Vasileia Papadaki
Biographic Data
| ID | 1246517 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vasileia Papadaki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vasileia |
| FAMILY NAME | Papadaki |
| SIGNATURE | PAPADAKI V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hellenic Mediterranean University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
I just want them to respect what I am” - LGBTQ+ social work students’ perceptions of their Department microclimate
This qualitative study using explores LGBTQ+ Greek social work students’ perceptions of the microclimate in the Department where they study. Twenty-one students who differed in sexual orientation, gender identity, age and year of study identified various factors that facilitate or hinder inclusivity: classroom settings, curriculum context, interactions with faculty and peers. The need for further inclusion of LGBTQ+ perspectives in the curriculum…
Seeing diversity through the lens of ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ - Use of film in the Covid-19 era
This article describes the use of film as a teaching tool in social work education by providing insights from using the film Portrait of a Lady on Fire in a diversity undergraduate social work course during the COVID-19 outbreak. The film was selected because of its course-related content as it involves issues of gender, class, power and oppression. The paper presents the rationale behind the choice of film as a teaching tool, the procedure, the …
"As a Trans Person You Don't Live. You Merely Try to Survive and Apologize Every Day for Who You Are" - Discrimination Experiences Among Trans Individuals in Greece
This qualitative study sheds light on an issue very little research has been conducted on so far, the discrimination trans people in Greece are subjected to every day. The findings presented in this paper are part of a larger study focusing on trans persons' life experiences in contemporary Greece. Eleven participants identified various discrimination areas, employment, education, family, romantic relationships and daily life; participants also p…
Adoption social workers’ perspectives on same-sex couples’ right to adopt in Greece
This qualitative study explores the perceptions of adoption social workers in Greece regarding same-sex couples’ right to adopt. All 15 participants stressed that they always take the child’s best interest into consideration when assessing prospective parents; however, very different interpretations were evident regarding what this best-interest principle entails if a same-sex couple were to be the prospective adoptive parents. Four participants …
To be or not to be out of the closet? – LGB social workers’ visibility management in the workplace in Greece
This qualitative study explores Greek lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) social workers’ visibility management in the workplace. Findings revealed a pattern of participants going in and out of the closet in different workplaces, as well as making a profitability analysis where they calculated the gain versus the cost of disclosure in each particular context. Participants, influenced by individual and organizational level factors, employed a variety …
Microaggression experiences in the workplace among Greek LGB social workers
This qualitative study explores the workplace discrimination LGB social workers experience in Greece. All participants reported an array of microaggressions, committed mostly by colleagues. Microaggressions are subtle forms of discrimination, intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile or derogatory messages. Participants employed a variety of coping strategies: remaining passive, confronting the enactor of the microaggression and bein…
Support for Gay and Lesbian Rights Among Students of Helping Professions in Crete, Greece
This study explores the level of support for gay and lesbian rights among social work and psychology undergraduate students (N = 870). While students were generally supportive of gay and lesbian rights, 43% believed that social workers and psychologists should support gay and lesbian rights only 'when lesbians and gay men do not offend or upset others', while 31.3% agreed that these rights should be supported 'as long as they don't contradict the…
Support for gay and lesbian rights among social work students in Greece
This study explores social work students’ level of support for gay and lesbian rights. Respondents were all the students (N = 460) attending classes in a Social Work Department in Greece. While students were generally supportive of gay and lesbian rights, a significant percentage believed that social workers should support gay and lesbian rights only when lesbians and gay men do not offend or upset others and their rights do not contradict the pr…
A Comparison of Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Among Students of Helping Professions in Crete, Greece
This study investigated the attitudes toward lesbians and gay men among social work, psychology, medical, and nursing students in Crete, Greece, using Herek's ATLG scale. No respondents held completely heterosexist attitudes; only 1.6% held completely non-heterosexist attitudes. The 44.96 total ATLG score indicates a slightly positive attitude toward lesbians and gay men. Psychology students scored higher than all others on positive attitudes, fo…
Self-reported ageism in students and academic staff—the case of the Social Work Department in Crete, Greece
This study focuses on self-reported ageism among social work students and academic staff in the Social Work Department of Crete, Greece; the 20-item questionnaire Relating to Older People Evaluation (ROPE) was used to measure negative and positive ageist behaviours that respondents engage in during everyday life. Positive ways of relating to old people were reported much more often than the negative ways; no significant differences in mean endors…
So, what about homosexuals?’—Views on homosexuality among social work students in Crete, Greece
It is necessary for social work professionals to provide quality services to clients regardless of their sexual orientation. Therefore, it is important to examine the views of social work students since they are the future social work professionals. This quantitative study seeks to investigate the views of students in the Social Work Department of the TEI in Crete regarding homosexuality and how they respond to homosexuals in everyday life. All a…
Job satisfaction in social services in Crete, Greece
This research-based article presents the results of a study examining job satisfaction among social workers in public social services in Crete, Greece. It focuses on their overall job satisfaction, as well as on their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with intrinsic, extrinsic and organisational work aspects. The results of this study suggest that while respondents experienced a quite high level of overall satisfaction with their job, other indicat…
A Comparison of Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Among Students of Helping Professions in Crete, Greece
This study investigated the attitudes toward lesbians and gay men among social work, psychology, medical, and nursing students in Crete, Greece, using Herek's ATLG scale. No respondents held completely heterosexist attitudes; only 1.6% held completely non-heterosexist attitudes. The 44.96 total ATLG score indicates a slightly positive attitude toward lesbians and gay men. Psychology students scored higher than all others on positive attitudes, fo…
To be or not to be out of the closet? – LGB social workers’ visibility management in the workplace in Greece
This qualitative study explores Greek lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) social workers’ visibility management in the workplace. Findings revealed a pattern of participants going in and out of the closet in different workplaces, as well as making a profitability analysis where they calculated the gain versus the cost of disclosure in each particular context. Participants, influenced by individual and organizational level factors, employed a variety …
So, what about homosexuals?’—Views on homosexuality among social work students in Crete, Greece
It is necessary for social work professionals to provide quality services to clients regardless of their sexual orientation. Therefore, it is important to examine the views of social work students since they are the future social work professionals. This quantitative study seeks to investigate the views of students in the Social Work Department of the TEI in Crete regarding homosexuality and how they respond to homosexuals in everyday life. All a…
"As a Trans Person You Don't Live. You Merely Try to Survive and Apologize Every Day for Who You Are" - Discrimination Experiences Among Trans Individuals in Greece
This qualitative study sheds light on an issue very little research has been conducted on so far, the discrimination trans people in Greece are subjected to every day. The findings presented in this paper are part of a larger study focusing on trans persons' life experiences in contemporary Greece. Eleven participants identified various discrimination areas, employment, education, family, romantic relationships and daily life; participants also p…
Microaggression experiences in the workplace among Greek LGB social workers
This qualitative study explores the workplace discrimination LGB social workers experience in Greece. All participants reported an array of microaggressions, committed mostly by colleagues. Microaggressions are subtle forms of discrimination, intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile or derogatory messages. Participants employed a variety of coping strategies: remaining passive, confronting the enactor of the microaggression and bein…
Support for Gay and Lesbian Rights Among Students of Helping Professions in Crete, Greece
This study explores the level of support for gay and lesbian rights among social work and psychology undergraduate students (N = 870). While students were generally supportive of gay and lesbian rights, 43% believed that social workers and psychologists should support gay and lesbian rights only 'when lesbians and gay men do not offend or upset others', while 31.3% agreed that these rights should be supported 'as long as they don't contradict the…
Job satisfaction in social services in Crete, Greece
This research-based article presents the results of a study examining job satisfaction among social workers in public social services in Crete, Greece. It focuses on their overall job satisfaction, as well as on their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with intrinsic, extrinsic and organisational work aspects. The results of this study suggest that while respondents experienced a quite high level of overall satisfaction with their job, other indicat…
So, what about homosexuals?’—Views on homosexuality among social work students in Crete, Greece
It is necessary for social work professionals to provide quality services to clients regardless of their sexual orientation. Therefore, it is important to examine the views of social work students since they are the future social work professionals. This quantitative study seeks to investigate the views of students in the Social Work Department of the TEI in Crete regarding homosexuality and how they respond to homosexuals in everyday life. All a…
Self-reported ageism in students and academic staff—the case of the Social Work Department in Crete, Greece
This study focuses on self-reported ageism among social work students and academic staff in the Social Work Department of Crete, Greece; the 20-item questionnaire Relating to Older People Evaluation (ROPE) was used to measure negative and positive ageist behaviours that respondents engage in during everyday life. Positive ways of relating to old people were reported much more often than the negative ways; no significant differences in mean endors…
A Comparison of Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Among Students of Helping Professions in Crete, Greece
This study investigated the attitudes toward lesbians and gay men among social work, psychology, medical, and nursing students in Crete, Greece, using Herek's ATLG scale. No respondents held completely heterosexist attitudes; only 1.6% held completely non-heterosexist attitudes. The 44.96 total ATLG score indicates a slightly positive attitude toward lesbians and gay men. Psychology students scored higher than all others on positive attitudes, fo…
Support for gay and lesbian rights among social work students in Greece
This study explores social work students’ level of support for gay and lesbian rights. Respondents were all the students (N = 460) attending classes in a Social Work Department in Greece. While students were generally supportive of gay and lesbian rights, a significant percentage believed that social workers should support gay and lesbian rights only when lesbians and gay men do not offend or upset others and their rights do not contradict the pr…
To be or not to be out of the closet? – LGB social workers’ visibility management in the workplace in Greece
This qualitative study explores Greek lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) social workers’ visibility management in the workplace. Findings revealed a pattern of participants going in and out of the closet in different workplaces, as well as making a profitability analysis where they calculated the gain versus the cost of disclosure in each particular context. Participants, influenced by individual and organizational level factors, employed a variety …
Microaggression experiences in the workplace among Greek LGB social workers
This qualitative study explores the workplace discrimination LGB social workers experience in Greece. All participants reported an array of microaggressions, committed mostly by colleagues. Microaggressions are subtle forms of discrimination, intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile or derogatory messages. Participants employed a variety of coping strategies: remaining passive, confronting the enactor of the microaggression and bein…
Support for Gay and Lesbian Rights Among Students of Helping Professions in Crete, Greece
This study explores the level of support for gay and lesbian rights among social work and psychology undergraduate students (N = 870). While students were generally supportive of gay and lesbian rights, 43% believed that social workers and psychologists should support gay and lesbian rights only 'when lesbians and gay men do not offend or upset others', while 31.3% agreed that these rights should be supported 'as long as they don't contradict the…
Adoption social workers’ perspectives on same-sex couples’ right to adopt in Greece
This qualitative study explores the perceptions of adoption social workers in Greece regarding same-sex couples’ right to adopt. All 15 participants stressed that they always take the child’s best interest into consideration when assessing prospective parents; however, very different interpretations were evident regarding what this best-interest principle entails if a same-sex couple were to be the prospective adoptive parents. Four participants …
Seeing diversity through the lens of ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ - Use of film in the Covid-19 era
This article describes the use of film as a teaching tool in social work education by providing insights from using the film Portrait of a Lady on Fire in a diversity undergraduate social work course during the COVID-19 outbreak. The film was selected because of its course-related content as it involves issues of gender, class, power and oppression. The paper presents the rationale behind the choice of film as a teaching tool, the procedure, the …
"As a Trans Person You Don't Live. You Merely Try to Survive and Apologize Every Day for Who You Are" - Discrimination Experiences Among Trans Individuals in Greece
This qualitative study sheds light on an issue very little research has been conducted on so far, the discrimination trans people in Greece are subjected to every day. The findings presented in this paper are part of a larger study focusing on trans persons' life experiences in contemporary Greece. Eleven participants identified various discrimination areas, employment, education, family, romantic relationships and daily life; participants also p…
I just want them to respect what I am” - LGBTQ+ social work students’ perceptions of their Department microclimate
This qualitative study using explores LGBTQ+ Greek social work students’ perceptions of the microclimate in the Department where they study. Twenty-one students who differed in sexual orientation, gender identity, age and year of study identified various factors that facilitate or hinder inclusivity: classroom settings, curriculum context, interactions with faculty and peers. The need for further inclusion of LGBTQ+ perspectives in the curriculum…
Psychology (12 works) · Political science (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Social Work (9 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · Lesbian (7 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works)