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Improving Quality and Equity in Schools in Socially Disadvantaged Areas
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Kyriakides, Leonidas; Charalambous, Evi; Creemers, H. P. M. (Bert); Dimosthenous, Andria – Educational Research, 2019
Background: Recent effectiveness studies have investigated the relationship between two dimensions of effectiveness -- namely, quality and equity. Specifically, the question of whether effective schools can also reduce the initial differences in student outcomes attributed to student background factors has been examined. In this context, the…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Equal Education, Educational Quality, Disadvantaged Environment
The 6th Grade Primary History Book and the Reactions of the Greek and Cypriot Educational Communities and Societies
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Kimitris, Petros N. – Online Submission, 2017
The present study was designed to explore the role of Rebousi et al's primary 6th grade history school book in evaluating the experience of a nation but also to examine the causes behind the reactions of political parties, historians and the wider public. History books and politics have very deep roots that reflect on old responsibilities,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Elementary School Students, History Instruction
Improving the School Learning Environment to Reduce Bullying: An Experimental Study
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Kyriakides, Leonidas; Creemers, Bert P. M.; Papastylianou, Dona; Papadatou-Pastou, Marietta – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
A framework based on research on bullying and on educational effectiveness was offered to schools to assist them in developing strategies and actions to improve their learning environment, their policy for teaching, and their evaluation mechanisms in order to reduce bullying. At the beginning and end of the intervention, the Revised Olweus…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Bullying, Peer Relationship, Questionnaires
Using the Dynamic Model of Educational Effectiveness to Design Strategies and Actions to Face Bullying
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Kyriakides, Leonidas; Creemers, Bert P. M.; Muijs, Daniel; Rekers-Mombarg, Lyset; Papastylianou, Dona; Van Petegem, Peter; Pearson, Diana – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2014
This project investigates the impact of the dynamic approach to school improvement (DASI) aiming to help schools face and reduce bullying through integrating research on bullying with educational effectiveness research (EER). A network of approximately 15 schools in each participating country (i.e., Belgium, Cyprus, England, Greece, and The…
Descriptors: Bullying, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Change Strategies
Science Education as Public and Social Wealth: The Notion of Citizenship from a European Perspective
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Siatras, Anastasios; Koumaras, Panagiotis – Online Submission, 2013
In this paper, (a) we present a framework for developing a science content (i.e., science concepts, scientific methods, scientific mindset, and problem-solving strategies for socio-scientific issues) used to design the new Cypriot science curriculum aiming at ensuring a democratic and human society, (b) we use the previous framework to explore the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Science Curriculum, Democracy
An International Exploratory Investigation of Students' Perceptions of Stressful Life Events: Results from Greece, Cyprus, and the United States
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Leontopoulou, Sophie; Jimerson, Shane R.; Anderson, Gabrielle E. – School Psychology International, 2011
The present exploratory study examined student perceptions of the stressfulness and incidence of life events across three countries--Greece, Cyprus and the United States. The participants include 378 6th-grade elementary school students. Students in the United States completed the "What Do You Think?" questionnaire and its translated…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Stress Variables