Protopresbyter Κyprianos Κountouris, Assistant Professor

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Protopresbyter Kyprianos Kountouris is Assistant Professor of History of Education and Culture at the Theological School of the Church of Cyprus. He is also the Director of the School. He has worked for three decades in Primary Education, serving as a school Ηeadmaster in the United Kingdom and Cyprus. He has been actively involved in a great number of projects and has amble experience in the implementation of innovative programs and research projects. He received his PhD from the Department of Education of the University of Ioannina, Greece (2015) with a thesis entitled “Contribution to the History of Pre-Primary, Primary and Secondary Education of Greek Community Schools in Great Britain (20^th century). A Case Study: The Greek-Orthodox School of Ayios Demetrios, North London”. He also holds an MA in Teaching History from the University of London (1995), and a Diploma in Education (1992) from the same university. He is currently conducting postdoctoral research at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, on the Codex of Ayios Andronikos Church, in Dali, Cyprus. He has presented papers at international and local conferences.

Studies:

• PhD, Department of Education, Ioannina University, Greece, 2015. Doctoral Thesis: Contribution to the History of Pre-Primary, Primary and Secondary Education of Greek Community Schools in Great Britain (20th century). A Case-Study: The Greek-Orthodox School of Ayios Demetrios, North London.
• MA, Department of History, Institute of Education, University of London, 1995
• Diploma, Institute of Education, University of London, 1991
• BEd (Ptychion), Department of Primary Education, Cyprus Pedagogical Academy, 1985
• Certificate of Graduation (Apolyterion), Kykkos Gymnasium, 1982

Research Interests:

History of Education:

• History of Greek Education in Great Britain.
• History of Greek Education in Cyprus (from the Ottoman period onwards)

Case Studies – Foundation and History of Schools:

• Foundation of the first Greek Schools in Nicosia.
• Foundation of the first Greek School at Idalion.
• Foundation of the first Greek School at Katokopia.

Study of unpublished church codices:

• Study of the Codex of Ayios Andronikos.

Selected Publications:

• Kountouris (2015). Contribution to the History of Pre-Primary, Primary and Secondary Education of Greek Community Schools in Great Britain (20th century). A Case-Study: The Greek-Orthodox School of Ayios Demetrios, North London, Department of Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Greece.
• Κουντούρης, Κ., (2019, Φεβρουάριος). Ο παλαιός Ιερός Ναός της Παναγίας Χρυσελεούσας Κατωκοπιάς: Xθες, σήμερα και αύριο. Προφορική ερευνητική ανακοίνωση στο Δ΄ Επιστημονικό Συνέδριο Θ.Σ.Ε.Κ. Μνήμες και Βιώματα Κατεχομένων: Η περίπτωση της Κατωκοπιάς -700 χρόνια ιστορία, πίστη και παράδοση. Θ.Σ.Ε.Κ., Λευκωσία, Κύπρος.
• Κουντούρης, Κ., (2018, Απρίλιος). Εκπαίδευση, κοινωνία και οικονομία- Η εκπαίδευση την εποχή της κρίσης, 3ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Κοινωνιολογίας της Εκπαίδευσης Ευρωπαϊκό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Λευκωσία, Κύπρος.
• Κουντούρης, Κ., (2017, Μάιος). Καθεδρικός Ναός και Εκπαίδευση: Tο Σχολείο του Αγίου Ιωάννου. Προφορική ερευνητική ανακοίνωση στο Β΄ Επιστημονικό Συνέδριο Θ.Σ.Ε.Κ. Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Ιωάννη, 355 χρόνια. Θ.Σ.Ε.Κ., Λευκωσία, Κύπρος.
• Κουντούρης, Κ., (2017, Απρίλιος). Εκκλησία και Εκπαίδευση στην Ύστερη Τουρκοκρατία: η περίπτωση του Ιδαλίου μέσα από τον κώδικα της εκκλησίας του Αγίου Ανδρονίκου. Προφορική ερευνητική ανακοίνωση στο Α΄ Επιστημονικό Συνέδριο «Ἱερὰ Μητρόπολις Τριμυθοῦντος: Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ Ἱστορία καὶ Παράδοσις», Ιερά Μητρόπολη Τριμυθούντος, Κύπρος.
• Hermon, S., Kountouris, K., Kyriakou P., (2015, April). Teaching or being taught? Experiences with digital archaeology at a primary school in Pyrga, CAA 2015 Siena Conference, March 30th to April 3^rd, Siena, Italy.
• Callet, P., Contencin, F., Denizet, Ph., Kountouris, K., Zymla, A. (2013) Facsimile : a modern story of an antique bronze from Cyprus, Digital Heritage International Congress 2013, 28^th-1^st Nov., Marseille, France