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VERDIS ATHANASIOS

THANOS VERDIS

Associate Professor of Educational Research and Evaluation

School of Philosophy • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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Thanos Verdis is Associate Professor of Educational Research and Evaluation at the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a founding member of the Hellenic Society for Educational Evaluation.

He studied Education at the Department of Primary Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Research Methodology at the University of Oxford (Pembroke College).

He completed his doctoral dissertation at the London Institute of Education in the field of educational evaluation.

Educational Research Educational Evaluation Quantitative Methods Qualitative Methods Categorical Data Digital Narratives
Education
  • Studies in Education at the Department of Primary Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
  • Studies in Research Methodology at the University of Oxford, Pembroke College.
  • Doctoral dissertation at the London Institute of Education in the field of educational evaluation.
Professional Experience
  • He has worked as a primary school teacher.
  • He served as an educational evaluation adviser at the former Pedagogical Institute.
Research Methodology

His research interests focus on quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.

  • In quantitative methodology, his research has focused on algorithms for the analysis of categorical data.
  • In qualitative methodology, he has studied alternative and narrative ethnographic forms.
Research in Education
  • Research on the phenomenon of private tutoring and supplementary private education.
  • Research on geographical inequalities in access to higher education.
  • Educational evaluation and research methodology.
Theatre and Digital Narratives
In the field of Theatre Studies, he has worked on the creation and analysis of digital narratives involving people working in the performing arts, through two European Erasmus programmes.
Selected Publications
  1. Βέρδης, Α. (2021). «Η επιστημονική έρευνα ως υποβλητικό κείμενο». In K. Fanouraki & G. Pefanis (Eds.), Εφαρμοσμένο θέατρο: ποιοτικές μέθοδοι έρευνας μέσω παραστατικών τεχνών . Athens: Papazisis. Eudoxus Code: 102124831.
  2. Verdis, A., & Sotiriou, C. (2018). “The psychometric characteristics of the Advanced Measures of Music Audiation in a region with strong non-Western music tradition.” International Journal of Music Education, 36(1), 69–84. DOI
  3. Verdis, A., Kalogeropoulos, K., & Chalkias, C. (2019). “Regional disparities in access to higher education in Greece.” Research in Comparative and International Education , 14(2), 318–335. DOI
  4. Γαρώνη, Ν. & Βέρδης, Α. (2015). «Όταν το σώμα τραυματίζεται για να μην αφανιστεί». In M. Pourkos (Ed.), Το σώμα ως τόπος βιωμάτων, ταυτοτήτων και κοινωνικών νοημάτων (pp. 341–351). Athens: Okto Publications.
  5. Kassotakis, M. & Verdis, A. (2013). “Shadow education in Greece: characteristics, consequences and eradication efforts.” In Bray, M., Mazawi, A., & Sultana, R. (Eds.), Private tutoring across the Mediterranean: constructions, deconstructions and implications for learning and equity (pp. 93–113). Rotterdam: SENSE.
Academic Role
  • Associate Professor of Educational Research and Evaluation at the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
  • Founding member of the Hellenic Society for Educational Evaluation.
European Programmes
He has participated in two European Erasmus programmes focusing on the creation and analysis of digital narratives involving people working in the performing arts.