Vasilios Koutras
Biographic Data
| ID | 3559727 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vasilios Koutras |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vasilios |
| FAMILY NAME | Koutras |
| SIGNATURE | KOUTRAS V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ioannina |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Evaluating the impact of human rights education on the adjustment of Greek primary school students
Human rights education has an encouraging effect on children's school routine. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of a 12‐session transformative human rights education intervention in improving children's school adjustment. Participants were 340 Greek primary school students assigned to intervention group ( n = 187) and control group ( n = 153). All members completed a written questionnaire 1 week before the impleme…
Human Rights Group Intervention in Primary School
Human rights education at school has a positive social and educational impact on children. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-week pilot human rights education programme. Participants were Greek primary school students ( n = 152) divided into intervention ( n = 91) and control ( n = 61) groups. One week before the implementation of the programme and one week after its termination all study participants complete…
Personal and Job Factors Associated with Teachers’ Active Listening and Active Empathic Listening
Active listening is important for effective interpersonal communication, a prerequisite for successful teaching. The presented cross-sectional study examined personal and work factors associated to active listening in 3.995 Greek schools’ educators of all teaching levels and specialties. The study questionnaire posted on official and main teachers’ portals included personal and working data items, the Active Empathic Listening Scale (AELS), and t…
The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire
The present study examined the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire's (TEQ) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek teachers. In order to test the internal consistency reliability, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used and was found satisfactory at 0.72. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample, justifying the one-factor solution, with the only discrepancy of the low loadin…
Active Empathic Listening Scale (Aels)
The presented study examined the Active Empathic Listening Scale's (AELS) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek educators of all teaching levels and specialties. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample to evaluate the scale's construct validity. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed in the odd subsample to confirm the three-factor model identified by the …
Active Listening Attitude Scale (Alas)
The present study examined the Active Listening Attitude Scale (ALAS) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek educators. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample to evaluate the scale's construct validity. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed in the odd subsample to confirm the three-factor model identified by the EFA. The chi square test (χ2) of the model …
Validity and Reliability of the Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) in a Nationwide Sample of Greek Educators
The Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) is designed to measure adults' perceptions of problem-solving ability. The presented study aimed to translate it and assess its reliability and validity in a nationwide sample of 3668 Greek educators. In order to evaluate internal consistency reliability, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used. The scale's construct validity was examined by a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and by investigating its correlatio…
Reliability and Validity of the Multidimensional Locus of Control IPC Scale in a Sample of 3668 Greek Educators
The Multidimensional Locus of Control IPC Scale (IPC LOC Scale) is an instrument for assessing the locus of control on adults. The aim of the present study is to translate the IPC LOC Scale and evaluate its reliability and validity in a sample of Greek teachers. Data were collected from a nationwide sample of 3668 educators of all levels and specialties. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to determine the internal consistency reliability. …
Alcohol and Drug Use, Family Situation and School Performance in Adolescent Children of Alcoholics
A survey was conducted in a population of about 8000 Greek high school students (grades 9 and 12) in order to investigate factors possibly contributing to alcohol consumption. A self-rating multiple choice questionnaire was used. The present report focuses on students with alcoholic parents. Parameters studied include students' alcohol and drug use, school performance, family relationships, socioeco nomic factors and parental control. In 3.3% of …
Reliability and Validity of the Multidimensional Locus of Control IPC Scale in a Sample of 3668 Greek Educators
The Multidimensional Locus of Control IPC Scale (IPC LOC Scale) is an instrument for assessing the locus of control on adults. The aim of the present study is to translate the IPC LOC Scale and evaluate its reliability and validity in a sample of Greek teachers. Data were collected from a nationwide sample of 3668 educators of all levels and specialties. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to determine the internal consistency reliability. …
Validity and Reliability of the Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) in a Nationwide Sample of Greek Educators
The Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) is designed to measure adults' perceptions of problem-solving ability. The presented study aimed to translate it and assess its reliability and validity in a nationwide sample of 3668 Greek educators. In order to evaluate internal consistency reliability, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used. The scale's construct validity was examined by a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and by investigating its correlatio…
The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire
The present study examined the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire's (TEQ) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek teachers. In order to test the internal consistency reliability, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used and was found satisfactory at 0.72. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample, justifying the one-factor solution, with the only discrepancy of the low loadin…
Active Listening Attitude Scale (Alas)
The present study examined the Active Listening Attitude Scale (ALAS) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek educators. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample to evaluate the scale's construct validity. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed in the odd subsample to confirm the three-factor model identified by the EFA. The chi square test (χ2) of the model …
Active Empathic Listening Scale (Aels)
The presented study examined the Active Empathic Listening Scale's (AELS) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek educators of all teaching levels and specialties. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample to evaluate the scale's construct validity. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed in the odd subsample to confirm the three-factor model identified by the …
Alcohol and Drug Use, Family Situation and School Performance in Adolescent Children of Alcoholics
A survey was conducted in a population of about 8000 Greek high school students (grades 9 and 12) in order to investigate factors possibly contributing to alcohol consumption. A self-rating multiple choice questionnaire was used. The present report focuses on students with alcoholic parents. Parameters studied include students' alcohol and drug use, school performance, family relationships, socioeco nomic factors and parental control. In 3.3% of …
Reliability and Validity of the Multidimensional Locus of Control IPC Scale in a Sample of 3668 Greek Educators
The Multidimensional Locus of Control IPC Scale (IPC LOC Scale) is an instrument for assessing the locus of control on adults. The aim of the present study is to translate the IPC LOC Scale and evaluate its reliability and validity in a sample of Greek teachers. Data were collected from a nationwide sample of 3668 educators of all levels and specialties. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to determine the internal consistency reliability. …
Validity and Reliability of the Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) in a Nationwide Sample of Greek Educators
The Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) is designed to measure adults' perceptions of problem-solving ability. The presented study aimed to translate it and assess its reliability and validity in a nationwide sample of 3668 Greek educators. In order to evaluate internal consistency reliability, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used. The scale's construct validity was examined by a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and by investigating its correlatio…
The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire
The present study examined the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire's (TEQ) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek teachers. In order to test the internal consistency reliability, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used and was found satisfactory at 0.72. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample, justifying the one-factor solution, with the only discrepancy of the low loadin…
Active Empathic Listening Scale (Aels)
The presented study examined the Active Empathic Listening Scale's (AELS) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek educators of all teaching levels and specialties. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample to evaluate the scale's construct validity. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed in the odd subsample to confirm the three-factor model identified by the …
Active Listening Attitude Scale (Alas)
The present study examined the Active Listening Attitude Scale (ALAS) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek educators. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample to evaluate the scale's construct validity. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed in the odd subsample to confirm the three-factor model identified by the EFA. The chi square test (χ2) of the model …
Personal and Job Factors Associated with Teachers’ Active Listening and Active Empathic Listening
Active listening is important for effective interpersonal communication, a prerequisite for successful teaching. The presented cross-sectional study examined personal and work factors associated to active listening in 3.995 Greek schools’ educators of all teaching levels and specialties. The study questionnaire posted on official and main teachers’ portals included personal and working data items, the Active Empathic Listening Scale (AELS), and t…
Human Rights Group Intervention in Primary School
Human rights education at school has a positive social and educational impact on children. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-week pilot human rights education programme. Participants were Greek primary school students ( n = 152) divided into intervention ( n = 91) and control ( n = 61) groups. One week before the implementation of the programme and one week after its termination all study participants complete…
Evaluating the impact of human rights education on the adjustment of Greek primary school students
Human rights education has an encouraging effect on children's school routine. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of a 12‐session transformative human rights education intervention in improving children's school adjustment. Participants were 340 Greek primary school students assigned to intervention group ( n = 187) and control group ( n = 153). All members completed a written questionnaire 1 week before the impleme…
Clinical Psychology (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Confirmatory factor analysis (5 works) · Construct validity (5 works) · Cronbach's alpha (5 works) · Goodness of fit (5 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Psychometrics (5 works)