Theodora Papatheodorou
Biographic Data
| ID | 7174895 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Theodora Papatheodorou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Theodora |
| FAMILY NAME | Papatheodorou |
| SIGNATURE | PAPATHÉODOROU T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Canterbury Christ Church University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1329-0847 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Father Christmas
The present paper aims to discuss parental and professionals' views toward the Father Christmas story--who also known as Santa Claus (in America and many other countries), Saint Nicholas (in the Netherlands), Saint Basil the Great (in Greece)--and to explore the potential of the story for young children's spiritual growth. Stories are often told because of their entertaining nature, however, their value goes beyond entertainment. Stories allow in…
Comparative Youth Marginalisation, Disaffection and Experiences of Education
This paper reports a comparative study of youth disaffection with education, from the pupils' perspectives, in the District of Thanet in east Kent and the city of Lille in northern France. It notes that the circumstances of disaffection for such pupils are similar in both regions, and uses a youth sub-cultural framework as a paradigm for understanding some of these similarities. French and English young people are frequently enthusiastic about sc…
Perpetuating the Father Christmas Story
Most adults allow and even encourage young children to believe in Father Christmas as a real person. Although adults are usually engaged in open and rational communications with children they appear to be willing to deceive them and they often have to elaborate the story further to maintain such a reality. In the present paper, adult behaviours in perpetuating the Father Christmas story and the value, or not, of children being exposed to this sto…
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Perpetuating the Father Christmas Story
Most adults allow and even encourage young children to believe in Father Christmas as a real person. Although adults are usually engaged in open and rational communications with children they appear to be willing to deceive them and they often have to elaborate the story further to maintain such a reality. In the present paper, adult behaviours in perpetuating the Father Christmas story and the value, or not, of children being exposed to this sto…
Father Christmas
The present paper aims to discuss parental and professionals' views toward the Father Christmas story--who also known as Santa Claus (in America and many other countries), Saint Nicholas (in the Netherlands), Saint Basil the Great (in Greece)--and to explore the potential of the story for young children's spiritual growth. Stories are often told because of their entertaining nature, however, their value goes beyond entertainment. Stories allow in…
Comparative Youth Marginalisation, Disaffection and Experiences of Education
This paper reports a comparative study of youth disaffection with education, from the pupils' perspectives, in the District of Thanet in east Kent and the city of Lille in northern France. It notes that the circumstances of disaffection for such pupils are similar in both regions, and uses a youth sub-cultural framework as a paradigm for understanding some of these similarities. French and English young people are frequently enthusiastic about sc…
Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Art (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Cohort (1 work) · Conformity (1 work) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (1 work) · Cultural Differences and Values (1 work) · Curiosity (1 work)