Chrisa Nitsiou

Assistant Professor, Coordinator of the Pre-Primary Education Program
Frederick University
ORCID iD : 0000-0002-2349-1426

Disciplines, scientific fields, research areas

  • Social Sciences
    • Educational Sciences

Bio

Dr. Chrisa Nitsiou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Educational Sciences at Frederick University. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, at the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, in Greece, in 1995. She continued with her graduate studies at the University of Minnesota, in the U.S.A., where she received her Master’s and Doctorate Degrees in Educational Psychology, with a Minor in Early Childhood Special Education, in 1997 and 2000 respectively. Dr. Chrisa Nitsiou teaches courses in Undergraduate as well as in Graduate Programs at the School of Educational Sciences and Social Sciences, specifically at the Pre-Primary Education Program, as well as in the Distance Learning Master’s Programs in Special Education, and in Curriculum Development and Instruction. Chrisa Nitsiou’s current research interests include the assessment of quality dimensions in early childhood settings, in terms of teacher-child interactions, particularly regarding the emotional support, the classroom organization and instructional support provided to all children involved, taking into consideration children’s diversity. Throughout her career Chrisa Nitsiou has given various talks as an invited speaker in schools regarding topics pertinent to her research interests and specialization.

Degrees

Early Childhood Education, BA
Educational Psychology, MA
Educational Psychology, PhD

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