Examined the relation of Greek 4th- to 6th-grade students' loneliness and social dissatisfaction in school to self-efficacy for peer interaction. Found that loneliness was marginally higher for older students and girls. School achievement was negatively related to social dissatisfaction. (JPB)

Investigates bully/victim problems among five classes of 11 to 12-year-old children attending five elementary schools in Hellas (Greece) using Arora and Thompson's "Life in School" questionnaire. The majority of the items in the questionnaire seemed to cross cultural barriers for assessing the incidents of bullying from an international…

In an exchange program, 11- and 12-year olds from Arles (France) (n=25) and Sparta (Greece) (n=27) visited each other's cities and explored the culture and history. This study explores the ways they conceptualized the cultural patrimony of both cities through student drawings. The exchange created opportunities for dialog about European culture.…

The purpose of the present study was to broaden planned behavior theory and examine its applicability to predict the academic achievement of students of low and high spelling ability. Two hundred fifty seven students, 54 low spellers and 203 high spellers from thirty elementary schools in northern Greece, participated in the study. Between groups…

Background: Previous research demonstrated that Machiavellian beliefs are linked with bully/victim problems at school. However, Machiavellianism was treated as a single construct and not as multidimensional. Children's perceptions of self-efficacy in both social and academic domains have been related to conflictual peer interactions but not…

Movement responses to a stimulus could be either quantitative or qualitative, or could also be the answer to a pre-established problem. This process activates both divergent thinking and critical thinking. Divergent movement ability generates both quantitative and qualitative movement responses to a stimulus. The aim of this study was to examine…

Examines whether fourth grade students prefer band or nonband instrument timbre. Identifies differences between student preferences in the United States and Greece, examining how cultural differences influence instrumental timbre preferences. Reports that band instrument timbres often are preferred in the United States but are less so in Greece.…

This study examined the attitudes of 34 Greek elementary special education students toward their teachers, lessons, parents, schools, and feelings of difference. Comparisons with studies of British and New Zealand children indicate that the Greek students were generally satisfied with their educational experience, and the Greek special education…

Surveyed 53 Greek elementary school teachers and 55 teacher trainees regarding school psychologists. Subjects rated usefulness of school psychologist in solving learning, conduct, and attention problems of students. Findings suggest that teachers and trainees held positive perceptions about school psychologists. Willingness to follow through with…

Addresses concerns and issues regarding modern language teaching and learning at primary schools in Greece, Italy, Spain, and England. It focuses on the optimal age for learning and acquiring languages and to the educational reforms which have been undertaken in each country relating to early modern language teaching and learning and…

Used Academic Motivation Self-Rating Inventory to examine Greek student motives for school learning at end of primary school and how motives are differentiated during transition to secondary school. Found that academic motivation increased upon secondary-school entry and was not related to student's gender or socioeconomic status. Primary0school…

Observations of innovative compensatory intervention programs in three Greek elementary schools were conducted in 1986. Implemented in 50 schools and offering help to 1,176 students, the innovation offered assistance through compensatory teaching to children, mainly second grade students, who were experiencing learning difficulties. This report…

Teachers' conceptions about assessment were studied through a questionnaire completed by 152 mathematics teachers in Greece and 610 teachers in Cyprus. Questionnaire responses produced a rather optimistic picture of teachers' views, but 10 semi-structured interviews that followed showed that teachers in both countries have a rather vague…

School-age children's ability to distinguish among the concepts of aloneness, loneliness, and solitude was the focus of this study. This ability has been largely neglected by researchers. Also, the relation of this ability with self-reported loneliness was examined. Individual interviews were conducted with 180 second, fourth, and sixth graders…

Determines whether global themes and supranational elements are contained in Greek educational legislation and social studies curriculum and textbooks. Analysis shows some existence of these themes and elements, but they have not been adequately adapted to correspond to the pronouncements of the Greek educational establishment and to the new…