Browsing by Author "Eliophotou Menon, Maria"
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Book Chapter
Beginning teachers' concerns regarding the adoption of new mathematics curriculum materials
Christou, Constantinos; Eliophotou Menon, Maria; Philippou, George N. (2008)
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The demand for higher education in cyprus: An educational policy perspective
Eliophotou Menon, Maria (1997)The article examines the reasons for the high demand for higher education in Cyprus. At present, economic, societal, and cultural forces are widely accepted as responsible for the phenomenal increase in demand. A survey ...
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Do beginning teachers receive adequate support from their headteachers?
Eliophotou Menon, Maria (2012)The article examines the problems faced by beginning teachers in Cyprus and the extent to which headteachers are considered to provide adequate guidance and support to them. Data were collected through interviews with 25 ...
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The economic benefits of higher education in Cyprus: The expectations of prospective students
Eliophotou Menon, Maria (2008)The paper investigates the economic benefits and costs of higher education as these are perceived by higher education candidates and labour market entrants in Cyprus. It provides further evidence on the topic after a similar ...
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Educational decision making in a centralised system: The case of Greece
Saiti, A.; Eliophotou Menon, Maria (2009)Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the decision‐making process in the Greek education system, as an indicator of the design and implementation of educational policy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper ...
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The effect of an educational administration course on the expectations of pre-service teachers
Eliophotou Menon, Maria (2004)This article investigates the effect of the completion of an undergraduate educational administration course on the expectations of pre‐service teachers regarding school organisation. Data were collected from 225 students ...
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The effect of career counsellors on the decision to pursue higher education: A mixed-methods investigation
Eliophotou Menon, Maria (2010)The article examines the role of career counsellors in secondary education in Cyprus, with emphasis on their effect on students' career decisions. Survey research was used to collect information from 611 students and 36 ...
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An evaluation of four decades of rate of return analysis in higher education policy making: Weaknesses and future prospects
Eliophotou Menon, Maria (2003)The article assesses the importance of rate-of-return (RoR) analysis for planning and policy making in higher education. After a review of the methods used, the main criticisms brought against RoR analysis are discussed ...
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Examining the Relationship of Job Satisfaction to Teacher and Organisational Variables: Evidence from Cyprus
Eliophotou Menon, Maria; Papanastasiou, Elena; Zembylas, Michalinos (Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration & Management (CCEAM), 2008)The study aims to investigate the relationship of organisational and teacher variables to job satisfaction among teachers in Cyprus. Data were collected through a questionnaire used in the 'Teacher 2000 Project', which ...
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Factors influencing the demand for higher education: The case of Cyprus
Eliophotou Menon, Maria (1998)The proportion of young people opting for third level education in Cyprus is exceptionally high, currently about 60% of the relevant age group. This has caused concern among the country's policy makers who are aware of the ...
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Influences on the decision to enter higher education in Cyprus: A comparison of students' and teachers' perspectives
Eliophotou Menon, Maria (2010)This article examines the main influences on the decision of secondary school graduates to select higher education over labour-market entry. It reports the views of prospective higher education students and secondary school ...
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Influences on the intention to enter higher education: the importance of expected returns
Eliophotou Menon, Maria; Markadjis, E.; Theodoropoulos, N.; Socratous, Michalis (2016)Research points to several determinants of the private demand for higher education, which include individual, social, economic, and institutional variables. Of these variables, economic factors are considered to be highly ...
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Information search as an indication of rationality in student choice of higher education
Eliophotou Menon, Maria (2004)This paper investigates the degree of information search that precedes the choice of a private third-level educational institution in Cyprus. Information search is used as an indication of rationality in order to provide ...
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Introduction
Eliophotou Menon, Maria (2014)Higher education systems and institutions are being faced with an unprecedented number of challenges, which call for new and innovative approaches to educational planning and decision making. A major challenge emerged with ...
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Book Chapter
Investigating students' expectations of the economic returns to higher education a review of methods and data
Eliophotou Menon, Maria (2014)
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Book Chapter
Investigating the demand for higher education: The effect of social, economic, institutional and personal variables
Eliophotou Menon, Maria (2009)
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Job satisfaction among secondary school teachers: The role of gender and experience
Eliophotou Menon, Maria; Reppa, A. (2011)The paper investigates the association between individual characteristics and teacher job satisfaction in secondary education in Cyprus. It focuses on two individual characteristics commonly linked to job satisfaction in ...
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The Link between Transformational Leadership and Teachers' Job Satisfaction, Commitment, Motivation to Learn, and Trust in the Leader
Eliophotou Menon, Maria; Ioannou, Androula (Jordan Whitney Enterprises, Inc, 2016)The paper aims to provide an overview of recent research on the effects of a contemporary leadership model (transformational leadership) on teacher-related educational outcomes. It presents a review of international ...
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Managing graduate unemployment: The case of education students in Cyprus
Eliophotou Menon, Maria; Reppa, A. (2017)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the problems faced by unemployed and underemployed graduate students in a small European country. It focusses on the way young people adjust to unemployment and ...
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The Mission of Universities and the Vocational Paradigm: An Investigation of Students' Perceptions
Eliophotou Menon, Maria (Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 2002)A survey of 135 education majors at the University of Cyprus found they tend to reject a purely instrumental or vocational approach to higher education, believe the university and the education department have a vocational ...