Browsing by Author "Loizou, Eleni"
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Becoming an Infant Caregiver: Three Profiles of Personal and Professional Growth
Recchia, Susan L.; Loizou, Eleni (2002)This study focused on the first year process of personal and professional growth for three student-caregivers as they began working with infants and families in child care. Qualitative case study analyses of the participants' ...
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Boron determination in a multi element national water monitoring program: the absence of legal limits
Loizou, Eleni; Kanari, Popi; Kyriacou, Georgia; Aletrari, Maria (2010)Directive 98/83/EC concerning the drinking water quality and Directive 80/777/EC for Natural Mineral Water demand strict control and monitoring for the presence of metals. The State General Laboratory as the official control ...
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Breaking ground in cross-cultural research on the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia): A multi-national study involving 73 countries
Proyer, R. T.; Ruch, W.; Ali, N. S.; Al-Olimat, H. S.; Amemiya, T.; Adal, T. A.; Ansari, S. A.; Arhar, P.; Asem, G.; Baudin, N.; Bawab, S.; Bergen, D.; Brdar, I.; Brites, R.; Brunner-Sciarra, M.; Carrell, A.; Dios, H. C.; Celik, M.; Ceschi, G.; Chang, K.; Guo-Hai, C.; Cheryomukhin, A.; Chik, M. P. Y.; Chlopicki, W.; Cranney, J.; Dahourou, D.; Doosje, S.; Dore, M.; El-Arousy, N.; Fickova, E.; Führ, M.; Gallivan, J.; Geling, H.; Germikova, L.; Giedraityte, M.; Goh, A.; González, R. D.; Ho, S. K.; Hrebícková, M.; Jaime, B.; Kaare, B. H.; Kamble, S.; Kazarian, S.; Kerkkänen, P.; Klementová, M.; Kobozeva, I. M.; Kovjanic, S.; Kumaraswamy, N.; Lamport, Mark A.; Liao, C. -C; Levesque, M.; Loizou, Eleni; Díaz Loving, R.; Lyttle, J.; MacHline, V. C.; McGoldrick, S.; McRorie, M.; Min, L.; Mõttus, R.; Munyae, M. M.; Navia, C. E.; Nkhalamba, M.; Pedrini, P. P.; Petkova, M.; Platt, T.; Popa, D. -E; Radomska, A.; Rashid, T.; Rawlings, D.; Rubio, V. J.; Sander, Angelle M.; Sarid, O.; Shams, S.; Sisokohm, S.; Smári, J.; Sneddon, I.; Snikhovska, I.; Stephanenko, E. A.; Stokenberga, I.; Stuer, H.; Tanoto, Y. S. R.; Tapia, L.; Taylor, J.; Thibault, P.; Thompson, A.; Thörn, H.; Toyota, H.; Ujlaky, J.; Vanno, V.; Wang, J.; Van Der Westhuizen, B.; Wijayathilake, D.; Wong, P. S. O.; Wycoff, E. B.; Yeun, E. J. (2009)The current study examines whether the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) can be assessed reliably and validly by means of a self-report instrument in different countries of the world. All items of the GELOPH (Ruch ...
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Book Chapter
Cartoons as an Educational Tool to Fight Disability Stereotypes
Loizou, Eleni; Symeonidou, Simoni (Springer International Publishing, 2019)Humor is often associated with multiple positive effects on children’s lives and is highlighted for its impact on their socio-emotional development and ability to cope with complex issues in their lives. This pilot study ...
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Children’s Visual and Verbal Humorous Productions After Participating in a Series of Creative Activities, Framed by the Theory of the Absurd and the Empowerment Theory
Loizou, Eleni; Loizou, Evi K. (Springer International Publishing, 2019)The Theory of the Absurd and the Empowerment Theory have been examined through multiple perspectives creating a significant framework that explores young children’s production and appreciation of humor. In this study we ...
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Constructing stories in kindergarten: Children's knowledge of genre
Loizou, Eleni; Kyriakides, Elena; Hadjicharalambous, Maria-Zoe (2011)This study investigated the ability of 23 kindergarten children to construct stories drawing upon genre conventions in order to differentiate simple narrative stories, a familiar and often‐visited genre in the kindergarten ...
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Constructive Play. Children’s Play skills and Teacher’s Involvement.
Loizou, Eleni (Early Childhood Research Lab, 2019)This is a constructive play guide for teachers. It includes examples of toys that can be used for constructive play, the stages of constructive play, the process of teacher involvement during play and lastly connections ...
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Cyprus joins the European Union; ¨Identity shifting? ¨ Words, feelings and assumptions of three early childhood participants.
Loizou, Eleni (2005)
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Disability studies as a framework to design disability awareness programs: no need for ‘magic’ to facilitate children’s understanding
Symeonidou, Simoni; Loizou, Eleni (2018)This paper presents and critically discusses a disability awareness program that was addressed to non-disabled children aged between 6-8 years old in Cyprus. The main aims were to explore how disability studies and ...
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Disposable cameras, humour and children's abilities
Loizou, Eleni (2011)This was a two-phase qualitative study that investigated the humorous aspects of humorous photographs young children took in their school and home environment, which were examined in the context of the theory of the absurd ...
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The diverse facets of power in early childhood mentor-student teacher relationships
Loizou, Eleni (2011)The aim of this study was to describe the diverse experiences of early childhood student teachers and mentors during the teaching practicum over the period of one semester, and trace power aspects within the relationship ...
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An early childhood education curriculum that responds to children's voices on transition to first grade
Loizou, Eleni (2020)The purpose of this study was to examine how an early childhood education (ECE) curriculum responds to children’s voices in reference to transition from kindergarten to first grade. Drawing from the findings of a previous ...
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An early childhood research laboratory framework: Necessity the mother of invention
Loizou, Eleni (2013)This article provides a subjective personal introspection of the attempt to develop and maintain an Early Childhood Research Laboratory (ECRL) at the University of Cyprus and a description of the first activities undertaken ...
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Early childhood teacher involvement in children’s socio-dramatic play: creative drama as a scaffolding tool
Loizou, Eleni; Michaelides, Anthia; Georgiou, Anna (2019)We acknowledge the importance of scaffolding during play
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Editorial
Loizou, Eleni (2017)
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Empowering aspects of transition from kindergarten to first grade through children's voices
Loizou, Eleni (2011)This study was designed to investigate the reflective comments of 55 first grade children regarding their experiences in kindergarten and first grade. Data collection involved a conversational interview during which children ...
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Empowering parents through an action research parenting program
Loizou, Eleni (2013)The goal of this article is to consider action research with parents and specifically describe the experience of two parents during a parenting program that employed an action research framework and consider how action ...
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Empowerment Pedagogy
Loizou, Eleni; Charalambous, N. (2017)This study aims to unfold the framework of empowerment pedagogy by describing an approach of listening to the children, supporting their rights, and enhancing participation through the lens of a learning community. The ...
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Funny babies: Humor and Power in Infancy.
Loizou, Eleni (2004)This article surveys existing research on the role of humor in early childhood. Babies and toddlers use humor to develop, apply, and expand their understanding of existing concepts; define themselves; and establish ...
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Good practices in early childhood education: Looking at early educators' perspectives in six European countries
Gregoriadis, Αthanasios; Zachopoulou, Evridiki; Grammatikopoulos, Vasilis; Liukkonen, Jarmo; Leal, Teresa; Gamelas, Ana Madalena; Pessanha, Manuela; Barros, Silvia Araujo de; Loizou, Eleni; Olesen, Lise Sanders; Henriksen, Claus; Ciolan, Laura (2011)