Browsing by Subject "Sociocultural factors"
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Book Chapter
Contested symbols as social representations: The case of Cyprus
(Springer International Publishing, 2014)This chapter examines symbols as social representations and specifically focuses on the ways that symbolic meanings of cultural artifacts relating to intergroup conflict vary as a function of the quality of social relations ...
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An exploratory study about the role of epistemological beliefs and dispositions on learners' thinking about an ill-defined issue in solo and duo problem-solving contexts
(Springer Science + Business Media, 2008)This chapter examines the relationship between epistemological beliefs and dispositions and their role on ill-defined problem solving in solo and duo contexts. The results showed that different aspects of epistemological ...
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Article
The Meaning and Rationale of Greece-Cyprus Unified Education: A Teachers' and Parents' Beliefs Study
(2004)The purpose of the present study was to investigate Cypriot teachers' and parents' attitudes towards, and understanding of, the educational policy of Greece-Cyprus Unified Education. The data of the study were collected ...
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A socio-technical analysis of factors affecting the integration of ICT in primary and secondary education
(Idea Group Reference/IGI Global, 2006)We live in a world that is constantly impacted by information and communication technology (ICT). ICT is considered an important catalyst and tool for inducing educational reforms and progressively extending and modifying ...
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Sustaining identity change through the use of symbolic resources: The case of an immigrant living in Greece
(IAP Information Age Publishing, 2014)This article examines processes of identity change involved in the transition of immigration through the case of Celia, a Colombian immigrant living in Greece. It begins by examining the processes of identity change that ...