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    Kyriacos Athanasiou

    athanasiouBasic Information:

    Title: Professor
    Area of Specialization: Didactics of Biology, Health Education

    Στοιχεία Επικοινωνίας:

    Τηλέφωνο: 210-3688539
    Φαξ: 210-3688510

    E-mail: kathanas@ecd.uoa.gr



    Office hours: Wed 12.00 – 14.00
    Contact address: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Early Childhood Education, 13A Navarinou str. Athens 10680

     


    Academic information

    Education
    • B. Sci., Dept. of Biology, University of Patras, Greece
    • M. Sci., York University, Toronto, Canada
    • Ph.D., Dept. of Biology, University of Patras, Greece
    Research interests
    Didactics of Biology, Health Education, Environment and Health
    Courses and Seminars
    Undergraduate

    Introduction to Biological Science, Health Education, Evolution of the Nervous System

    Graduate

    Methodology in the Didactics of biology

    Selected Publications

    • Athanasiou, K., S.H. Constantopoulos, E. Rivedal, D.J. Fitzgerald and H. Yamasaki (1992). Metsovo-tremolite asbestos fibers: In-vitro effects on mutation, chromosome aberration, cell transformation and intercellular communication. Mutagenesis, 7, 343-347.
    • Makris, G., K.A. Charalampopoulos and K. Athanasiou, (1994). Estimating the level of knowledge of Greek students on cancer etiology and ways of prevention. Europ.J. of Cancer Prevention, 3, 443-450.
    • Turner, S., Zimvrakaki, E. and K. Athanasiou.  Investigating children’s ideas about fat consumption and health: a comparative study (1998).  Health Education Journal, 329-339.
    • Papadopoulou, P. and Athanasiou, K. (2005). “Primary school teachers’ categories for “animal”: biology or folk-biology? In M. Ergazaki, J. Lewis, & V. Zozga (Eds.) Trends in Biology Education Research in the New Biology Era, Patras: Patras University Press, p. 43-58.
    • Papadopoulou, P., Stasinakis, P., Athanasiou, K. (2010). Study of evolution theory teaching: students’ conceptual ecologies and teachers’ Perceptions. In: A. Yarden, & G.S. Carvalho (Eds.). Authenticity in Biology Education: Benefits and Challenges. A selection of papers presented at the 8th Conference of European Researchers in Didactics of Biology (ERIDOB) Braga, Portugal, 2011, pp 271-283.
    • Mavrikaki, E. & Athanasiou, K. (2011).  Development of an instrument to measure Greek in-service primary education teachers’ Biology Teaching Self-efficacy Beliefs (BioTSEB). Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2011, 7(3), 203-213.
    • Athanasiou, K. & P. Papadopoulou (2011). Conceptual ecology of the evolution acceptance among Greek education students: knowledge, religious practices and social influences. Inter. Journal of Science Education. International Journal of Science Education, 34:6, 903-924.
    • Soultatou, P., P. Duncan, K. Athanasiou, I. Papadopoulos, (2011). “Health needs: policy plan and school practice in Greece”, Health Education, Vol. 111 ιs: 4, pp. 266 – 282.
    • Athanasiou, K.,  E. Katakos & P. Papadopoulou (2012). Conceptual ecology of the evolution acceptance among Greek education students: what is the contribution of knowledge increase? Journal of Biological Education, in Press.
    • Stasinakis, P., and Athanasiou, K. (2011). Greek teachers’ attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and context, concerning Evolution Teaching. In “Science Learning and Citizenship”. Proceedings of the ESERA 2011 conference. C. Brugiere, A. Tibergien, P. Clement Ed., pp 179-185.

     

     


    Additional Information

    Member of Scientific Societies

    • Greek Biologists’ Association,
    • European Science Education Researchers Association (ESERA),
    • European Researchers In Didactics Of Biology (ERIDOB)

    Other Teaching and Research Experience

    • 1980-1986: Researcher at the Institute of Biology, The National Hellenic Research Foundation.
    • 1987-1991: Assist. Professor, Medical School, University of Ioannina,
    • 1991-2006: Professor at the Dept. of Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.


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