Positions
– Professor at the Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education, University of Patras (2013-2023).
– Academic staff at the Hellenic Open University (2004-)
– Visiting professor at the Department of Education, University of Cyprus (1999-2000, 2009, 2013).
– Key researcher in national and international funded research projects in the frames of Science Education ans Science Museum Education.
– Involved for years in the pre-service and in-service training of teachers in the preschool, primary and secondary education.
Other scientific and administrative activities
- Guest editor for a special issue of ‘Science and Education’ Journal : The 4th Hellenic Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science and Science Teaching (2009)
- Guest editor for a special issue of ‘Science and Education’ Journal : History of Science in Museums (with A. Filippoupoliti – 2014)
- Guest editor for a special issue of ‘Review of Science, Mathematics & ICT Education’ Journal : Energy in Education (with C. Constantinou – 2013).
- Guest editor for a special issue of ‘Review of Science, Mathematics & ICT Education’ Journal : History, Philosophy and Science Teaching (2015).
- Guest editor for a special issue of ‘Review of Science, Mathematics & ICT Education’ Journal : Archaeological knowledge in the era of scientific mediation: issues in the mass media and museums (with A. Meunier – 2022).
– National representative for OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA):
| 2002 | 3rd Meeting of National Project Managers (Melbourne, 20/10 – 25/10/2002) |
| 2003 | 1st meeting of the PISA Science Forum (Paris, 3/12 – 4/12/2003) |
| 2003 | 2nd meeting of the PISA 2006 Science Forum (Paris, 27/2 – 28/2/2003) |
| 2004 | Meeting of National Project Managers (Athens, 1/3 – 5/3/2004) |
– Μember of the editorial board of Review of Science, Mathematics and ICT Education published by the Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education of Patras University (http://www.ecedu.upatras.gr/review/)
– Member of the reviewer board of Science & Education, International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, The Science Education Review, Themes in Science and Technology Education.
– Deputy Head of the Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education, University of Patras (2011-2013).
– Head of the Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education, University of Patras (2016-2018).
– Head of the Department of Museum Studies, University of Patras (2019).