Associate Professor Dr. Thomas Babalis is professor of Teaching Methodology, School Pedagogy and Classroom Psycho-Sociology at the Department of Primary Education of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (N.K.U.O.A.) in Greece. He also teaches relevant subjects in the Master Programs of the same university, the Aegean University and the University of Cyprus. Since 2011 he is the director of the Scientific Supervisory Board of the pilot experimental school “Marasleios”. His research interests concentrate on single-parent families, school climate, quality and effectiveness, innovation and entrepreneurship, social and emotional learning and school-family communication. He has published many articles in peer-reviewed journals and has written many chapters in edited volumes.