Bio
I am a special education teacher in early childhood education. I took my degree (Bachelor of Education) from the Department of Special Education at the University of Thessaly in Volos, Greece. Also, I have several years of teaching experience in Greek public schools. I have taught children with various developmental conditions, such as children with ASD, children with ADHD, children with speech disorder, children with learning disabilities, and children with mild or moderate intellectual disability.
Work experience
- From September 2016 to June 2022: I have taught in 6 Greek public schools in Larissa in Thessaly Region, which have had Parallel Support Programme.
- From August 2022- today: I was appointed by the Greek Ministry of Education in Piraeus in Attica Region (FEK of appoitment [In Greek]: 1928 τ.Γ'/ 16-08-2022).
Education
- September 2011- July 2016: University of Thessaly, Department of Special Education (Volos, Greece). (Special Education)
- October 2020- July 2021: University of Macedonia (Annual Seminar / Teacher Training on School Psychology)
- October 2022- July 2023: University of Patras (Annual Seminar / Teacher Training on Autism Spectrum Disorders).
My Philosophy...
My vision is to see a school that is more humane and closer to the student. A school that will embrace and accept all students, showing respect for their individual and different learning needs, abilities and talents. A school where students will get real pleasure from learning processes, parents will learn to become better for their children and teachers through continuous theoretical and practical education/training will change the philosophy of the school, using appropriate approaches that recognize the totality of students.
My basic idea is: when a school is far from the norms of capitalism, which according to Foucault capitalism creates docile and helpless beings and reinforces inequality at all levels, the school produces students who evolve and continue to discover, to experiment and learn new things. A school where students unfold all aspects of their development through their interests and talents and the result is more than just positive.
Personal Research Blogs
Research Gate Profile
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Constantinos-Mantzikos
Academia.edu Profile
https://uth.academia.edu/KostasMantzikos
Semantic Scholar Profile
https://www.semanticscholar.org/author/Constantinos-%CE%9D.-Mantzikos/119131609
Google Scholar Citations Profile
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KaAd0B4AAAAJ&hl=el
Research, Review and Viewpoint Articles in Greek and International Peer-reviewed Journals and Conference papers
Papers in American and British English language
- Lappa, C.S., & Mantzikos, C.N. (2023). Teaching Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Basic Cooking Skills: A Single Case Research. International Journal of Autism & Related Disabilities, 6(1), 164. https://doi.org/10.29011/2642-3227.100064 (ISSN: 2642-3227) (Impact Factor: 2.05).
- Mantzikos, C.N., & Lappa, C.S. (2023). Feasibility of Inclusive Education in Greece: Current Challenges, Difficulties, and Opportunities. Medical Research Archives Journal, 11(2). (ISSN: 2375-1924).
- Lappa, C., & Mantzikos, C. (2021). Are Greek special education teachers in favour of the inclusion of pupils with intellectual Disability? An online survey. European Journal of Special Education Research, 7(4), 233-259. https://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejse.v7i4.4078 (ISSN: 2501-2428) (Impact Factor: 3.789)
https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejse/article/view/4078
- Lappa, C., & Mantzikos, C. (2021). Teaching individuals with Down syndrome and moderate or severe intellectual disability with the aim of acquiring, retaining, and recalling knowledge: An intervention program for discovering and understanding the environment. International Journal of Pedagogy and Teacher Education, 5(2), 66–81. https://dx.doi.org/10.20961/ijpte.v5i1.54526 (p-ISSN: 2597-7792 / e-ISSN: 2549-8525)
https://jurnal.uns.ac.id/ijpte/article/view/54526
- Mantzikos, C., & Lappa, Ch. (2020). Difficulties and barriers in the education of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in the era of COVID-19: The Case of Greece—A Viewpoint Article. European Journal of Special Education Research, 6(3), 75-95. doi:10.46827/ejse.v6i3.3357 (ISSN: 2501-2428).
- Lappa, C., & Mantzikos, C. (2019). Teaching conversational skills to a group of seven individuals with a severe or moderate intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder: an intervention program. European Journal of Special Education Research, 5(2), 110–139. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3580688 (ISSN: 2501-2428).
https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejse/article/view/2760
- Lappa, C., & Mantzikos, C. (2019). Teaching Social Skills in Small Groups of Children With Multiple Disabilities: Motor and Intellectual Disabilities. An intervention program. European Journal of Special Education Research, 4(1), 57–77. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.2536264 (ISSN: 2501-2428).
https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejse/article/view/2296
- Lappa, C., Fr. Anastasiou, I., Mantzikos, C., & Kyparissos, N. (2018).Teaching the Christian Orthodox Mystery of Baptism to Adults with Moderate or Severe Intellectual Disability. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention, 7(3), 64–74. (e-ISSN: 2319-7722, p-ISSN: 2319-7714)
https://publicorthodoxy.org/2019/01/18/teaching-baptism-to-persons-with-disabilities/
- Kofidou, Ch., Mantzikos, C., Chatzitheodorou, G., Kyparissos, N., & Karali, A. (2017). Teachers' perceptions and attitudes on the inclusive education of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD): A literature review. Dialogoi! Theory and Praxis in Education, 3, 35–68. doi: 10.12681/dial.11965 (e-ISSN: 2459-3737).
https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/dialogoi/article/view/11965
- Mantzikos, C., Charoumenou, Z., Andreadou, G., Lappa, C., & Kyparissos, N. (2017). The experiences and views of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) about the institution of parallel support in Greece. International Journal of Current Research, 9(10), 60080–60084 (ISSN: 0975-833X) (Impact Factor: 8.132)
Papers in Greek language
- Λάππα, Χ., Μαντζίκος, Κ., & Παρασκευόπουλος, Σ. (2019). Η Συμβολή της Περιβαλλοντικής Εκπαίδευσης στην Εκπαίδευση των Παιδιών με Αναπηρίες ή/και Ειδικές Εκπαιδευτικές Ανάγκες: Οι Απόψεις των Εκπαιδευτικών. Έρευνα στην Εκπαίδευση, 8(1), 1-16. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.12681/hjre.19473 (e-ISSN: 2241-7303).
- Μαντζίκος, Κ., Λάππα, Χ., Σιαμαντά, Β., & Χαρούμενου, Ζ. (2018). Η Αξιολόγηση της δομής της Παράλληλης Στήριξης από τους γονείς των παιδιών με Διαταραχή Αυτιστικού Φάσματος. Προσχολική & Σχολική Εκπαίδευση, 6(2), 144-162.doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.12681/ppej.15889 (e-ISSN: 2241-7206).
https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/education/article/view/15889
- Λάππα, Χ., & Μαντζίκος, Κ. (2018). Το ζήτημα της εκπαίδευσης των μαθητών με αυτισμό στην Ελλάδα υπό το πρίσμα των γνώσεων/αντιλήψεων και στάσεων των εκπαιδευτικών: μια ανασκόπηση της βιβλιογραφίας. Έρευνα στην Εκπαίδευση, 7(1), 44-63. doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.12681/hjre.16161 (e-ISSN: 2241-7303).
https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hjre/article/view/16161
- Λάππα, Χ., π. Αναστασίου, Ι., Μαντζίκος, Κ., & Εγγλέζος, Γ. (2018). Η Διδασκαλία του Μυστηρίου του Βαπτίσματος σε Ενήλικες με Μέτρια και Σοβαρή Νοητική Αναπηρία: Ένα Πρόγραμμα Παρέμβασης. Εκπαιδευτική Επικαιρότητα, 2(4), 13-28 (ISSN: 1792-2437)
- Κωφίδου, Χ., & Μαντζίκος, Κ. (2016). Στάσεις και αντιλήψεις των εκπαιδευτικών και των μαθητών προς τα άτομα με αναπηρία: Μια βιβλιογραφική Ανασκόπηση. Εκπαιδευτική Επικαιρότητα, 2(2), 4-25. (ISSN: 1792-2437).
Conference papers (In Greek)
- Μαντζίκος, Κ. (2024). Γνώσεις και στάσεις των εκπαιδευτικών για τη Διαταραχή Ελλειματικής Προσοχής Υπερκινητικότητας (ΔΕΠ-Υ): Μια ανασκόπηση της βιβλιογραφίας. 1ο Διεθνές Επιστημονικό Συνέδριο Καινοτομίας και Εκπαίδευσης με τίτλο «Καινοτομία, Εκπαίδευση & διά Βίου Μάθηση στον 21ο Αιώνα», Άρτα, 15-16 Μαρτίου.
- Laiser, M.L., & Mantzikos, N.C. (2024). International Review of Inclusive Education Research for Policies and Practice: From 2020 to 2023. 1st International Scientific Conference Innovation, Education, and Lifelong Learning in the 21st Century, Arta, Greece, March 2024.
- Κυπαρισσός, Ν., Μαντζίκος, Κ., Λάππα, Χ., Χαρούμενου, Ζ., & Λοντζετίδου, Ε. (2017). Γνώσεις των εκπαιδευτικών ειδικής αγωγής για τις Διαταραχές Αυτιστικού Φάσματος. 4ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Ειδικής Εκπαίδευσης με Διεθνή Συμμετοχή «Σύγχρονες Τάσεις και Προτάσεις στην Ειδική Εκπαίδευση», 23-26 Νοεμβρίου 2017.
On Google Citations, more than 95 citations for my work are found.
On Semantic Scholar, more than 25 citations for my work are found.
The Blog of Kindergarten
57th Kindergarten of Piraeus in the Attica Region. The blog is in the Greek language only.
https://blogs.sch.gr/57nippeir/