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Ματρώνα Κυπριανίδου, et al., “Ημερίδα για τα 20 χρόνια του ευρωπαϊκού προγράμματος Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) για τη σταδιοδρομία και την κινητικότητα των ερευνητών”, 2017.
Ευστράτιος Κατάκος, “Η εννοιολογική οικολογία και η αποδοχή της θεωρίας της εξέλιξης από τους Έλληνες εκπαιδευτικούς”, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ). Σχολή Επιστημών Αγωγής …, 2014. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Στην παρούσα διατριβή, η Θεωρία της Εξέλιξης θεωρείται μια επιστημονική θεωρία πλαίσιο, απόλυτα έγκυρη και τεκμηριωμένη. Στόχος δεν είναι να αναζητηθούν επιχειρήματα ή αποδείξεις για τη Θεωρία της Εξέλιξης. Όπως το έθεσε χαρακτηριστικά ο Futuyama (1999) «Κανένας βιολόγος δεν διανοείται σήμερα να δημοσιεύσει μία εργασία με τίτλο ‘νέες παρατηρήσεις υπέρ της ΘτΕ. Οι αμφιβολίες για την εξέλιξη έχουν εκλείψει οριστικά πριν εκατό χρόνια».  Αντικείμενο της παρούσας διατριβής είναι να διερευνήσει σε ποιο βαθμό και με ποιο τρόπο αποδέχονται  τη Θεωρία της Εξέλιξης οι εκπαιδευτικοί που διδάσκουν βιολογία. Και ποιοι παράγοντες επηρεάζουν αυτή την αποδοχή και με ποιο τρόπο. Τις  τελευταίες δεκαετίες, μετά από πολλές έρευνες (Posner . et al, Stirke et al.), έχει γίνει κατανοητό ότι οι παράγοντες που επηρεάζουν τις ιδέες, τις απόψεις, τις στάσεις γύρω από τη Θ.Ε. αλληλεπιδρούν μεταξύ τους και με το κοινωνικοπολιτιστικό πλαίσιο. Το σύνολο των παραγόντων και οι σχέσεις τους, συνιστούν την εννοιολογική οικολογία της Θ.Ε. Αυτός είναι ο όρος-κλειδί και το αντικείμενο της παρούσας διατριβής. Παρότι το περιεχόμενο της Θ.Ε. δεν αποτελεί το κύριο αντικείμενο αυτής της εργασίας,  κρίνεται απαραίτητο να γίνει μια  εισαγωγική παρουσίαση της Θ.Ε. ώστε να συνδεθεί με το κύριο θέμα της εργασίας που όπως αναφέρθηκε είναι η εννοιολογική οικολογία της Θ.Ε. Η θεωρία της εξέλιξης είναι μια επιστημονική θεωρία που δηλώνει ουσιαστικά  ότι τα είδη μεταβάλλονται με την πάροδο του χρόνου και εξηγεί και τον μηχανισμό με τον οποίο αυτό συμβαίνει. . Υπάρχουν πολλοί διαφορετικοί τρόποι για την αλλαγή των ειδών , αλλά οι περισσότεροι από αυτούς βασίζονται στην ιδέα της φυσικής επιλογής . Η θεωρία της εξέλιξης μέσω της φυσικής επιλογής ήταν η πρώτη επιστημονική θεωρία που έβαλε μαζί τις  ενδείξεις της αλλαγής των ειδών μέσα στο χρόνο  με ένα μηχανισμό που τις εξηγεί.
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Ελένη Ζυμβρακάκη and Αθανασίου, Κυριάκος, “Κοινωνικές αναπαραστάσεις παιδιών σχολικής ηλικίας για τα Ναρκωτικά,

Social Representations of School-Age Children on Drugs

”, Σύγχρονη Εκπαίδευση: Τρίμηνη Επιθεώρηση Εκπαιδευτικών Θεμάτων, no. 128, pp. 82-90, 2003.
Social Representations of School-Age Children on Drugs Eleni Zymvrakaki, Kyriakos Athanasiou Summary The origins of this work go back to a series of epidemiological surveys conducted over the last twenty years and prove the ever-increasing use of illegal substances among the entire population of Greece (Kokkevi K.a., 1983, Marselos and Frangidis, 1985, Madianou et al., 1987, Dardavesis, 1993, Kokkevi and Stefanis, 1994, Madiano; et al., 1995, Gougouskidis, 2001, Charila and Kalantzi-Azizi, 2001, EKTEPN, 2002a, EKTEPN, 2002b). It is common knowledge that the use of illegal substances is reduced to one of the most important social problems. In Greece too, the problem is exacerbated, as there is an increase in the frequency of deaths from heroin use in the mainly young population, while at the same time observing... Οι απαρχές της εργασίας αυτής ανάγονται σε μια σειρά επιδημιολογικών ερευνών που διεξήχθησαν την τελευταία εικοσαετία και αποδεικνύουν την ολοένα αυξανόμενη χρήση παράνομων ουσιών στο σύνολο του πληθυσμού της Ελλάδας(Κοκκέβη Κ.α., 1983, Μαρσέλος και Φραγκίδης, 1985, Μαδιανού κ.α., 1987, Δαρδαβέσης, 1993, Κοκκέβη και Στεφανής, 1994, Μαδιανό; Κ.α., 1995, Γκουγκουσκίδης, 2001, Χαρίλα και Καλαντζή-Αζίζι, 2001, ΕΚΤΕΠΝ, 2002α, ΕΚΤΕΠΝ, 2002β).Είναι κοινός τόπος ότι η χρήση παράνομων ουσιών ανάγεται σε ένα σε ένα από σημαντικότερα κοινωνικά προβλήματα. Και στην Ελλάδα το πρόβλημα οξύνεται, καθώς παρατηρείται αύξηση της συχνότητας θανάτων από τη χρήση ηρωίνης στο νεανικό κυρίως πληθυσμό, ενώ ταυτόχρονα παρατηρεί τω...
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{Κυριάκος Αθανασίου}, “Σχεδιασμός, Υλοποίηση και Αξιολόγηση ενός Μαθήματος Αγωγής Υγείας με στόχο τον Επιστημονικό Αλφαβητισμό των Μελλοντικών Εκπαιδευτικών κα”, 2023. Website
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Κυριάκος Αθανασίου, “ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΣΤΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΠΙΔΙΟΡΘΩΤΙΚΩΝ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΣΜΩΝ ΤΟΥ DNA ΣΕ ΛΕΜΦΟΚΥΤΤΑΡΑ ΑΤΟΜΩΝ ΜΕ ΣΥΝΔΡΟΜΟ DOWN”, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών. Σχολή Θετικών Επιστημών. Τμήμα Βιολογίας, 1981.
Κυριάκος Αθανασίου, “Η Διαφορετικότητα Βιολογίας και Φυσικής ως Διδακτικό Εργαλείο (και) στα Πλαίσια της {STEM} Διδασκαλίας”, Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο της Διδακτικής των Φυσικών Επιστημών και Νέων Τεχνολογιών στην Εκπαίδευση, vol. 14. 2025. Publisher's VersionAbstract
The paper is an attempt to constructively use the differences between Science, led by Physics, on one hand and Biology on the other. More specifically, the common framework of STEM teaching is encouraged as a teaching tool for teaching concepts related to the epistemology of the two disciplines, through their epistemological differences. As such disparities, the following are proposed: The existence of a unifying theory in their teaching, and the absence of "universal" laws in Biology. Furthermore, the dissimilar roles played among them by the experiment, mathematics and history. In addition, it is commended the difference in the meanings of the concepts "Social Implications" and "Social Science", together with the meaning of the essentialism in Physics, as opposed to the non-typological "population perspective" in Biology, where the endless, random errors and deviations (mutations) are the universal driving force, that prevails behind all biological phenomena.
Κυριάκος Αθανασίου, Αγωγή Υγείας. Β’ Έκδοση, Αθήνα, Εκδόσεις Γρηγόρη, 2010.
Κυριάκος Αθανασίου, “Οι δράσεις του ΙΚΥ για την υποστήριξη των νέων επιστημόνων και ερευνητών”. pp. 00 - 20, 2018.
Κυριάκος Αθανασίου, Οι δράσεις του ΙΚΥ για την υποστήριξη των νέων επιστημόνων και ερευνητών. Αθήνα: ΙΚΥ, 2018, pp. 00: 20: 52.
Κυριάκος Αθανασίου, "ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΡΩΜΙΟΣΥΝΗ ΣΤΑ ΛΙΑΝΟΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΑ", 1st ed. Athens: Evmaroslibro, 2021, pp. 140. Publisher's VersionAbstract
ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΡΩΜΙΟΣΥΝΗ ΣΤΑ ΛΙΑΝΟΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΑ                                   Μία βιωματική αναδρομή στην πορεία των ανθρώπων της μετεμφυλιακής γενιάς με αφορμή τραγούδια του Μ. Θεοδωράκη   Το βιβλίο φιλοδοξεί να αποτελέσει μία συνέχεια του προηγούμενου βιβλίου του συγγραφέα με τίτλο «Υιός Συμμορίτου», το οποίο θεωρείται πλέον βιβλίο αναφοράς σε ότι αφορά στα βιώματα της γενιάς των επιγόνων του Ελληνικού Εμφυλίου. Με πρόσχημα 20 τραγούδια του Μίκη Θεοδωράκη που χρησιμεύουν ως σημεία αναφοράς ή αναδρομής, περιγράφονται 20 διαφορετικά περιστατικά, από τη ζωή του συγγραφέα. Τα περιστατικά αυτά, καλύπτουν πέντε σημαντικές περιόδους που βίωσε η γενιά αυτή, ξεκινώντας από τα πρώτα μετεμφυλιακά χρόνια: Παιδικά και χρόνια της εφηβείας. Φοιτητικά χρόνια. Δικτατορία και χρόνια του στρατού. Περίοδος της μετανάστευσης. Επιστροφή στην Ελλάδα- πρώτα χρόνια της Μεταπολίτευσης.
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Κυριάκος Αθανασίου, “Η ομορφιά του λάθους στη Βιολογία: Το λάθος ως βιολογική και ως διδακτική διαδικασία”, 13o Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο της Διδακτικής των Φυσικών Επιστημών και Νέων Τεχνολογιών στην Εκπαίδευση. University of Ioannina, 2023. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Στην εισήγηση γίνεται προσπάθεια ανεύρεσης του σημείου συνάντησης της Γενετικής με την Διδασκαλία της Βιολογίας με σημείο καμπής την έννοια του λάθους. Σχολιάζεται: Α) σημασία του σφάλματος (μεταλλάξεων) ως κομβικού σημείου της Εξέλιξης μέσω Φυσικής Επιλογής (ΕμΦΕ). Β) Η σημασία των λαθών ως ΕΙ των μαθητών στη διδακτική των ΦΕ/Βιολογίας. Γ) Η σπουδαιότητα της Διδακτικής των ΦΕ ως σημείου συνάντησης δύο εκ διαμέτρου αντίθετων κόσμων: του κόσμου της Φυσικής, όπου ο Δημιουργός «δεν παίζει ζάρια», με εκείνον της Βιολογίας, στον οποίο είναι το αγαπημένο Του παιχνίδι.
Μια ιστορική θεώρηση της ανακάλυψης του Γενετικού Κώδικα
Κυριάκος Αθανασίου, “Μια ιστορική θεώρηση της ανακάλυψης του Γενετικού Κώδικα”, in ΔΙΔΑΚΤΙΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ, BIOLOGY EDUCATION, ATHENS: KALLIPOS, www.kallipos.gr, , 2016, pp. 54-72. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Κεφάλαιο 1.5. Μια ιστορική θεώρηση της ανακάλυψης του Γενετικού Κώδικα 1.5.1. Σκοπός του µαθήµατος: • Να δείξει πως η Ιστορία της Επιστήµης µπορεί να αποτελέσει ένα χρήσιµο διδακτικό εργαλείο. Μία σηµαντική αρχή που θα πρέπει να έχουµε υπόψη στη Διδασκαλία των Φυσικών Επιστηµών (ΦΕ) και της Βιολογίας είναι ότι θα πρέπει να χρησιµοποιούµε µία ποικιλία διδακτικών παρεµβάσεων, αναλόγως και µε ποια πρακτική ταιριάζει στην κάθε περίπτωση! Μια πρακτική που αποτελεί χρήσιµο διδακτικό εργαλείο, είναι η Ιστορία της Επιστήµης. Έτσι, στην παρούσα ενότητα, θα κάνουµε χρήση της ιστορίας της ανακάλυψης του γενετικού κώδικα, ως διδακτικό εργαλείο, για την καλύτερη κατανόηση των εννοιών που σχετίζονται µε το κεφάλαιο αυτό. Θα πρέπει να πάρουµε υπόψη από την αρχή, πως το σηµαντικό θέµα του ελέγχου των συνταγών των πρωτεϊνών, ως πεµπτουσίας του γενετικού κώδικα, είναι ένα από τα τελευταία ζητήµατα που διευκρινίσθηκαν στην ιστορία της Μοριακής Βιολογίας. Η χρονολογική παράθεση των γεγονότων, ήταν περίπου η εξής: 1. Αποµόνωση των Νουκλεϊνικών Οξέων (ΝΟ) και ανάλυση της χηµικής τους σύστασης. 2. Η ιδέα ότι κάθε Γονίδιο ελέγχει ένα ένζυµο. (Δίχως να γνωρίζουν τη φύση του γονιδίου – ούτε τον ρόλο των αµινοξέων στη δοµή των πρωτεϊνών). 3. Το DNA φέρει τη γενετική πληροφορία. 4. Το DNA είναι µία διπλή έλικα. 5. Ο ηµισυντηρητικός τρόπος αυτοδιπλασιασµού του DNA. 6. Ανακάλυψη του tRNA. 7. O Γενετικός κώδικας κωδικοποιεί τη θέση και το είδος των αµινοξέων στο µόριο µιας πρωτεΐνης. 8. Ανακάλυψη του mRNA. Θα πρέπει να θυµόµαστε, εποµένως, το γεγονός πως έως το 1956 οι επιστήµονες δεν γνώριζαν τι ήταν αυτό που κωδικοποιούσε το DNA. To 1953 οι Watson και Crick, έγραψαν ένα άρθρο στο οποίο αναφέρουν πως «η ακριβής διαδοχή των βάσεων αποτελεί τον κώδικα που µεταφέρει τη γενετική πληροφορία». Ήδη όµως από το 1949 ο Linus Pauling είχε αποδείξει πως στην Δρεπανοκυτταρική αναιµία, (µια γενετική ασθένεια), το µόριο της αιµοσφαιρίνης είναι διαφορετικό από αυτό της φυσιολογικής. Συσχέτιζε, δηλ. για πρώτη φορά ένα γενετικό, κληρονοµικό χαρακτηριστικό, µε αλλοίωση στο µόριο µιας πρωτεΐνης (αιµοσφαιρίνης). Το 1956, ο Ingram απέδειξε πως στο µόριο της µεταλλαγµένης αυτής αιµοσφαιρίνης η διαφορά έγκειτο στην αντικατάσταση ενός µοναδικού αµινοξέος από ένα άλλο. Στο σηµείο αυτό θα πρέπει να πάρει κανείς υπ’ όψη, πως το µοντέλο που επικρατεί αυτή την εποχή για τη σύνθεση των πρωτεϊνών, είναι το λεγόµενο πολυενζυµικό µοντέλο: κάθε πρωτεΐνη ή ένζυµο για τη σύνθεσή της χρειάζεται ένα πολυενζυµικό σύµπλοκο. Ο Alexander Dounce: Πρότεινε το µοντέλο του εκµαγείου: Ότι δηλ. τα νουκλεϊνικά οξέα αποτελούσαν το υποστήριγµα πάνω στο οποίο γινόταν η σύνθεση των πρωτεϊνών. Εδώ όµως εµφανιζόταν ένα σηµαντικό πρόβληµα που το µοντέλο το Dounce δεν µπορούσε να το απαντήσει: Το DNA βρίσκεται στον πυρήνα, ενώ η σύνθεση των πρωτεϊνών γίνεται στο κυτταρόπλασµα. Αν πάλι το εκµαγείο είναι το RNA, ποιος είναι ο ρόλος του DNA; Ο Dounce, από το 1953 προτείνει πως το DNA χρησίµευε ως εκµαγείο του 54 RNA. Δεν µπορεί όµως να δώσει ένα πειστικό µοντέλο για το πώς η πληροφορία φτάνει από τον πυρήνα στο κυτταρόπλασµα.
Συνεργατική Μάθηση στη διδασκαλία της Βιολογίας
Κυριάκος Αθανασίου, “Συνεργατική Μάθηση στη διδασκαλία της Βιολογίας”, in ΔΙΔΑΚΤΙΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ, ATHENS: KALLIPOS, 2016, pp. 193-200. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Κεφάλαιο 3.3. Συνεργατική Μάθηση στη διδασκαλία της Βιολογίας. Η Συνεργατική Μάθηση (ΣΜ) (Οµαδοκεντρική Διδασκαλία και Μάθηση) είναι µία µαθητοκεντρική µορφή διδασκαλίας στην οποία µικρές οµάδες µαθητών (4-6 άτοµα) εργάζονται µαζί για την επίλυση ενός συγκεκριµένου προβλήµατος, αντί να ακούσουν από τον διδάσκοντα µια οµιλία ή διάλεξη για το θέµα αυτό. Ή αλλιώς, είναι η εκπαιδευτική χρήση των µικρών οµάδων έτσι ώστε οι σπουδαστές να εργάζονται µαζί για να µεγιστοποιήσουν την δική τους καθώς και τη µάθηση των άλλων. Η ΣΜ βασίζεται στη θεωρία του κοινωνικού εποικοδοµητισµού που υποστηρίζει ότι η γνώση είναι κοινωνική κατασκευή και η µάθηση κοινωνική διαδικασία (Vygotsky, 1986). Μέσα από τις συνεργατικές δραστηριότητες τα άτοµα επιδιώκουν σκοπούς που είναι ευεργετικοί για τους ίδιους και για όλα τα µέλη της οµάδας. Η ιδέα είναι απλή. Τα µέλη µιας τάξης οργανώνονται σε µικρές οµάδες αφού λάβουν οδηγίες από τον εκπαιδευτικό. Εργάζονται στη συνέχεια µαζί, µέχρις ότου ολοκληρωθεί η εργασία που έχει ανατεθεί στην οµάδα και µέχρις ότου όλα τα µέλη της οµάδας έχουν πλήρη κατανόηση του τι συµβαίνει. Οι συνεργατικές (ή οµαδικές) προσπάθειες οδηγούν στο να προσπαθούν οι συµµετέχοντες για το αµοιβαίο όφελος, έτσι που όλα τα µέλη της οµάδας να κερδίζουν ο καθένας από τις προσπάθειες του άλλου, αναγνωρίζοντας ταυτόχρονα ότι όλοι τους µοιράζονται µια κοινή µοίρα και ότι η απόδοσή κάποιου οφείλεται και στον ίδιο αλλά και τους συνεργάτες του. Εποµένως, νοιώθουν από κοινού υπερήφανοι όταν αναγνωρίζεται κάποιο επίτευγµα σε ένα µέλος της οµάδας. Στις καταστάσεις συνεργατικής µάθησης υπάρχει µια θετική αλληλεξάρτηση µεταξύ των επιδιωκόµενων στόχων των σπουδαστών. Οι ίδιοι οι σπουδαστές αντιλαµβάνονται ότι µπορούν να επιτύχουν τους στόχους της µάθησής τους µόνον όταν και οι άλλοι όµοιοι τους στην οµάδα επιτύχουν αυτούς τους στόχους (Deutsch, 1962, Johnson & Johnson, 1989). Η επιτυχία ενός µέλους της οµάδας στη δηµιουργία µιας παρουσίασης µε πολυµέσα για τη διάσωση του περιβάλλοντος, πχ, εξαρτάται και από τη µεµονωµένη προσπάθεια του ίδιου αλλά και από τις προσπάθειες των άλλων µελών της οµάδας που συµβάλλουν µε την αναγκαία γνώση, τις δεξιότητες και τους πόρους. Κανένα µέλος της οµάδας δεν κατέχει από µόνο του όλες τις πληροφορίες, τις δεξιότητες, ή τους πόρους που είναι απαραίτητοι για την καλύτερη δυνητικά παρουσίαση. Στα αρνητικά σηµεία της ΣΜ (σύµφωνα µε τους επικριτές της), συµπεριλαµβάνεται η µεγάλη σπατάλη χρόνου που απαιτείται στην εφαρµογή της, η διάχυση της ευθύνης και η ανεπισηµότητα της διαδικασίας που δεν συνάδει µε µια υπεύθυνη µάθηση πολύπλοκων εννοιών και διεργασιών. Ο T. Lord, Καθηγητής της Βιολογίας στο Πανεπιστήµιο της Ινδιάνα στις ΗΠΑ (2001), έκανε µια επισκόπηση σε περισσότερες από 300 δηµοσιευµένες εργασίες για το θέµα αυτό και παρουσίασε 100 από αυτές που αναφέρονται στην εφαρµογή της ΣΜ στη διδασκαλία των ΦΕ και της Βιολογίας. Από αυτές, µόνο στο 8% αναφέρονται αρνητικές εµπειρίες από την εφαρµογή της Οµαδοκεντρικής Διδασκαλίας στη σχολική τάξη. Αντίθετα και σε αντίθεση µε την διαδεδοµένη εµπειρία από τον κλασικό τρόπο διδασκαλίας που συνοδεύεται από συγκεκριµένο πλαίσιο διδασκόµενης ύλης, από την ενίσχυση του ανταγωνισµού και την απουσία συµµετοχής των µαθητών, η ΣΜ σύµφωνα µε τα ευρήµατα του Lord, χαρακτηρίζεται από το ξεπέρασµα των δυσκολιών αυτών, µέσα από τη δηµιουργία πολλαπλών ευκαιριών µάθησης σε ένα περιβάλλον λιγότερο απειλητικό. Επιπλέον, τα αποτελέσµατα της έρευνας τονίζουν το γεγονός ότι οι µαθητεύοντες σε µια τάξη ΣΜ: 1) συµµετέχουν ενεργά, 2) Η ΣΜ αυξάνει τον ενθουσιασµό τους για τις ΦΕ και 3) αύξησε το ενδιαφέρον τους για την κατανόηση των απόψεων των οµοίων τους. Σε ότι αφορά την ίδια τη διαδικασία της µάθησης και της κατανόησης, οι απόψεις διίστανται: παρόλο που υπάρχουν αναφορές για καλύτερη απόδοση των µαθητευόντων στις τάξεις µε ΣΜ (Lord, 1997), οι απόψεις τείνουν να συµφωνούν πως το πιο εντυπωσιακό αποτέλεσµα είναι η διάρκεια στη µάθηση παρά τα καλύτερα αποτελέσµατα στην αξιολόγηση.
Κυριάκος Αθανασίου, “Η Διαφορετικότητα Βιολογίας και Φυσικής ως Διδακτικό Εργαλείο (και) στα Πλαίσια της STEM Διδασκαλίας”, Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο της Διδακτικής των Φυσικών Επιστημών και Νέων Τεχνολογιών στην Εκπαίδευση, vol. 14, 2025. Website
Κυριάκος Αθανασίου, “Μια ιστορική θεώρηση της ανακάλυψης του Γενετικού Κώδικα”, in ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΙΣ ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΕΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΕΣ ΚΑΙ Η ΔΙΔΑΚΤΙΚΗ ΤΟΥΣ, Αθήνα: ΓΡΗΓΟΡΗΣ, 2016.
Κυριάκος Αθανασίου, Τεκμηρίωσης, Εθνικό Κέν, and και Τεχνολογίας, Γενική Γρα, “Οι εθνικές δράσεις του ΙΚΥ στην προαγωγή της έρευνας μέσω των προγραμμάτων υποτροφιών”, 2017.
Ιστορική πορεία του Δαρβινισμού: Από τον Αριστοτελισμό στο Νεο-Δαρβινισμό και από την Τυπολογία στην Πληθυσμιακή οπτική
Κυριάκος Αθανασίου, “Ιστορική πορεία του Δαρβινισμού: Από τον Αριστοτελισμό στο Νεο-Δαρβινισμό και από την Τυπολογία στην Πληθυσμιακή οπτική”, in ΔΙΔΑΚΤΙΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ, ATHENS: KALLIPOS, Open Academic Editions, 2016. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Κεφάλαιο 1.1. Για την επιστηµονική µέθοδο: ιστορική διαδροµή. Από τον επιστηµονικό θετικισµό στον µεταθετικισµό. 1.1.1. Λογικός Θετικισµός. Στις αρχές του 20ού αιώνα κάνει την εµφάνισή του στη Βιέννη, το ρεύµα του Λογικού Θετικισµού, που ταυτίζεται µε µια οµάδα φιλοσόφων και διανοητών που είναι γνωστή ως ο «Κύκλος της Βιέννης». Το 1929 ο κύκλος της Βιέννης δηµοσίευσε τη διακήρυξή του µε τίτλο «Η επιστηµονική αντίληψη του κόσµου» γνωστοποιώντας στο κοινό τις φιλοσοφικές απόψεις του. Οι λογικοί θετικιστές απορρίπτουν τη µεταφυσική και προσπαθούν να αναγάγουν όλες τις δηλώσεις και τις προτάσεις στην καθαρή λογική. Ιδρυτές του θεωρούνται οι Hahn, Frank και Neurath. Η προσθήκη των Carnap, Feigl, Schlick κ.ά. οδήγησε στη συγκρότηση του «Κύκλου της Βιέννης», που αποτέλεσε την οµάδα που ταυτίστηκε και προώθησε τον Λογικό Θετικισµό.
Κυριάκος Αθανασίου, “Χρήση Μοντέλων και Αναλογιών στη Διδασκαλία των ΦΕ και της Βιολογίας”, in ΔΙΔΑΚΤΙΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ, , ATHENS: KALLIPOS, www.kallipos.gr, , 2016, pp. 108-117. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Κεφάλαιο 2.2. Χρήση Μοντέλων και Αναλογιών στη Διδασκαλία των ΦΕ και της Βιολογίας 2.2.1. Γενικά για τα µοντέλα Ένα µοντέλο είναι µια (αναπαράσταση) αντιπροσώπευση µιας ιδέας, ενός αντικειµένου, ενός γεγονότος, µιας διαδικασίας ή ενός συστήµατος. Τα νοητικά µοντέλα είναι µια ειδική µορφή µοντέλων και ορίζονται ως ανθρώπινες γνωστικές κατασκευές που χρησιµοποιούνται για να περιγράψουν και να εξηγήσουν τα φαινόµενα που δεν µπορούν να βιωθούν άµεσα. Μπορούµε να πούµε, πως οι άνθρωποι έχουν, κατασκευάζουν και διαλογίζονται µε νοητικές οντότητες που αποκαλούνται νοητικά µοντέλα ή πρότυπα. Εκτός από τα νοητικά πρότυπα που είναι προσωπικές εσωτερικές αναπαραστάσεις ενός συστήµατος- στόχου που βρίσκεται υπό διαµόρφωση, υπάρχουν τα ρητά µοντέλα που είναι εξωτερικές αναπαραστάσεις του στόχου ή του φαινοµένου αυτού που παράγονται από τα νοητικά µοντέλα κάποιου και που εκφράζονται µέσω της δράσης, της οµιλίας, της γραπτής περιγραφής, καθώς και µε άλλες υλικές απεικονίσεις. Εφόσον πιστεύουµε πως υπάρχει κοινωνική κατασκευή της γνώσης, µπορούµε να πούµε πως υπάρχουν και νοητικά µοντέλα συναίνεσης που είναι τα ρητά µοντέλα που έχουν αναπτυχθεί, δοκιµαστεί ανάµεσα στους επιστήµονες ή ανάµεσα σε οµάδες µαθητών. Η διαµόρφωση µοντέλων- µοντελοποίηση είναι µια δραστηριότητα που αναλαµβάνουν να κάνουν τα άτοµα, είτε κατά µόνας είτε µέσα σε µια οµάδα, στα πλαίσια της προσπάθειας κατανόησης του κόσµου και της έκφρασης των εννοιών τους στους άλλους. Τα νοητικά µοντέλα δεν πρέπει να συγχέονται µε τα ρητά µοντέλα και τις αναλογίες που χρησιµοποιούνται συχνά για να αντιπροσωπευθεί το νοητικό µοντέλο. Το παρακάτω είναι ένα χρήσιµο πλαίσιο για τη συζήτηση των διαφορετικών ειδών µοντέλων που χρησιµοποιούνται στις ΦΕ: • Νοητικά µοντέλα που εκφράζονται δηµόσια µέσω κάποιας δραστηριότητας, µέσω της οµιλίας, της γραφής ή άλλης συµβολικής µορφής καλούνται εκφρασµένα µοντέλα. • Ρητά µοντέλα που κερδίζουν την κοινωνική αποδοχή από την κοινότητα των των αντίστοιχων επιστηµόνων, καθίστανται µοντέλα συναίνεσης. • Τα µοντέλα συναίνεσης που είναι σε χρήση σε µια δεδοµένη περίοδο από την επιστηµονική κοινότητα, µπορούν να ονοµασθούν επιστηµονικά µοντέλα, ενώ εκείνα που δηµιουργήθηκαν σε συγκεκριµένα ιστορικά πλαίσια και εκτοπίσθηκαν αργότερα τα ονοµάζουµε ιστορικά µοντέλα.
Γεωργιοπού Αθανασία and Κυριάκος, Αθανασίου, “Ιδέες μεταπτυχιακών φοιτητών για την εγκυρότητα της Θεωρίας της Εξέλιξης μέσω Φυσικής Επιλογής”. Unpublished, 2025. Publisher's Version
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E. L. E. N. I. ZIMVRAKAKI, Makris, G., and Athanasiou, K., “DIETARY FATS AND OILS: KNOWLEDGE AND PREFERENCES OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN GREECE”, Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 111-120, 1997. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Abstract - The study described in this paper investigates the knowledge andpreferences of 176 Greek children, aged between nine and eleven, with regard tofats and oils. The results show that the majority of children cannot classify oils.butter, and margarine in the correct nutritional category. The great majority wereof the opinion that it is healthier to use olive oil, rather than than seed oils, forsalads and cooked meals. However, they also answered that seed oils are healthierthan olive oil for fried meals. No statistically significant differences between thesexes was found in the answers, except for their preferences regarding the use ofolive oil in cooked meals and salads. The results indicate that Greek children lackthe information they need to make healthy food choices. In addition, there is aneed to develop teaching strategies thatfocus on lipids and their impact on health.
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L. G. Viras, Siskos, P. A., Samara, C., KOUIMTZIS, T. H., Athanasiou, K., and VAVATZANIDIS, A., “POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON AND MUTAGENS SAMPLED IN THESSALONIKI, GREECE”, Environ. Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 10, pp. 999–1007, 1991.
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L. G. Viras, Siskos, P. A., Samara, C., KOUIMTZIS, T. H., Athanasiou, K., and VAVATZANIDIS, A., “POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON AND MUTAGENS SAMPLED IN THESSALONIKI, GREECE”, vol. 10, pp. 999 - 1007, 1991.
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V. Vasiliou, Athanasiou, K., and Marselos, M., “The Use of ALDH Induction as a Carcinogenic Risk Marker in Comparison with Typical in Vitro Mutagenicity System”, in Biologically Based Methods for Cancer Risk Assessment, Springer US Boston, MA, 1988, pp. 231–240.
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S. Turner, Zimvrakaki, H., and Athanasiou, K., “Investigating children's ideas about fat consumption and health: a comparative study”, Health Education Journal, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 329 - 339, 1997. Publisher's VersionAbstract
This paper repotts on the first phase of a comparative study in Greece and the United Kingdom which is investigating the knowledge and understand ing of children aged 10 and 11 years about dietary fat and health. It is intended to use the study to develop in-service programmes for teachers based on research. The findings indicate that perceptions about fat and health held by children in the two countries are very similar. The majority of the children were able to describe the relationship between fat and health in general terms, but had limited understanding about the function of fat in the body.
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P. K. Stasinakis and Athanasiou, K., “Investigating greek biology teachers’ attitudes towards evolution teaching with respect to their pedagogical content knowledge: Suggestions for their professional development”, Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 1605-1617, 2016. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Evolution Teaching (ET) among In-Service teachers in Greece was examined in an attempt to evaluate their Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Evolution teaching is a problematic issue. For this purpose, we constructed a questionnaire that was distributed to the target population and to which 181 teachers responded. We used quantitative method to determine factors that may characterize the ET milieu and which of the factors of PCK apply or not to ET. Our research finds that Biology teachers although strive to teach evolution, face specific difficulties due to lack of PCK. The research results may be useful when organizing and implementing professional development programs of teachers on ET.
P. K. Stasinakis and Athanasiou, K., “Investigating greek biology teachers’ attitudes towards evolution teaching with respect to their pedagogical content knowledge: Suggestions for their professional development”, Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 12, pp. 1605–1617, 2016.
P. Stasinakis and Athanasiou, K., “Greek teachers’ attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and context, concerning Evolution Teaching”, E-Book Proceedings of the ESERA 2011 Conference: Science learning and Citizenship. Part, vol. 3. pp. 179-185, 2012.
P. Soultatou, Duncan, P., Athanasiou, K., and Papadopoulos, I., “Health needs: policy plan and school practice in Greece”, Health Education, vol. 111, pp. 266–282, 2011.Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of health-related needs on a policy design and curriculum enactment basis in terms of the national school health education curriculum in Greek secondary education. Design/methodology/approach – A single case study, using an ethnographic approach, was conducted in Greece, seeking to understand the continuum from policy design to curriculum enactment in respect of health-related needs. Three sources of data were used to meet this goal: policy texts, observation, and interviews. Multilevel sampling was employed to select one secondary school as a site for “good practice”. Grounded theory coding, thematic analysis and critical discourse analysis identified themes associated with the idea of health-related through the corpus of data. Findings – On a policy plan level the concept of health-related needs was coupled with and reduced to a predetermined list of health-related subjects; and the list of health-related topics had not been updated for long and was characterised by a rather biomedical orientation. On a school practice level the stage of needs assessment was not applied, the list of health-related subjects advocated in the policy plan was used on a proactive, normative and top down basis, and the students' felt needs tended to be disregarded. Originality/value – This study followed up the continuum from policy design to school practice regarding the concept and practice of health needs, highlighting the possibilities and the problems from both perspectives.
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P. Soultatou and Athanasiou, K., “School Health Education and Teachers’ Preservice Training: The Case of Greece”, Education Sciences, vol. 14, pp. 483, 2024. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Background: School health education (SHE) serves as a primary pedagogical aspect of public health. This study aims to explore the curricula of preservice schoolteachers, examining whether graduate courses in Greek universities include SHE, how it is structured, and whether critical pedagogy principles are integrated. Methods: A corpus of n = 21 documents was compiled, encompassing all educational departments in Greek higher education, including Departments of Early Childhood Education and Care (n = 3), Departments of Preschool Education (n = 9), and Departments of Primary Education (n = 9). Results: Content analysis revealed the presence of SHE in 11 out of 21 educational departments. Thematic analysis uncovered significant variability in the curricula, with greater emphasis placed on health-related topics rather than the methodologies and values of SHE. Critical pedagogy principles were not explicitly evident in the curricula, while a persistent biomedical orientation left little room for the development of concepts related to social justice. Conclusions: This study represents the first of its kind in Greece and among the few internationally to examine preservice training for schoolteachers in SHE. The findings underscore the need for revisions to align with the key lessons learned from the major public health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is imperative to acknowledge that vulnerabilities have been exacerbated, and inequalities widened, necessitating a reassessment of current approaches to health education within teacher training programs.
P. Soultatou, Duncan, P., Athanasiou, K., and Papadopoulos, I., “Health needs: policy plan and school practice in Greece”, Health Education, 2011.
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C. Sflomos and Athanasiou, K., “Formation of mutagens in heat-processed lamb meat”, Journal of nutrition, growth and cancer, 1986.
C. Sflomos and Athanasiou, K., “Formation of mutagens in heat-processed lamb meat”, Journal of nutrition, growth and cancer, 1986.
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P. Papadopoulou, Stanisavljević, J., Katakos, E., and Athanasiou, K., “Acceptance and understanding of evolution theory: A comparative study of Greek and Serbian teachers”, Science learning and citizenship, E-book proceedings of the ESERA 2011 Conference. Lyon. 2011.
P. Papadopoulou, Stanisavljević, J., Katakos, E., and Athanasiou, K., “Acceptance and understanding of evolution theory: A comparative study of Greek and Serbian teachers”, in Science learning and citizenship, E-book proceedings of the ESERA 2011 Conference. Lyon, 2011.
P. Papadopoulou and Athanasiou, K., “STUDENTS' CONCEPTIONS AND SCHOOL TEACHERS' CATEGORIES FOR" ANIMAL".”, International Journal of Innovation and Research in Educational Sciences ISSN (Online): 2349–5219, vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 2349-5219, 2015. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Abstract – The study described in this paper is a part of a cross-sectional study which focuses on Greek children in preschool and middle school age and to primary school teachers' concepts and classifications regarding animals and the associated values attached in concepts and classifications; i.e. which entities categorize as animals and which are the categorization criteria they use and if they differ with the course of age. The research was conducted with group and individual interviews and proper modifications of Interview about Instances (IaI) technique. Various groups of children and primary school teachers as a representative group of adults were interviewed for the meaning of the concept "animal", and the constant comparative method was employed to analyze data. Key findings in children ideas are the recording of a limited range of entities, which are categorized as animals, the use of sensory criteria mainly for deciding about the categorization, and especially the humanoriented course of perceptions. Findings indicate that the meaning of the concept of "animal" that both, children and teachers possess is restricted and anthropocentric, as it appears a universal denial of human categorization in animal kingdom. Nonetheless, it seems that the anthropocentric ideas of school children and adults differs qualitatively, as school children, besides taking more anthropocentric stands compared to adults, they are not led so much by ideological and ethical motives in their decisions, a fact that seems to be developed in lateral stages of life. Keywords – Preschool Children, Primary School Pupils, Primary School Teachers, Ideas, Conceptions, Animal.
P. Papadopoulou, Stanisavljević, J., Katakos, E., and Athanasiou, K., “Acceptance and understanding of evolution theory: A comparative study of Greek and Serbian teachers”, presented at the 2011, 2011.
P. Papadopoulou, Stasinakis, P., and Athanasiou, K., “Study of evolution theory teaching: students’ conceptual ecologies and teachers’ Perceptions.”, Authenticity in Biology Education: Benefits and Challenges. A selection of papers presented at the 8th Conference of European Researchers in Didactics of Biology (ERIDOB) Braga, Portugal,. A. Yarden, & G.S. Carvalho (Eds.)., pp. 271-283, 2011.
P. Papadopoulou, Stasinakis, P., and Athanasiou, K., “Study of evolution theory teaching: students’ conceptual ecologies and teachers’ Perceptions.”, in Authenticity in Biology Education: Benefits and Challenges. A selection of papers presented at the 8th Conference of European Researchers in Didactics of Biology (ERIDOB) Braga, Portugal,, 2011, pp. 271–283.
P. Papadopoulou and Athanasiou, K., “Primary school teachers' categories for" animal": biology or folkbiology”, Trends in Biology Education Research In the New Biology Era, pp. 43–58, 2005.
P. Papadopoulou, Stasinakis, P., and Athanasiou, K., “Study of evolution theory teaching: students’ conceptual ecologies and teachers’ Perceptions.”, presented at the 2011, 2011, pp. 271 - 283.
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E. Mavrikaki and Athanasiou, K., “Development and application of an instrument to measure Greek primary education teachers’ biology teaching self-efficacy beliefs”, Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 7, pp. 203–213, 2011.
E. Mavrikaki and Athanasiou, K., “Development and application of an instrument to measure Greek primary education teachers’ biology teaching self-efficacy beliefs”, Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 7, pp. 203–213, 2011.
E. Mavrikaki and Athanasiou, K., “Development and application of an instrument to measure Greek primary education teachers’ biology teaching self-efficacy beliefs”, Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 203-213, 2011.
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S. A. Kyrtopoulos and Athanasiou, K., “Induction of sister-chromatid exchanges by carcinogens not known to damage DNA”, Mutation Research, vol. 85, pp. 276–276, 1981.
S. A. Kyrtopoulos and Athanasiou, K., “Induction of Sister-Chromatid Exchanges by Carcinogens Not Known to Damage DNA”, Mutation Research, vol. 85, no. 4, pp. 276-276, 1981.
S. A. Kyrtopoulos and Athanasiou, K., “Induction of Sister-Chromatid Exchanges by Carcinogens Not Known to Damage DNA”, Mutation Research, vol. 85, pp. 276–276, 1981. Website
S. A. Kyrtopoulos and Athanasiou, K., “Induction of Sister-Chromatid Exchanges by Carcinogens Not Known to Damage DNA”, Mutation Research, vol. 85, pp. 276–276, 1981.
D. Kouzas and Athanasiou}, {K., “Αξιοποίηση της Τεχνητής Νοημοσύνης στην Κατανόηση της Εξέλιξης: Μελέτη Παρέμβασης στη Γ' Γυμνασίου”. Unpublished, 2026. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Περίληψη Η παρούσα μελέτη διερευνά την επίδραση της χρήσης του εργαλείου τεχνητής νοημοσύνης ChatGPT στην κατανόηση των βασικών εννοιών του κεφαλαίου "Εξέλιξη" στη Γ' Γυμνασίου. Η έρευνα πραγματοποιήθηκε σε τρία τμήματα (72 μαθητές), εκ των οποίων τα δύο αποτέλεσαν την πειραματική ομάδα και το ένα την ομάδα ελέγχου. Η παρέμβαση περιλάμβανε καθοδηγούμενη διερεύνηση με ερωτήσεις προς το ChatGPT και σύνθεση εργασίας. Τα αποτελέσματα έδειξαν στατιστικά σημαντική βελτίωση στην τελική επίδοση των μαθητών της πειραματικής ομάδας σε σχέση με την ομάδα ελέγχου. Λέξεις-κλειδιά: Εξέλιξη, ChatGPT, τεχνητή νοημοσύνη, Εκπαίδευση 4.0 
D. Kouzas and Athanasiou, K., “TEACHING THE AGE OF THE EARTH USING ChatGPT”, in DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34411.66083, Preveza-Greece, 2025. Publisher's VersionAbstract
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and its integration into education create newopportunities for teaching natural sciences, offering dynamic tools that enhance the learning process. Thisstudy explores the use of ChatGPT as a support tool for teaching the age of the Earth in secondary education.Specifically, it presents a teaching scenario that combines active inquiry, collaborative learning, and criticalthinking, enabling students to interact with ChatGPT for searching, processing, and evaluating scientificinformation.The methodology is based on a blended learning model, which combines traditional teaching withtechnology. In this approach, students formulate questions, analyze responses, and compare ChatGPT’sinformation with established scientific sources. Additionally, the study investigates the challenges associatedwith AI use in education, such as the need for digital literacy, information reliability, and the role of teachersas mediators in the learning process. The proposed teaching scenario consists of three parts: 1. Introductoryteaching, where fundamental concepts about the age of the Earth and scientific dating methods are presented.2. Interaction with ChatGPT, where students organized into groups, pose questions, search for answers, andevaluate the information received. 3. Evaluation and feedback to compare learning progress and explorestudents' experience of using the tool.The quantitative analysis of the research is based on the following data collection tools: Pre-test andpost-test, measuring students’ cognitive development before and after using ChatGPT. Likert-scalequestionnaires to capture students' experience and their perception of the reliability and usefulness of suchtools. Statistical data analysis, extracting conclusions about the effectiveness of integrating ChatGPT intoteaching practices.It was concluded that the use of ChatGPT enhanced learning engagement, encouraged an enquiryapproach and the development of students' critical thinking. Through statistical analysis of the data, it wasconcluded that it improved the cognitive level and the degree of understanding of the concepts. However, ithighlights the need for appropriate pedagogical guidance and educational policy to ensure the proper use ofsuch AI tools in the educational process.Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Education 4.0, ChatGPT, Age of the Earth (PDF) TEACHING THE AGE OF THE EARTH USING ChatGPT. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/392575642_TEACHING_THE_AGE_OF_THE_EARTH_USING_ChatGPT?channel=doi&linkId=68493f906b5a287c304a6fa1&showFulltext=true [accessed Sep 24 2025].
G. Kodelia, Athanasiou, K., and Kolisis, F. N., “Enzymatic synthesis of butyryl-rutin ester in organic solvents and its cytogenetic effects in mammalian cells in culture”, Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 205-212, 1994.
G. Kodelia, Athanasiou, K., and Kolisis, F. N., “Enzymatic synthesis of butyryl-rutin ester in organic solvents and its cytogenetic effects in mammalian cells in culture”, Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, vol. 44, pp. 205–212, 1994.
G. Kodelia, Athanasiou, K., and Kolisis, F. N., “Enzymatic synthesis of butyryl-rutin ester in organic solvents and its cytogenetic effects in mammalian cells in culture”, Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, vol. 44, pp. 205–212, 1994.
G. Kodelia, Athanasiou, K., and Kolisis, F. N., “Enzymatic synthesis of butyryl-rutin ester in organic solvents and its cytogenetic effects in mammalian cells in culture”, vol. 44, pp. 205 - 212, 1994.
E. Katakos, Papadopoulou, P., and Athanasiou, K., “A qualitative analysis of the factors making the conceptual ecology of the evolution theory in Greek secondary school teachers.”, in Thinking, 10th Conference of European Researchers in Didactics of Biology (ERIDOB) At: Haifa-Israel, Volume: 1, 2014, vol. 59, no. 14, pp. 44-75. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Abstract In this study, we aimed to explore the factors related to the acceptance of evolutionary theory among biology education teachers using conceptual ecology for biological evolution as a theoretical frame. This paper explores, by the use of qualitative analysis, some of the factors that constitute the conceptual ecology of evolutionary theory of Greek secondary school teachers and the relationships between the findings of quantitative and qualitative research. In this study eight interviews have been performed with teachers of different academic backgrounds (biologists, geologists, physicists, chemists) who teach biology in secondary education. These interviews were analyzed by using NVivo 8.0 qualitative analysis software. The basic actions performed were the categorization of interviews content into thematic categories (nodes) and the subsequent exploration for common patterns and relationships among categories. This qualitative analysis revealed the views and the attitudes of the teachers on the examined factors of conceptual ecology. Also explained and documented in some degree the results of the previous quantitative research in a large sample of biology teachers. The results support the initial research hypothesis that the factors related with evolution theory acceptance, their mix and their weight, differ in correspondence with local conditions and singularities and the total socio-cultural environment. This is a very strong argument in favor of the approach of conceptual ecology. Keywords: Evolution, teachers, qualitative, NVivo analysis, conceptual ecology, secondary- education.
S. Katakos and Athanasiou, K., “The ‘Geological Argument’as an instrument for the acceptance of the Theory of Evolution among Greek Science Teachers”, J Genet Cell Biol, vol. 3, pp. 183–6, 2020. Publisher's VersionAbstract
This paper examines the significance of 'geological argument' (age of earth, geological changes, stromatography, fossils) in the process of accepting the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection (TENS), by Greek teachers that teach biology. It is a part of a wider research process, examining the conceptual ecology of evolution. That would be the most relevant terminology relating to the TENS (acceptance, understanding, opinions on the nature of science, way of thinking, religiosity) and their interconnectedness. The research was mainly quantitative, and it has been performed by the use of a closed-ended questionnaire. In addition, we used a qualitative methodology through semi-structured interviews, in order to deepen and interpret the findings of the quantitative method. The results show that there appears to occur an especially high acceptance of the TENS amongst geologists that teach biology in secondary education, compare to similar teachers of science. A finding that may lead to the conclusion that the "geological arguments" are especially strong in the process of accepting the TENS and suggest that they might, therefore, be used more often in the teaching of evolution.
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J. A. Heddle and Athanasiou, K., “Erratum: Corrigendum”, Nature, vol. 259, pp. 248–248, 1976.
J. A. Heddle and Athanasiou, K., “Mutation rate, genome size and their relation to the rec concept”, Nature, vol. 258, no. 5533, pp. 359–361, 1975. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Abstract ORGANISMS vary greatly in genome size, that is, in the amount of DNA comprising the haploid genome. Rates of radiation-induced mutation expressed as mutations per locus per rad, also differ widely among organisms, but it is surprising that mutation rates and genome size are correlated1. This correlation is unexpected because proteins are of a similar size in all organisms, implying that structural genes must also be of a similar size. Accordingly, one would expect that, although the overall mutation rate would be proportional to the overall number of genes, the mutation rate per locus would be similar in all organisms or, at least, bear no relation to genome size. Surveying published data, however, Abrahamson et al.1 found a direct correlation between rate of radiation-induced mutation and size of the haploid genome from Escherichia coli to Hordeum vulgare (the ABCW relationship). We wondered whether rates of chemically induced mutation would also be related to genome size, both because of the practical importance of being able to extrapolate to the genetic effect of a chemical on the human population and because the information might help to elucidate the mechanism underlying the ABCW relationship.
Heddle, J. A., & Athanasiou, K. (1975). Mutation rate, genome size and their relation to the rec concept. Nature, 258(5533), 359-361. https://doi.org/10.1038/258359a0 
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C. S. Bartsocas and Athanasiou, K., “Leukemia and Chromosome-21”, The Lancet, vol. 1, pp. 287–287, 1982. Website
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{K. Athanasiou}, Διδάσκοντας τη Βιολογία ως Κοινωνική Επιστήμη με την Εξέλιξη μέσω Φυσικής Επιλογής (ΕμΦΕ) ως την Ενοποιητική της Θεωρία: Καταθέτοντας την ε. Athens: UoA, 2023. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Με αφορμή τη συμπλήρωση 35 χρόνων λειτουργίας του, το Τμήμα Εκπαίδευσης και Αγωγής στην Προσχολική Ηλικία οργάνωσε ημερίδα με θέμα: "ΤΕΑΠΗ 1984-2023: αναπτύσσοντας το διεπιστημονικό πεδίο της εκπαίδευσης των εκπαιδευτικών". Στην ημερίδα, παρουσίασα εισήγηση στην οποία περιγράφεται η εμπειρία της διδασκαλίας ενός εισαγωγικού μαθήματος Βιολογίας, το οποίο η Θεωρία τξς Εξέλιξης μέσω Φυσικής Επιλογής συνιστά τη βάση ή το Παράδειγμα πάνω στο οποίο δομείται το μάθημα.
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K. Athanasiou and Macris, G., “Smoking and Cancer: Exploring the Level of Knowledge and Attitudes of Greek Youngsters and Parents”, in Tobacco and Health, Springer, Boston, MA, 1995, pp. 623 - 625.
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “Induction of Sister Chromatid Exchanges and Chromosome-Aberrations in Cultured Mammalian-Cells by N-Nitrosocimetidine”, Cancer Letters, vol. 14, pp. 71–75, 1981. Website
K. Athanasiou and Bartsocas, C. S., “The effect of pine resin on chromosome breakage and sister-chromatid exchanges in human peripheral lymphocytes”, Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology, vol. 79, pp. 79–80, 1980.
K. Athanasiou, Catsoulacos, P., Papageorgiou, A., and Athanasiou, K., “Response of Transplantable Tumors in Mice and of Macromolecular-Synthesis to 17-Beta-Acetamido-3-Aza-a-Homo-4-Alpha-Androsten-4-One”, Cancer Investigation, vol. 5, pp. 301–307, 1987. Website
K. Athanasiou, Arzimanoglou, I., Piccoli, C., and Yamasaki, H., “Mutagenicity, sister chromatid exchange inducibility and in vitro cell transforming ability of particulates from Athens air”, Cell Biology and Toxicology, vol. 3, pp. 251–261, 1987.
C. Athanasiou, Pairas, G., Catsoulacos, P., and Athanasiou, K., “Synthesis of a new nor-aza-steroidal ester of pN, N-bis-(2-chloroethyl) aminophenylbutyric acid and in vitro study of its mutagenicity and clastogenicity”, Oncology, vol. 43, pp. 390–394, 1986.
K. Athanasiou and Arzimanoglou, I. I., “Mutagenicity and clastogenicity of the antineoplastic agents homo-azasteroidal ester of p-bis (2-chloroethyl) aminophenyl acetic acid and chlorambucil [Mutation Res. 175 (1986) 165-169]”, Mutation Research-Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, vol. 1, no. 374, pp. 149, 1997.
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “Induction of sister chromatid exchanges by non-mutagenic carcinogens”, in Chromosome Damage and Repair, Springer, New York, NY, 1981, pp. 557 - 562.
K. Athanasiou and Arzimanoglou, I., “Mutagenicity and Clastogenicity of the Antineoplastic Agents Homo-Aza-Steroidal Ester of Para-Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Aminophenyl Acetic-Acid and Chlorambucil”, Mutation Research Lrtters, vol. 175, pp. 165–169, 1986. Website
K. Athanasiou, Katakos, E., and Papadopoulou, P., “Acceptance of evolution as one of the factors structuring the conceptual ecology of the evolution theory of Greek secondary school teachers”, Evolution: Education and Outreach, vol. 9, pp. 1–15, 2016. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Background The work is part of a wider research project wherein we are trying to further explore the conceptual ecology of evolutionary theory of present and prospective teachers in Greece. Methods Quantitative and qualitative research was applied. In the former a questionnaire was answered by 318 secondary school teachers who teach biology. We further interviewed eight of the teachers by means of semi structured interviews and analyzed the interviews using the QSR nVivo program. Results Acceptance of evolution levels was found moderate both in the total cohort and among science teachers; on the one hand, this was correlated with the prevalence of low level of knowledge and understanding due to lack of previous instruction; on the other hand, their type of religiosity was not a serious obstacle to accepting evolution, since it was correlated with a high degree of thinking dispositions. Conclusions The results are in agreement with our previous findings that the type of religiosity is crucial for the acceptance or rejection of evolution, particularly when it does not prevent someone from being “open-minded”. At the same time, the fact that geologists who teach science showed the highest level of acceptance of evolution, indicates, when paired with other evidence, that the geological data are the most convincing evidence to help students and teachers to make a first step in their multistep route towards accepting and understanding the theory of evolution.
K. Athanasiou, Arzimanoglou, I., Piccoli, C., and Yamasaki, H., “Mutagenicity, sister chromatid exchange inducibility andin vitro cell transforming ability of particulates from Athens air”, Cell Biology and Toxicology, vol. 3, pp. 251–261, 1987.
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “SCE and Chromosome-Abnormalities in Cho Cells Induced by N-Nitrosocimetidine”, Mutation Research, vol. 97, no. 3, pp. 167-167, 1982.
C. Athanasiou, Pairas, G., Catsoulacos, P., and Athanasiou, K., “Synthesis of a new nor-aza-steroidal ester of pN, N-bis-(2-chloroethyl) aminophenylbutyric acid and in vitro study of its mutagenicity and clastogenicity”, Oncology, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 390-394, 1986.
K. Athanasiou and Lillis, D., “Absence of mutagenic and clastogenic action of pine-tar resin in the Salmonella/microsomal and CHO culture systems”, vol. 103, no. 3-6, pp. 229 - 232, 1982.
K. Athanasiou, Constantopoulos, S. H., Rivedal, E., Fitzgerald, D. J., and Yamasaki, H., “Metsovo-tremolite asbestos fibres: in vitro effects on mutation, chromosome aberration, cell transformation and intercellular communication”, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 343 - 347, 1992.
K. Athanasiou and Arzimanoglou, I. I., “Mutagenicity and clastogenicity of the antineoplastic agents homo-azasteroidal ester of p-bis (2-chloroethyl) aminophenyl acetic acid and chlorambucil [Mutation Res. 175 (1986) 165-169]”, Mutation Research-Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, vol. 1, pp. 149, 1997.
K. Athanasiou, “The relationship between mutation rates caused by a chemical mutagen and the genome size of various organisms”, York University, 1976.
K. Athanasiou and Demopoulos, N., “Chromosomal Aberration and SCE Induction by the Cytostatic Factor Homo-Aza-Steroidal Ester of Para-Bis (2-Chloroethyl) Amino Phenyl Acetic-Acid on Cho Cells in Culture”, Mutation Research, vol. 113, no. 3-4, pp. 227-228, 1983.
K. Athanasiou, “Speculations on cigarette smoking among youngsters in Greece”, in Tobacco: The Growing Epidemic, Springer, 2000, pp. 295–297.
K. Athanasiou, Viras, L. G., and Siskos, P. A., “Mutagenicity and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons analysis of ambient airborne particles collected in Athens, Greece”, Science of the Total Environment, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 201-209, 1986.
K. Athanasiou and Demopoulos, N., “Chromosomal Aberration and SCE Induction by the Cytostatic Factor Homo-Aza-Steroidal Ester of Para-Bis (2-Chloroethyl) Amino Phenyl Acetic-Acid on Cho Cells in Culture”, vol. 113, no. 3-4, pp. 227 - 228, 1983.
K. Athanasiou, Efstratios, K., Papadopoulou, P., and Stanissavljevic, J., “The type of religiosity as a factor influencing the acceptance or rejection of scientific theories: the case of evolution.”, DOI: 10.13140/2.1.4170.7521 , 2012. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Our present contribution is a resume of a series of our studies by which we make an effort to explore the factors that are related to the acceptance of evolutionary theory among Greek and other variouscountries perspective and active educators using the conceptual ecology for biological evolution as a theoretical lens. Our central question refers to the role of the type of religiosity of a certain population in making their willingness for acceptance or rejection of evolution in the school environment. The Theory of Evolution (ET) is considered as concept - threshold that needs to be passed before someone can develop his/her understanding (Kinchin 2010) of a broader perspective of natural phenomena and of the nature of science. Most educational research has shown that the result of the teaching of ET is not positive in different parts of the world. Moreover research shows that the acceptance of the ET is restricted and the knowledge is limited and controversial among school science students and teachers. Large percentages of science teachers—close to a majority in many samples—reject ET and support the teaching of antievolutionary ideas in schools (Nehm & Schonfeld, 2007). Thus evolution remains a problematic subject for many science teachers. We make the hypothesis that the type of qualitative characteristics of the religion a nation or population group holds, is an essential factor in determining the level of acceptance of evolution, and their readiness to make changes in their believes, as well. More specifically, we advocate that the student and teacher populations that come from countries with a Greek-Orthodox background are m​
K. Athanasiou, Viras, L. G., and Siskos, P. A., “Mutagenicity and Polycyclic Aromatic-Hydrocarbons Analysis of Ambient Airborne Particles Collected in Athens, Greece”, Science of the Total Environment, vol. 52, pp. 201–209, 1986. Website
K. Athanasiou, Arzimanoglou, I., Piccoli, C., and Yamasaki, H., “Mutagenicity, sister chromatid exchange inducibility andin vitro cell transforming ability of particulates from Athens air”, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 251 - 261, 1987.
K. Athanasiou, Kyrtopoulos, S. A., and Sekeris, C. E., “Potential Carcinogenicity of Organic Extracts from Drinking-Water in the District of Athens”, Mutation Research, vol. 85, pp. 246–246, 1981.
K. Athanasiou and Papadopoulou, P., “Evolution theory teaching and learning: What conclusions can we get from comparisons of teachers’ and students’ conceptual ecologies in Greece and Turkey?”, EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 11, pp. 841–853, 2015.
K. Athanasiou, Arzimanoglou, I., Piccoli, C., and Yamasaki, H., “Mutagenicity, sister chromatid exchange inducibility andin vitro cell transforming ability of particulates from Athens air”, Cell Biology and Toxicology, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 251-261, 1987.
K. Athanasiou, “Μπορεί η Σύγχρονη Βιολογία να μας οδηγήσει σε ένα διαφορετικό τρόπο σκέψης από αυτόν που μας κληροδότησε η παράδοση της Φυσικής; Οι διαφορε”. Unpublished, 2025. Publisher's Version
C. Athanasiou, Pairas, G., Catsoulacos, P., and Athanasiou, K., “Synthesis of a new nor-aza-steroidal ester of pN, N-bis-(2-chloroethyl) aminophenylbutyric acid and in vitro study of its mutagenicity and clastogenicity”, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 390 - 394, 1986.
C. Athanasiou, Pairas, G., Catsoulacos, P., and Athanasiou, K., “Synthesis of a New nor-Aza-Steroidal Ester of p-N, N-bis-(2-Chloroethyl) aminophenylbutyric Acid and in vitro Study of Its Mutagenicity and Clastogenicity”, Oncology, vol. 43, pp. 390–394, 1986.
K. Athanasiou, Demopoulos, N. A., and Catsoulacos, P., “Chromosome damage and SCE induced by the cytostatic factor homo‐aza‐steroidal ester of P‐bis (2‐chloro‐ethyl) amino phenyl acetic acid in CHO cells in culture”, Environmental Mutagenesis, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 279-283, 1983.
C. Athanasiou, Catsoulacos, P., Papageorgiou, A., and Athanasiou, K., “Response of Transplantable Tumors in Mice and of Macromolecular Synthesis to 17β-Acetamido-3-aza-A-homo-4α-androsten-4-one”, Cancer Investigation, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 301-307, 1987.
K. Athanasiou, “Contrasting biology and physics in science education: Emphasizing the central role of evolution in teaching”, Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 22, pp. em2799, 2026. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Abstract This work aims to constructively use the differences between physics, as a typical representative branch of science, and biology, to enhance science education. It advocates for the use of a common science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teaching framework as a pedagogical tool for conveying concepts related to the epistemology of these two disciplines, highlighting their epistemological distinctions. Notable disparities include the absence of “universal” laws in biology, combined with the presence of a unifying theory in its instruction. Additionally, the differing roles of experimentation, mathematics, and history in these fields are examined. The text also addresses the distinction between the concepts of “social implications” and “social science,” alongside a discussion of essentialism in physics compared to the non-typological “population perspective” in biology, where the constant interplay of random errors and mutations serves as the universal driving force behind all biological phenomena. Keywords
K. Athanasiou, Pairas, G., Catsoulacos, P., and Athanasiou, K., “Synthesis of a New nor-Aza-Steroidal Ester of Para-N,N-Bis-(2-Chloroethyl)Aminophenylbutyric Acid and Invitro Study of Its Mutagenicity and Clastogenicity”, Oncology, vol. 43, pp. 390–394, 1986. Website
K. Athanasiou, Demopoulos, N. A., and Catsoulacos, P., “Chromosome damage and SCE induced by the cytostatic factor homo-aza-steroidal ester of P-bis (2-chloro-ethyl) amino phenyl acetic acid in CHO cells in culture”, Environmental Mutagenesis, vol. 5, pp. 279–283, 1983.
K. Athanasiou, “Speculations on cigarette smoking among youngsters in Greece”, in Tobacco: The Growing Epidemic: Proceedings of the Tenth World Conference on Tobacco or Health, 24–28 August 1997, Beijing, China, 2000, pp. 295–297.
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “Induction of sister chromatid exchanges and chromosome aberrations in cultured mammalian cells by N-nitrosocimetidine”, Cancer Letters, vol. 14, pp. 71–75, 1981.
K. Athanasiou and Douros, S., “
Thought experiments in science education: The case of water
movement in tracheophyte plants in the gravity conditions of
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The work is part of a larger project of teaching interdisciplinary teaching of physics concepts in biology within the science education class. It concerns the application of a thought experiment (ThE) about the movement of water in tracheophytes under different gravity conditions, i.e., the behavior of plants on another planet, forexample the Moon or Mars. The ThE was designed and implemented in a science class of 25 students who were instructed to perform it in a simulation environment using a software file that we created with the help of Interactive Physics software. The evaluation of the ThE carried out with a written questionnaire showed that theuse of such educational procedures can significantly help students to better understand the concepts related to capillary phenomena, the way water is transported to plants from roots to leaves and, generally, to contribute tothe interdisciplinary teaching of physics concepts in modules related to the teaching of biological phenomena and functions.
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K. Athanasiou and Petromelidis, V., “Use of the Evolution of Nervous System as a tool for Teaching of Evolution through Natural Selection”, European Journal of Health and Biology Education,, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 29-36, 2020. Publisher's VersionAbstract
The paper presents the design, implementation and evaluation of a teaching intervention for the teaching of Evolution. This is carried out through an evolution-based investigation activity of the nervous system from Protozoan to Humans. Specifically, students were able to follow two main evolutionary pathways related to the Nervous system. In the first place, they were familiarized with a march of the Nervous System (NS) from Protozoans to Vertebrates and from Fishes to Humans. In a second stage they studied and compared the difference between the development of Spatial Memory and Hippocampus between polygamous mice and taxi drivers of NY city. I.e. they were faced with a case of adaptation in a Darwinian evolution way in contrast to a Lamarckian case of an acquired trait. The results of two studies concerning the increased size of the Hippocampus as a result of the impact of the environment and as an adaptive characteristic of reproductive and survival strategies are given to students who are invited to investigate whether this characteristic is inherited or not in the two cases. In addition to the main question, individual concepts of Evolution through Natural Selection and Neurobiology are explored. Teaching intervention is a proposal for the teaching of basic concepts of Evolution through the promotion of the idea of using the Evolution by Natural Selection as the Unifying Theory of Biology. The results show a statistically significant
K. Athanasiou, Arzimanoglou, I., Piccoli, C., and Yamasaki, H., “Mutagenicity, sister chromatid exchange inducibility andin vitro cell transforming ability of particulates from Athens air”, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 251 - 261, 1987.
K. Athanasiou and Bartsocas, C. S., “The Implications of S-Phase Exchanges for the Mechanisms of Radiosensitivity in Trisomy-21”, American Journal of Medical Genetics, vol. 12, pp. 141–146, 1982. Website
K. Athanasiou, “From Thermopiles to Marathon: Teaching the theory of evolution through a short tour to paleontology of Greece”, Aquademia , vol. 7, no. 1, pp. ep23003, 2023. Publisher's VersionAbstract
The present work is an attempt at a bibliographic overview in the field of paleontology and specifically in the field of fossils regarding their value and connection with history and mythology, and how it has been used to teach theory of evolution through natural selection (TENS) in a university course. To make our case, we use as our paradigm two well-known historical locations of Greece, namely Thermopiles and Marathon. The area of Marathon includes the location of Pikermi, which is very well known for its fossils that historically have been one of the first locations rich in fossils that have been studied so extensively. Before we make a short tour of other similar locations of the Greek peninsula that are good cases for teaching evolution using paleontology, we present an example of how fossils can be formed via sedimentation. For that, we are using the case of Thermopile, while in antiquity was chosen as the field of the famous battle as it was a very narrow strip of land between the mountain and the sea, nowadays, due to sedimentary alluvial deposits, has become a rather large field. To make the reader familiar with the fossils found around Greece and their topology, we present a short tour and some history about the fossils found throughout its territory. And finally, we argue about how the fossils and the museum education could be used to prepare the pupils for first contact with TENS.
K. Athanasiou, Viras, L. G., and Siskos, P. A., “Mutagenicity and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons analysis of ambient airborne particles collected in Athens, Greece”, Science of the Total Environment, vol. 52, pp. 201–209, 1986.
K. Athanasiou, Efstratios, K., Papadopoulou, P., and Stanissavljevic, J., “The type of religiosity as a factor influencing the acceptance or rejection of scientific theories: the case of evolution.”, 5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE,At: ATHENS,Volume: BOOK OF ABSTRACTS, pp 217, 2012. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Our present contribution is a resume of a series of our studies by which we make an effort to explore the factors that are related to the acceptance of evolutionary theory among Greek and other variouscountries perspective and active educators using the conceptual ecology for biological evolution as a theoretical lens. Our central question refers to the role of the type of religiosity of a certain population in making their willingness for acceptance or rejection of evolution in the school environment. The Theory of Evolution (ET) is considered as concept - threshold that needs to be passed before someone can develop his/her understanding (Kinchin 2010) of a broader perspective of natural phenomena and of the nature of science. Most educational research has shown that the result of the teaching of ET is not positive in different parts of the world. Moreover research shows that the acceptance of the ET is restricted and the knowledge is limited and controversial among school science students and teachers. Large percentages of science teachers—close to a majority in many samples—reject ET and support the teaching of antievolutionary ideas in schools (Nehm & Schonfeld, 2007). Thus evolution remains a problematic subject for many science teachers. We make the hypothesis that the type of qualitative characteristics of the religion a nation or population group holds, is an essential factor in determining the level of acceptance of evolution, and their readiness to make changes in their believes, as well. More specifically, we advocate that the student and teacher populations that come from countries with a Greek-Orthodox background are m​
K. Athanasiou and Lillis, D., “Absence of mutagenic and clastogenic action of pine-tar resin in the Salmonella/microsomal and CHO culture systems”, Mutation Research Letters, vol. 103, no. 3-6, pp. 229-232, 1982.
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “Induction of sister chromatid exchanges and chromosome aberrations in cultured mammalian cells by N-nitrosocimetidine”, Cancer Letters, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 71-75, 1981.
K. Athanasiou and Arzimanoglou, I. I., “Mutagenicity and clastogenicity of the antineoplastic agents homo-azasteroidal ester of p-bis(2-chloroethyl) aminophenyl acetic acid and chlorambucil (vol 175, pg 165, 1986)”, Mutation Research-Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, vol. 374, pp. 149–149, 1997. Website
K. Athanasiou and Lillis, D., “Absence of mutagenic and clastogenic action of pine-tar resin in the Salmonella/microsomal and CHO culture systems”, Mutation Research Letters, vol. 103, pp. 229–232, 1982.
C. Athanasiou, Catsoulacos, P., Papageorgiou, A., and Athanasiou, K., “Response of Transplantable Tumors in Mice and of Macromolecular Synthesis to 17$\beta$-Acetamido-3-aza-A-homo-4$\alpha$-androsten-4-one”, Cancer Investigation, vol. 5, pp. 301–307, 1987.
C. Athanasiou, Pairas, G., Catsoulacos, P., and Athanasiou, K., “Synthesis of a New nor-Aza-Steroidal Ester of p-N, N-bis-(2-Chloroethyl) aminophenylbutyric Acid and in vitro Study of Its Mutagenicity and Clastogenicity”, Oncology, https://doi.org/10.1159/000226408, vol. 43, pp. 390–394, 1986.
K. Athanasiou, Kyrtopoulos, S. A., and Sekeris, C. E., “Potential Carcinogenicity of Organic Extracts from Drinking-Water in the District of Athens”, Mutation Research, vol. 85, no. 4, pp. 246-246, 1981.
K. Athanasiou, Kyrtopoulos, S. A., and Sekeris, C. E., “Potential Carcinogenicity of Organic Extracts from Drinking-Water in the District of Athens”, vol. 85, no. 4, pp. 246 - 246, 1981.
K. Athanasiou, Kyrtopoulos, S. A., and Sekeris, C. E., “Potential Carcinogenicity of Organic Extracts from Drinking-Water in the District of Athens”, Mutation Research, vol. 85, pp. 246–246, 1981. Website
K. Athanasiou, Viras, L. G., and Siskos, P. A., “Mutagenicity and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons analysis of ambient airborne particles collected in Athens, Greece”, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 201 - 209, 1986.
K. Athanasiou, Arzimanoglou, I., Piccoli, C., and Yamasaki, H., “Mutagenicity, sister chromatid exchange inducibility and in vitro cell transforming ability of particulates from Athens air”, vol. 3, pp. 251 - 261, 1987.
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “SCE and Chromosome-Abnormalities in Cho Cells Induced by N-Nitrosocimetidine”, Mutation Research, vol. 97, pp. 167–167, 1982.
K. Athanasiou and Heddle, J. A., “EMS induced mutation rates and their relation to genome size”, Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology, vol. 17, no. 3. NATL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA RESEARCH JOURNALS, MONTREAL RD, OTTAWA ON K1A …, pp. 455-455, 1975.
K. Athanasiou, Demopoulos, N. A., and Catsoulacos, P., “Chromosome damage and SCE induced by the cytostatic factor homo‐aza‐steroidal ester of P‐bis (2‐chloro‐ethyl) amino phenyl acetic acid in CHO cells in culture”, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 279 - 283, 1983.
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “Induction of sister chromatid exchanges and chromosome aberrations in cultured mammalian cells by N-nitrosocimetidine”, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 71 - 75, 1981.
K. Athanasiou, Demopoulos, N. A., and Catsoulacos, P., “Chromosome damage and SCE induced by the cytostatic factor homo‐aza‐steroidal ester of P‐bis (2‐chloro‐ethyl) amino phenyl acetic acid in CHO cells in culture”, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 279 - 283, 1983.
K. Athanasiou and Lillis, D., “Absence of mutagenic and clastogenic action of pine-tar resin in the Salmonella/microsomal and CHO culture systems”, vol. 103, no. 3-6, pp. 229 - 232, 1982.
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “Mutagenic and clastogenic effects of organic extracts from the Athenian drinking water”, Science of the Total Environment, vol. 27, pp. 113–120, 1983.
K. Athanasiou, Constantopoulos, S. H., Rivedal, E., Fitzgerald, D. J., and Yamasaki, H., “Metsovo-tremolite asbestos fibres: in vitro effects on mutation, chromosome aberration, cell transformation and intercellular communication”, Mutagenesis, vol. 7, pp. 343–347, 1992.
K. Athanasiou and Arzimanoglou, I., “Mutagenicity and clastogenicity of the antineoplastic agents homo-azasteroidal ester of p-bis (2-chloroethyl) aminophenyl acetic acid and chlorambucil”, Mutation Research Letters, vol. 175, no. 3, pp. 165-169, 1986.
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “Induction of sister chromatid exchanges by non-mutagenic carcinogens”, in Chromosome Damage and Repair, Springer, New York, NY, 1981, pp. 557-562.
K. Athanasiou, Demopoulos, N. A., and Catsoulacos, P., “Chromosome-Damage and Sce Induced by the Cytostatic Factor Homo-Aza-Steroidal Ester of P-Bis (2-Chloro-Ethyl) Amino Phenyl Acetic-Acid in Cho Cells in Culture”, Environmental Mutagenesis, vol. 5, pp. 279–283, 1983. Website
K. Athanasiou and Arzimanoglou, I., “Mutagenicity and clastogenicity of the antineoplastic agents homo-azasteroidal ester of p-bis (2-chloroethyl) aminophenyl acetic acid and chlorambucil”, Mutation Research Letters, vol. 175, pp. 165–169, 1986.
Athanasiou, M., Charis-Marina, A., and Mavrikaki, E., “NOS as part of the Conceptual Ecology of Evolution Teaching and Learning among Greek Students and Science Teachers”, J Biomed Res Environ Sci. , vol. 5, no. 7, pp. 729-736, 2024. Publisher's VersionAbstract
The aim of this study was to investigate whether an epistemological adequacy (knowledge of the Nature of Science, NOS) contributes to a better understanding and the acceptance of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection (ThENS). It was performed in two parts with the help of two questionnaires: 1. with students of Education, with a minimum familiarity to ThENS and NOS, before and after the application of a general biology course, and 2. with 200 Science Education teachers of various specialties who teach or have taught biology-related subjects. The education students showed some moderate levels of profi ciency regarding NOS that was improved statistically signifi cantly, even after a limited teaching intervention. An interesting founding was that, while their understanding of the ThENS was not very much improved by the course, it was found a positive correlation between their NOS familiarity and acceptance of evolution. As for the Science teachers, besides the above queries, some other variables were additionally investigated: E.g. to what extent, a better Epistemological Adequacy (knowledge of the Nature of Science) can infl uence their understanding and acceptance of the ThENS, or whether this affi liation could have been affected by their college or university instruction. The results showed a positive correlation between their epistemological adequacy and the acceptance and understanding of ThENS.
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K. Athanasiou and Papadopoulou, P., “Conceptual ecology of the evolution acceptance among Greek education students: knowledge, religiosity and social influences”, European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) 2009 Conference. Istanbul. 2009.
K. Athanasiou and Demopoulos, N. A., “Mutation Research, 85 (1981) 467-474 467 Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press”, vol. 85, pp. 467 - 474, 1981. Publisher's Version
K. Athanasiou, Katakos, E., and Papadopoulou, P., “Conceptual ecology of evolution acceptance among Greek education students: the contribution of knowledge increase”, J. Biol. Educ., vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 234–241, 2012. Publisher's VersionAbstract
In this study, we explored the factors related to acceptance of evolutionary theory among students/preservice preschool education teachers using conceptual ecology for biological evolution as a theoretical frame. We aimed to examine the acceptance and understanding of evolutionary theory and also the relationship of acceptance and understanding of the nature of science, thinking dispositions and religiosity as independent variables. We also studied the influence of teaching on the conceptual ecology of evolution acceptance. A class of 320 future teachers was surveyed using two questionnaires. According to our findings, students' understanding of evolutionary theory is positively correlated with a moderate acceptance of evolutionary theory. We found a weak positive correlation between the understanding of the nature of science and acceptance of evolution theory, and a positive correlation between open-minded thinking dispositions and evolution theory acceptance. The strength and the patterns of these correlations are miscellaneous and are examined carefully in this paper. We also found that systematic teaching may have a significant influence on evolution theory acceptance. Our findings stress the differences that exist between societies and how socio-cultural factors such as type of religion influence acceptance of evolution and have a strong influence on evolution education.
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “Induction of sister chromatid exchanges by non-mutagenic carcinogens”, Chromosome Damage and Repair, pp. 557–562, 1981.
K. Athanasiou, “Teaching Evolution as the Unifying Theory of Biology via a University Course: Re-Count of a Praxis”, Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education , vol. 18, no. 4, pp. e2275, 2022. Publisher's VersionAbstract
ABSTRACT: The aim of the presentation is to discuss the findings of a series of research projects that we have been carried out with various groups of students in the University of Athens and concern the teaching of biology by means of evolution through natural selection (THES). In the article it is discussed the conclusions after teaching a biology course based on evolution as the unifying theory, while at the same time more general issues are raised: Is it, for example, a realistic goal to teach biology by means of this kind of teaching? Secondly, what is the usefulness of such a perspective. Which was studied by quantitative and qualitative studies on the conceptual ecology (CE) of the evolution of Greek students. The latter showed the value of this kind of approach in the acceptance and understanding of the THES, as part of students’ CI. Thirdly, ccomparative studies with beginners and advanced students in terms of evolution education showed, that, merely teaching evolution within a course, even if the latter is based on the THES, it is not enough to make someone in-depth connoisseur. It seems that to be acquainted with it to more depth the learners need to go through two stages: in the first, they may move from the stage of owing Aristotelian views of the issue, i.e., from typology, to the early “Darwinian” ones. And they need to go through a second one, where via, in-depth educational training, they might move to the next, namely, the population view of thinking.
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K. Athanasiou and Macris, G., “Smoking and Cancer: Exploring the Level of Knowledge and Attitudes of Greek Youngsters and Parents”, in Tobacco and Health, Springer, Boston, MA, 1995, pp. 623–625.
K. Athanasiou, Constantopoulos, S. H., Rivedal, E., Fitzgerald, D. J., and Yamasaki, H., “Metsovo-tremolite asbestos fibres: in vitro effects on mutation, chromosome aberration, cell transformation and intercellular communication”, Mutagenesis, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 343-347, 1992.
C. Athanasiou, Catsoulacos, P., Papageorgiou, A., and Athanasiou, K., “Response of Transplantable Tumors in Mice and of Macromolecular Synthesis to 17β-Acetamido-3-aza-A-homo-4α-androsten-4-one”, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 301 - 307, 1987.
K. Athanasiou, Arzimanoglou, I., Piccoli, C., and Yamasaki, H., “Mutagenicity, Sister Chromatid Exchange Inducibility and Invitro-Cell Transforming Ability of Particulates from Athens Air”, Cell Biology and Toxicology, vol. 3, pp. 251–261, 1987. Website
K. Athanasiou, Sideris, E. G., and Bartsocas, C. S., “Decreased repair of x-ray induced DNA single-strand breaks in lymphocytes in Down's syndrome”, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 336 - 338, 1980.
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “Induction of sister chromatid exchanges by non-mutagenic carcinogens”, in Chromosome Damage and Repair, Springer, New York, NY, 1981, pp. 557–562.
K. Athanasiou, “DARWIN AND RELIGIOCITY (On the occasion of World Darwin Day)”, EFSYN, 2020. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Darwin's Day has been celebrated, worldwide, a few weeks ago. This communication does not intend to address Darwin's scientific views, but aims to focus on his religious beliefs and, above all, on the reasons why Darwin was led to reject religion. Which, in the opinion of the writer, it is not related to his scientific views, i.e. the Theory of Evolution through Natural Selection but, mainly, with reasons that go back to the field of Ethics in the broad sense, and to logical considerations, as well.
K. Athanasiou and Mavrikaki, E., “Conceptual inventory of natural selection as a tool for measuring Greek University Students' evolution knowledge: differences between novice and advanced students”, International Journal of Science Education, vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 1262–1285, 2014. Publisher's VersionAbstract
The primary objective of this research was to compare various groups of Greek university students for their level of knowledge of Evolution by means of Natural Selection (ENS). For the purpose of the study, we used a well known questionnaire the Conceptual Inventory of Natural Selection (CINS) and 352 biology majors and non-majors students from the University of Athens took part in it. A principal components analysis revealed problems with the items designed to assess the concepts of population stability, differential survival and variation inheritable, therefore these items need to be reconsidered. Nonetheless, the results of the CINS for each Greek sub-group showed that the higher the involvement in evolution education, the higher the students' performances on the CINS test. This linear correlation, together with other evidence, supports the CINS authors' claims about the usefulness of the CINS as an assessment of instruction. Unfortunately, Greek university students gave many teleological and proximate answers to many of the CINS items. Comparisons between least and most evolutionary educated university students revealed that the latter gave more evolutionary answers. Oddly, advanced biology majors students did not show an improvement in all the 20 items of the CINS (only in 14 out of the 20 items) compared to novice biology students. They even gave more teleological answers to the concept natural resources are limited than novice biology majors students. Finally, Greek university students' level of knowledge of ENS seems to be closer to Canadian than US students'.
K. Athanasiou and Macris, G., “Smoking and Cancer: Exploring the Level of Knowledge and Attitudes of Greek Youngsters and Parents”, in Tobacco and Health, Springer, Boston, MA, 1995, pp. 623-625.
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “SCE and Chromosome-Abnormalities in Cho Cells Induced by N-Nitrosocimetidine”, vol. 97, no. 3, pp. 167 - 167, 1982.
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “Induction of sister chromatid exchanges and chromosome aberrations in cultured mammalian cells by N-nitrosocimetidine”, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 71 - 75, 1981.
K. Athanasiou and Lillis, D., “Absence of mutagenic and clastogenic action of pine-tar resin in the Salmonella/microsomal and CHO culture systems”, Mutation Research Letters, vol. 103, pp. 229–232, 1982.
K. Athanasiou, “Environmental Health issues: an imperative need for scientific literacy.”, Eurasian Journal of Science andEnvironmental EducationVolume 10, Issue 2, 51 - 61, 2021. Publisher's VersionAbstract
The aim of this paper is to highlight issues of scientific literacy that characterize the Greek society in environmental and health issues, and the need to integrate the Teaching of Science and Biology with Health and Environmental Education. This is accomplished by the means of presentation of previous examples from the literature and through the presentation of studies of my own, as well. Thus, it is indicated that this and of course, other societies are characterized by a significant deficit in the familiarity with these matters. Next, I make a historical and personal appraisal on the evolution of the field of environmental health and genetics and try to make some review on its history, due to having the privilege of experiencing close correlation with it almost on its birth. Lastly, it is presented, a proposal for a university course adapted to the needs of present and future teachers combined to its evaluation. The latter was made through a questionnaire and the response of 153 students of education that highly rated the course as it was shown on the Likert scale. All this reveals emphatically the need for integrating the field of Environmental Health Education to Science and Biology teaching. Keywords: course, environmental health, health education, scientific literacy
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “Mutagenic and clastogenic effects of organic extracts from the Athenian drinking water”, Science of the Total Environment, vol. 27, no. 2-3, pp. 113-120, 1983.
K. Athanasiou, “The relationship between mutation rates caused by a chemical mutagen and the genome size of various organisms”, York University, 1976.
K. Athanasiou and Arzimanoglou, I., “Mutagenicity and clastogenicity of the antineoplastic agents homo-azasteroidal ester of p-bis (2-chloroethyl) aminophenyl acetic acid and chlorambucil”, vol. 175, no. 3, pp. 165 - 169, 1986.
K. Athanasiou, DARWINISM AND RELIGIOCITY (On the occasion of World Darwin Day). 2020. Publisher's VersionAbstract
 Darwin's Day has been celebrated, worldwide, a few weeks ago. Indeed, Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 and died on April 19, 1882. Darwin's work and contribution to world thinking have been written and will continue to be written, since his contribution to global way of thinking and culture is incalculable. As he has changed the human perspective on the nature of creation and the driving force behind it. This article does not intend to address Darwin's scientific views, but aims to focus on his religious beliefs and, above all, on the reasons why Darwin was led to reject religion. Which, in the opinion of the writer, it is not related to his scientific views, i.e. the Theory of Evolution through Natural Selection but, mainly, with reasons that go back to the field of Ethics in the broad sense, and to logical considerations, as well. 
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K. Athanasiou and Lillis, D., “Absence of Mutagenic and Clastogenic Action of Pine-Tar Resin in the Salmonella Microsomal and Cho Culture Systems”, Mutation Research, vol. 103, pp. 229–232, 1982. Website
K. Athanasiou and Kyrtopoulos, S. A., “Mutagenic and clastogenic effects of organic extracts from the Athenian drinking water”, vol. 27, no. 2-3, pp. 113 - 120, 1983.
K. Athanasiou and Demopoulos, N., “Chromosomal Aberration and SCE Induction by the Cytostatic Factor Homo-Aza-Steroidal Ester of Para-Bis (2-Chloroethyl) Amino Phenyl Acetic-Acid on Cho Cells in Culture”, Mutation Research, vol. 113, pp. 227–228, 1983.
K. Athanasiou, “Darwin and Newton- Lives (Not) parallel”, Researchgate, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24607.53928, 2023. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Darwin and Newton: Lives (Non) Parallels. On the 20th of March, we are to honor the death of Isaac Newton as we celebrated previously, Darwin's Day in middle February. Much has been written about their work, but I just want to remind that in 1859 Darwin published his findings in the book "The Origin of Species", arguing that the species of living organisms do not remain unchanged, as Aristotle and the book of Genesis argued, but have a common origin and through natural selection evolve over millennia. This position generated strong reactions from the first moment, mainly from the Church, who believes that the creation of the world is the result of Divine Grace. Darwin was labeled an atheist and mocked as a descendant of monkeys, while some of his supporters were dragged to court (Trial of the Apes). Today, more than a century after his death, the scientific community has accepted his theory, which has since been verified through numerous observations and newer discoveries. A recent visit to the Mausoleum at Westminster in London made me think and led me to write this text
K. Athanasiou and Papadopoulou, P., “Conceptual ecology of the evolution acceptance among Greek education students: Knowledge, religious practices and social influences”, International Journal of Science Education, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 903-924, 2012. Publisher's VersionAbstract
In this study, we explored some of the factors related to the acceptance of evolution theory among Greek university students training to be teachers in early childhood education, using conceptual ecology for biological evolution as a theoretical framework. We examined the acceptance of evolution theory and we also looked into the relationship between the acceptance and parents' education level, thinking dispositions and frequency of religious practice as independent variables. Students' moderate acceptance of evolution theory is positively correlated with the frequency of religious practices and thinking dispositions. Our findings indicate that studying a controversial issue such as the acceptance of evolution theory in a multivariate fashion, using conceptual ecology as a theoretical lens to interpret the findings, is informative. They also indicate the differences that exist between societies and how socio-cultural factors such as the nature of religion, as part of the conceptual ecology, influence acceptance of evolution and have an influence on evolution education.
C. M. Antonatou, Mavrikaki, E., and Athanasiou, K., “Μελετώντας τη Σχέση Αποδοχής και Κατανόησης της Θεωρίας της Εξέλιξης μέσω Φυσικής Επιλογής σε σχέση με τη Γνώση της Φύσης της Επιστήμης: Η Περίπτωση των Ελλήνων εκπαιδευτικών.”, Μελετώντας τη Σχέση Αποδοχής και Κατανόησης της Θεωρίας της Εξέλιξης μέσω Φυσικής Επιλογής σε σχέση με τη Γνώση της Φύσης της Επιστήμης: Η Περίπτωση των Ελλήνων εκπαιδευτικών. , Unpublished, pp. 20-23, 2024. Publisher's VersionAbstract
The present study aims to investigate questions related, on one hand, to the degree of familiarity that SecondaryScience Education teachers show with the Nature of Science and, on the other hand, to their understanding ofthe Theory of Evolution through Natural Selection. To what extent, e.g. better Epistemological Adequacy(knowledge of the Nature of Science) can influence the understanding and acceptance of the Evolution Theorythrough Natural Selection. Employing a closed-ended electronic questionnaire, the epistemologicalperceptions, understanding, and knowledge of the Evolution Theory via natural selection were assessed amonga cohort of 200 secondary education educators who teach or have taught biology-related subjects. The analysisreveals a positive correlation between epistemological adequacy and the acceptance and understanding ofevolutionary theory via natural selection. (12) (PDF) Μελετώντας τη Σχέση Αποδοχής και Κατανόησης της Θεωρίας της Εξέλιξης μέσω Φυσικής Επιλογής σε σχέση με τη Γνώση της Φύσης της Επιστήμης: Η Περίπτωση των Ελλήνων εκπαιδευτικών. Περίληψη. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381341712_Meletontas_te_Schese_Apodoches_kai_Katanoeses_tes_Theorias_tes_Exelixes_meso_Physikes_Epiloges_se_schese_me_te_Gnose_tes_Physes_tes_Epistemes_E_Periptose_ton_Ellenon_ekpaideutikon_Perilepse?channel=doi&linkId=6669d54185a4ee7261bf2034&showFulltext=true#fullTextFileContent [accessed Jun 12 2024].
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