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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 ...
Οι εκπαιδευτικοί ιστορίας στην Ελληνοκυπριακή και Τουρκοκυπριακή κοινότητα της Κύπρου: αντιλήψεις, πεποιθήσεις και πρακτικές
(Όμιλος Ιστορικού Διαλόγου και Έρευνας, 2011)
Ecological rationality in teachers' conceptions of assessment across samples from Cyprus and New Zealand
(2011)
Teacher conceptions of assessment are influential mediators of how assessment policy initiatives are implemented in schools. Four hierarchical, intercorrelated factors (i.e., assessment for improvement, school accountability, ...
Intergroup Contact and the Mediating Role of Intergroup Trust on Outgroup Evaluation and Future Contact Intentions in Cyprus and Northern Ireland
(Educational Publishing Foundation, 2017)
It is well supported that intergroup contact reduces prejudice and that positive contact can increase trust and improve attitudes between groups in conflict. In segregated societies, however, contact is often difficult or ...
Family dynamics and school achievement in Cyprus
(1995)
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which family cohesion, a functional characteristic of family life, is related to school achievement. It is already established in the international literature that ...
Using self-reported callous-unemotional traits to cross-nationally assess the DSM-5 'With Limited Prosocial Emotions' specifier
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2015)
Background The presence of callous-unemotional (CU) traits designates an important subgroup of antisocial youth at risk for severe, persistent, and impairing conduct problems. As a result, the fifth revision of the Diagnostic ...
The impact of inclusion policy on educational psychology practices: The Cypriot reality
(2002)
Provides a framework to understand the deployment of educational psychology practices in Cyprus and their current role in a unified educational system. It begins with an overview and general outline of the foundations and ...
Smoking prevalence and tobacco exposure among adolescents in Cyprus
(2009)
Background: Smoking has been internationally recognized as an epidemic contributing to major health problems. Smoking contributes to most of the preventable deaths worldwide. Although Cyprus is considered among developed ...