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The Effect of Counselling-Based Training on Online Peer Support
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Lekka, Foteini; Efstathiou, Giorgos; Kalantzi-Azizi, Anastasia – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2015
The aim of the current study is to investigate the impact of counselling-based training on online peer support by comparing the interventions of trained peer supporters as opposed to non-trained peer supporters. Two independent raters analysed 746 support posts published during a period of one year at the "Student to Student" online peer…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Peer Relationship, Intervention, Counseling Services
The Impact of Students' Working Status on Academic Progress: Assessing the Implications of Policy Change in Greece
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Katsikas, Elias – Journal of Education and Work, 2013
The study examines whether the reduction in the timeframe for the completion of university studies in Greece will affect students of different socio-economic background disproportionally. To this intent, it assesses the influence of the status of students, defined as working and non-working, on the duration of studies but the relevance of other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Time to Degree, Socioeconomic Background
Wage Returns to University Disciplines in Greece: Are Greek Higher Education Degrees Trojan Horses?
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Livanos, Ilias; Pouliakas, Konstantinos – Education Economics, 2011
This paper examines the wage returns to qualifications and academic disciplines in the Greek labour market. Exploring wage responsiveness across various degree subjects in Greece is interesting, as it is characterised by high levels of graduate unemployment, which vary considerably with the field of study, and relatively low levels of wage…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Higher Education, Educational Change
Discovering Factors that Influence the Decision to Pursue a Chemistry-Related Career: A Comparative Analysis of the Experiences of Non Scientist Adults and Chemistry Teachers in Greece
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Salta, Katerina; Gekos, Michael; Petsimeri, Irene; Koulougliotis, Dionysios – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2012
This study aims at identifying factors that influence students' choice not to pursue a chemistry-related career by analyzing the experiences of secondary education chemistry teachers in Greece and of Greek adults who have not pursued studies related to science. Data collection was done with the method of individual structured interviews. The…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Structured Interviews
The Thinking Styles of University Mathematics Students
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Moutsios-Rentzos, Andreas; Simpson, Adrian – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2010
In this paper, we focus on the relationship between studying university mathematics and the "thinking styles" of both undergraduate and postgraduate mathematics students. A cross-sectional quantitative study (N = 238) was conducted in a large Greek university, identifying the thinking styles of second, third and fourth year…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, College Students, Cognitive Style, Statistical Analysis
e-Lectures for Flexible Learning: A Study on Their Learning Efficiency
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Demetriadis, Stavros; Pombortsis, Andreas – Educational Technology & Society, 2007
This study investigates the level of students' learning when using e-lectures to increase the flexibility of the learning experience. Two cohorts of students were presented with the same material in lecture format. The control group attended a traditional live lecture, while the treatment group was offered an e-lecture with the same content. Both…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Knowledge Level, Learning Experience, Lecture Method