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Dr Kyriakos Demetriou joined the University of Nicosia in September 2019. He holds a PhD in Inclusive Education from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. His thesis examined the use of the limited available educational technology resources for the differentiation of teaching word-based mathematical problems in Cypriot mainstream schools for children with reading difficulties. He received his Master’s degree in Special Educational Needs from the University of Leeds in 2009. In 2008, he graduated from the University of Cyprus with a major degree in Educational Sciences – Primary School Education and a minor degree in Psychology. He also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from Liverpool Hope University (2016) which allowed him to become a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy of the United Kingdom in 2016. He worked as a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow (2015-2016) and then as a Lecturer (2016-2019) in Early Childhood Studies (Inclusive Education) at Liverpool Hope University. He is a qualified primary school teacher (QTS in 2009) and has taught in several mainstream and special schools both in Cyprus and the United Kingdom. His research interests relate to special educational needs, inclusion, inclusive policy and practice, assistive technologies, social aspects of disability such as friendship and disability, cultural representations of disability, disability stigma etc.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, PhD in Inclusive Education
Award Date: 14 Jul 2015
Master, MA Special Educational Needs, University of Leeds
Award Date: 15 Dec 2009
Bachelor, Πτυχίο Επιστημών Αγωγής - Δημοτική Εκπαίδευση, University of Cyprus
Award Date: 24 Jun 2008
Bachelor, Πτυχίο Ψυχολογίας (Minor), University of Cyprus
Award Date: 24 Jun 2008
PGCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Liverpool Hope University
External positions
Lecturer, Liverpool Hope University
Mar 2016 → Sep 2019
Post-doctoral teaching fellow, Liverpool Hope University
Sep 2015 → Mar 2016
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Blindness as a Social Construct in Cyprus: What Can We Learn from Cultural Events and Artefacts Aiming to Claim Rights, Celebrate, or Prevent Blindness?
Symeonidou, S. & Demetriou, K., 2023, Finding Blindness: International Constructions and Deconstructions. Bolt, D. (ed.). Routledge, (Autocritical Disability Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Resilience in children with disabilities: the role of positive relationships and friendships
Demetriou, K., 2023, (Accepted/In press) Resilience and wellbeing: children, families, communities and societies. Anderson, B., Nikiforidou, Z. & Robles-Melendez, W. (eds.). RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Strengths and weaknesses of using educational technology in inclusive settings with limited available resources: reflections on a classroom-based computer-mediated collaborative learning approach
Demetriou, K., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Learning Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Children's Worlds Cyprus National Report: International Survey of Children's Well-Being (ISCWeB)
Demetriou, K., 2022, 19 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Do you want to play with me? Acceptance and preference dilemmas in choosing playmates with physical disability
Demetriou, K., 2022, In: Early Child Development and Care. 192, 6, p. 947-963 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review