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De-securitizing Turkish: Teaching the Language of a Former Enemy, and Intercultural Language Education
(2017-12-01)This article explores the fit between orthodox ideas about intercultural language education and situations of acute insecurity. It describes the teaching of Turkish to Greek-Cypriots, introduced in 2003 by the Republic of ... -
Deconstructing the Greek-Cypriot new national curriculum: To what extent are disabled children considered in the 'humane and democratic school' of Cyprus?
(2014-01-01)The present paper contextualizes the recent process of development of the New National Curriculum (NNC) for use in Greek-Cypriot public schools. Using content analysis, it pays particular attention to the degree to which ... -
Deutschland über Alles: Discrimination in German football
(2009-11-01)Considering that the reunification of Germany demanded that present-day German society adjusts to the new political realities and an all-expansive European Union, by means of integrating the populations of a previously ... -
Developing students’ reasoning about samples and sampling in the context of informal inferences
(2015-01-01)The expanding use of data in modern society for prediction and decision-making makes it a priority for mathematics instruction to help students build sound foundations of inferential reasoning at a young age. This study ... -
Developing the IDEFICS community-based intervention program to enhance eating behaviors in 2- to 8-year-old children: Findings from focus groups with children and parents
(2009-06-01)One purpose of 'identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants' (IDEFICS) is to implement a standardized community-based multi-component healthy eating intervention ... -
Differentiation of teaching and learning mathematics: An action research study in tertiary education
(2013-04-01)Diversity and differentiation within our classrooms, at all levels of education, is nowadays a fact. It has been one of the biggest challenges for educators to respond to the needs of all students in such a mixed-ability ... -
Disability rights in Higher Education Programs: The case of medical schools and other health-related disciplines
(2017-10-01)Recognising and respecting the human rights of persons with disabilities constitutes an integral element of a democratic society. This caveat has been long articulated in health professionals’ rhetoric on the importance ... -
Disabling discourses and human rights law: a case study based on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities
(2016-01-02)This article examines the symbolic power of language to construct and convey disabling discourses, albeit ample rhetoric, on the need to reinstate and safeguard disabled people's human rights and entitlements. The role of ... -
Disabling discourses and some implications for parent leadership in special education policy and practice
(2018-01-01)The paper aims to explore ways in which mothers of children with cerebral palsy (CP) attempt to voice their concerns about current discourses and power imbalances enshrined in special education policy and provision. Mothers’ ... -
Discourse, power interplays and ‘disordered identities’: an intersectional framework for analysis and policy development
(2016-04-02)While acknowledging the discursive constitution of student identities through the interplay of unequal power relations and discriminatory processes, the article discusses the ways in which social, emotional and behaviour ... -
Distance learning for teacher professional development in statistics education
(2011-03-01)We provide an overview of EarlyStatistics, an online professional development course in statistics education targeting European elementary and middle school teachers. The course facilitates intercultural collaboration of ... -
Distance training of mathematics teachers: The earlystatistics experience
(2012-01-01)The affordances offered by modern Internet technologies provide new opportunities for the pre-service and in-service training of mathematics teachers, making it possible to overcome the restrictions of shrinking resources ... -
Diversity and conflict: Negotiating linguistic, ethnic and emotional boundaries in Greek-Cypriot literacy classrooms
(2016-09-01)This article explores the interplay between discourses on diversity and the realities of interethnic conflict, through a study in the conflict-affected Greek-Cypriot context. Drawing on ethnographic data from Greek-Cypriot ... -
Do children know what they know? Metacognitive awareness in preschool children
(2019-08-01)This metacognitive ability of young children is of great interest because of its relation to children's ability to notice and reflect on their own mental states. Since Piaget's early work, young children have been considered ... -
Do male university students sleep well when they feel well? Exploring the role of depression and anxiety as mediators
(2019-01-01)The deterioration of sleep quality (SQ) can be a manifestation of mental health issues and lack of Self-Esteem (SE), especially in men, who express their mental discomfort in ways that can be distinct from those of women. ... -
Doing 'Leftist propaganda' or working towards peace? Moving Greek-Cypriot peace education struggles beyond local political complexities
(2013-04-01)This paper investigates the interference of local politics with a peace education initiative in Greek-Cypriot education and the consequent impact on teachers' perceptions and responses. Focusing on a recent educational ... -
Dropping out of high school in Cyprus: Do parents and the family matter
(2014-01-02)This paper presents a comparison of family circumstances, aspirations and school involvement of parents in Cyprus whose children were at risk of dropping out of high school and parents whose children were not at risk. The ... -
Eastern-European sex workers in Greek-Cypriot cabarets
(2005-06-16)Female sexuality has been exploited in sexualized work environments, such as cabarets, strip clubs, and brothels, for centuries. A critical site for exploring the intercrossing of sexual and economic differentials is the ... -
Editorial
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Editorial: Photography, artists and museums
(2014-01-01)