |
| 2008 | Research project titled “Young Children’s Autonomous Learning” -in cooperation with Dr Niki Thoma. | EUC Research Grant |
| 2007 | ·C.IND.LE Group Project (CAMBRIDGE INDEPENDENT LEARNING PROJECT) | Funded by the ESRC Small Grants scheme, U.K., ESRC Small Grants scheme, U.K. |
Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees
| Period | Organization | Title of Position or Service | Key Activities |
| 2018 –2021 | ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ ΒΙΟΗΘΙΚΗΣ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ | • Mέλος της επιτροπής Βιοηθικής Αξιολόγησης και Κλινικής Έρευνας Α | Evaluating Research Proposals that are being submitted in the National Bioethics Committee of Cyprus |
| 2018 - today | APELLA Registry – Foundation: AEGEAN UNIVERSITY | • Member of the APELLA Registry of the Department: PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES | External Evaluator for faculty Promotions |
| 2019 | High Quality and Assurance. | • External Evaluator of the Department of Psychology , Kapodistrian University of Athens, March, 2019. | Evaluating the Program, the faculty and the University’s infrastructures. |
| 2014 | High Quality and Assurance. | • External Evaluator of the Department of Early Childhood Care & Education of ATEI - Thessaloniki , April 2014. | Evaluating the Program, the faculty and the Institution’s infrastructures. |
| 2013 | High Quality and Assurance. | • External Evaluator of the Preschool Education Department of the University of Thrace. | Evaluating the Program, the faculty and the University’s infrastructures. |
Awards/International Recognition
| Date | Title | Awarded by: |
| 2016 | Awardedboth as a Psychologist and an educator and for the long and successful service in Education. | The Federation of Parents Associations of Public and Community Kindergartens in Nicosia. |