Dimitra Kokotsaki
Biographic Data
| ID | 9297181 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dimitra Kokotsaki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dimitra |
| FAMILY NAME | Kokotsaki |
| SIGNATURE | KOKOTSAKI D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0732-4895 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Doctoral students’ resilience and coping strategies
The doctoral journey often presents students with a variety of stressors that can create obstacles to progress and may affect the students’ timely completion. In some instances, dropping out altogether may become an unavoidable consequence. How can these stumbling blocks be readily and timely detected so that students can be proactively supported to restore optimal engagement in their feelings, study behaviours and actions? This study aimed to de…
Leadership for teacher retention
Teacher retention has been a persistent challenge globally. School leadership plays a central role in retaining teachers. Drawing on a major review of 355 research outputs, this article develops and discusses an international empirical evidence base specifically on the potential effects and leadership practices of promoting teacher professional autonomy, development, and voice in relation to teacher retention. The evidence suggests that promotion…
A phenomenographic approach to understanding some Taiwanese music teachers’ experiences of creativity in the classroom
This study examines what creativity means to a group of Taiwanese music teachers and how it relates to their classroom experiences and teaching practices. The research followed a qualitative, interpretative approach. Interviews were used to gather data and were analysed according to phenomenographic principles. Analysis of the interviews indicated that two main approaches were taken by teachers regarding their experiences of creativity: a product…
Teacher Recruitment and Retention
Background: A raft of initiatives and reforms have been introduced in many countries to attract and recruit school teachers, many of which do not have a clear evidence base, so their effectiveness remains unclear. Prior research has been largely correlational in design. This paper describes a rigorous and comprehensive review of international evidence, synthesising the findings of some of the strongest empirical work so far. Methods: The review s…
Project-based learning
Project-based learning (PBL) is an active student-centred form of instruction which is characterised by students’ autonomy, constructive investigations, goal-setting, collaboration, communication and reflection within real-world practices. It has been explored in various contexts and in different phases of schooling, from primary to higher education. The majority of the reviewed studies were based on a quasi-experimental pretest–posttest design w…
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Project-based learning
Project-based learning (PBL) is an active student-centred form of instruction which is characterised by students’ autonomy, constructive investigations, goal-setting, collaboration, communication and reflection within real-world practices. It has been explored in various contexts and in different phases of schooling, from primary to higher education. The majority of the reviewed studies were based on a quasi-experimental pretest–posttest design w…
Teacher Recruitment and Retention
Background: A raft of initiatives and reforms have been introduced in many countries to attract and recruit school teachers, many of which do not have a clear evidence base, so their effectiveness remains unclear. Prior research has been largely correlational in design. This paper describes a rigorous and comprehensive review of international evidence, synthesising the findings of some of the strongest empirical work so far. Methods: The review s…
A phenomenographic approach to understanding some Taiwanese music teachers’ experiences of creativity in the classroom
This study examines what creativity means to a group of Taiwanese music teachers and how it relates to their classroom experiences and teaching practices. The research followed a qualitative, interpretative approach. Interviews were used to gather data and were analysed according to phenomenographic principles. Analysis of the interviews indicated that two main approaches were taken by teachers regarding their experiences of creativity: a product…
Doctoral students’ resilience and coping strategies
The doctoral journey often presents students with a variety of stressors that can create obstacles to progress and may affect the students’ timely completion. In some instances, dropping out altogether may become an unavoidable consequence. How can these stumbling blocks be readily and timely detected so that students can be proactively supported to restore optimal engagement in their feelings, study behaviours and actions? This study aimed to de…
Leadership for teacher retention
Teacher retention has been a persistent challenge globally. School leadership plays a central role in retaining teachers. Drawing on a major review of 355 research outputs, this article develops and discusses an international empirical evidence base specifically on the potential effects and leadership practices of promoting teacher professional autonomy, development, and voice in relation to teacher retention. The evidence suggests that promotion…
Pedagogy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Professional development (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (2 works) · Teacher Professional Development and Motivation (2 works) · Art Education and Development (1 work)