Dr Fani Stylianidou

  • Qualifications and position:
    • MA, PhD
    • Deputy Director of the Science Learning Centre, London Region
  • Faculty:
    • Faculty of Children and Learning
  • Department:
    • Department of Geography, Enterprise, Mathematics and Science
  • Centre:
  • Summary:
    • I have a BSc in Physics, followed by an MA and PhD in Science Education. I am currently the Deputy Director of Science Learning Centre London. My research, writing, teaching and consultancy expertise is in the field of science education.
  • Teaching:
    • Course leader in a number of courses at Science Learning Centre London.
  • Research Projects:
    • • ESRC project: Understanding Participation in post-16 Mathematics And Physics (UPMAP)
      • ESRC project: Understanding Participation rates in post-16 Mathematics and Physics Project (UPMAP)
      • TDA project: Networks for Learning in Science
  • Postgraduate Research:
    • My particular research interests include:
      • professional development of science teachers
      • pupils' attitudes to science
      • use of innovations in the science classroom
      • pupils' difficulties with reading pictures in science
      • use of computer modeling in science lessons
      • teaching about energy.
  • Professional Activities:
    • Member of a number of scientific and professional organisations (EARLI, ESERA, NARST, GIREP, ASE)
      Reviewer for the International Journal of Science Education
      Editorial board of TE&ET (Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnología en Educación y Educación en Tecnología)
      Reviewer for the European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) conferences
      Consultant for the Education Directorate of OECD.
  • Conferences/presentations:
    • • Rapporteur for the workshop 'Developing skills for effective school leadership', 'Improving School Leadership' Final International OECD Conference, Copenhage, Denmark, 14-15 April 2008
      • 'Improving School Leadership: Rationale and plans for the Activity', OECD Education Committee, Paris, France, November 2005
      • Invited opening lecture 'Using computer modelling in the classroom: Research-based insights to inform teacher training', First Congress on Information and Communication Technologies in Science Education TICEC05, La Plata, Argentina, 29-30 September 2005.
  • Personal Country Knowledge:
    • Greece: education system, policies regarding the attraction, development and retention of teachers, science education
      Kosovo: organisation of primary and secondary education, recent curriculum reforms.
  • Languages Spoken:
    • French (intermediate)
      Greek (advanced)
      Spanish (intermediate)
  • Languages Written:
    • French (intermediate)
      Greek (advanced)
      Spanish (intermediate)
 

Contact details

Contact details

  • Email:

  • Address:
  • Department of Geography, Enterprise, Mathematics and Science
    Institute of Education University of London
    20 Bedford Way
    London
    WC1H 0AL

  • Office Location:
  • Room 914
    20 Bedford Way, WC1H 0AL

Publications

  • Peters, J., Stylianidou, F., Ingram, C., Malek, R., Reiss, M. and Chapman, S. (2006) 'Evaluation of Einstein Year', in Research report. London: Institute of Education.
  • Stylianidou, F., Boohan, R. and Ogborn, J. (2005) 'Science teachers' transformations of the use of computer modelling in the classroom: using research to inform training', in Science Education 89(1), 56-70.
  • Stylianidou, F., Ormerod, F. and Ogborn, J. (2002) 'Analysis of science textbook pictures about 'energy' and pupils' readings of them', International Journal of Science Education 24(3), 257-283.
  • Boohan, R., Stylianidou, F. and Ogborn, J. (2001) 'Teaching about energy and training for innovation' Paper presented at In Pintó, R. and Surinach, S. (eds) International Conference on 'Physics Teacher Education Beyond 2000'. Selected contributions. , Paris
  • Stylianidou, F. and Ogborn, J. (1999) 'Teaching about energy in secondary schools: The case of two innovations and teachers' transformations of them' Paper presented at In Komorek, M., Behrendt, H., Dahncke, H., Duit, R., Gräber, W., Kross, A. (eds) Proceedings of the Second International Conference of ESERA on 'Research in Science Education: Past, Present, and Future' , Kiel, Vol.2, 450-453
  • Stylianidou, F., Boohan, R. and Ogborn, J. (2005) 'Science teachers' transformations of the use of computer modelling in the classroom: using research to inform training', Science Education 89(1), 56-70.
  • Stylianidou, F. and Boohan, R. (1998) 'Understanding Why Things Happen: Case-Studies of Pupils Using an Abstract Picture Language to Represent the Nature of Changes', Research in Science Education 28(4), 447-462.
  • Stylianidou, F. (1997) 'Children's learning about energy and processes of change', in School Science Review 78(286), 91-97.