Philippou Stavroula
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Department of Education
Cyprus University of Technology
Cyprus
Biography
Stavroula Philippou is an Assistant Professor in Curriculum and Teaching at the Department of Education. Her studies include a B.Ed. (Hons) in Primary Education (University of Cyprus, Cyprus, 1998); an M.Ed. in Curriculum Studies (University of Sydney, Australia, 1999); and a Ph.D. in Education (University of Cambridge, U.K., 2004). She has worked in a variety of educational contexts, has participated in a number of conferences and has published work in journals and edited books.
Research Interest
Curriculum Development; Theory and Methodology of Teaching; Theory, History and Sociology of Curriculum; Teacher Professional Identity and Official Curricula; Textbook Research; Action Research; Curriculum Studies; European Education Policy and Curriculum; National and European Identity/Citizenship in Education; Social Studies Education; Citizenship Education.
Publications
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Philippou, S., Kontovourki, S. & Theodorou, E. (2014). Can autonomy be imposed? Examining teacher (re)positioning during the ongoing curriculum change in Cyprus. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 46(5), 611-633.
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Philippou, S. (2014). ‘Curriculum Studies’ in Cyprus: a research agenda for curriculum, bildung and didaktik as challenges of translation and re-contextualisation. European Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1(1), 83-99.
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Theodorou, E., Philippou, S., & Kontovourki, S. (2017). Caught between worlds of expertise: Primary teachers amidst official curriculum development processes in Cyprus. Curriculum Inquiry. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03626784.2017.1283591
