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University: Surname: Gkofa Name: Panagiota Rank: Adjunct Faculty Faculty: School of Department: Education Scientific Domain: Education Research-Sociology of Education

Academic qualifications Qualification Year Awarding Institution Department Thesis title PhD in Education 2016 King’s College London (United Department of Education Greek Roma in : Research (Specialism: Kingdom) and Professional Studies A Qualitative Investigation of Sociology of Educational Success Education) MA Lifelong learning: 2011 University of () Department of Education Diversity and Educational Policies, Training and practice -the training needs of Information and teachers who teach Roma Communication children– The case study of Technologies Zevgolatio primary school MA Educational 2011 University of the Department of Social and Forms of Knowledge and models Programs and (Greece) Educational Policy of educational practice in Materials: Formal, language and mathematics, in Informal and Distance the context of recent reforms in Learning the primary school curriculum (Conventional and e- Learning forms) Degree in Education 2008 (Greece) Department of Education

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Employment history Period of employment Employer Location Position From To 15/5/2018 today University of (ELKE) Ioannina (Greece) Researcher 11/2015 5/2018 ASPETE (School of Pedagogical and Peloponnese Branch Lecturer Technological Education) 9/2008 today Greek Ministry of Education Greece Primary school teaching

Key refereed journal papers, monographs, books,conference publicationsetc. Ref. Year Title Other authors Journaland Publisher / Vol. Pages Number Conference 1 2018 Greek Roma in Higher Education: Advancing Multicultural Hardback – 107-125 Perceptions and Experiences of Dialogues in Education (Book) ISBN 978-3- Educational Success 319-60557- 9, E Copy – ISBN 978-3- 319-60558-6 2 2018 Greek Roma in higher education: 3rd Panhellenic Conference of ISBN 978- 327-340 Examining the factors which “made Sociology of Education, 9963-2229- the difference” European University 3-3 3 2018 Lifelong Learning for Roma in “Lifelong Learning for Roma in In press European Countries: the Greek the ” case

4 2017 Being Roma - Being Greek: Race, Ethnicity and Education 20(5) 624-635 Academically successful Greek Roma's identity constructions 5 2017 Promoting Social Justice and The Urban Review 49(3) 443-462 Enhancing Educational Success: Suggestions from Twenty Educationally Successful Roma in Greece

Academic Staff Short Profile/Short CV 2 Research Projects. Ref. Date Title Funded by Project Role* Number 1 05/2018- ‘Educational trajectories in Greek higher education: ELKE-University Research Team Member today(in Diversity, inequality, inclusion’ of Ioannina progress)

Awards / International Recognition Ref. Date Title Awarded by: Number 1 2015 ECER ERC 2015 Best Paper Award for the European Educational Research Association paper “Greek Roma’s Educational Pathways: Mapping Factors Leading to Success” presented at ECER 2015 (Budapest, Hungary) 2 2012-2015 Scholarship from the Greek State Greek State Scholarships Foundation/IKY Scholarships Foundation/IKY for conducting doctoral research abroad 3 2013 Award (£250) from the Small Bursaries Fund King’s College London for Postgraduate Research in the School of Social Science and Public Policy, KCL 4 2008 First Degree/Bachelor Degree [9.52]: 1st in Greek State Scholarships Foundation/IKY ranking 5 2004-2008 Distinction/Grants from the Greek State Greek State Scholarships Foundation/IKY Scholarships Foundation/IKY

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