International Journal of School and Cognitive Psychology
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Eleftheria NGonida

Biography

Eleftheria N. Gonida is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Human Development at the Department of Developmental and School Psychology, School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She received her BA from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, her Master’s degree from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, and her Ph.D from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has been a Fulbright Research Scholar at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Combined Program in Education and Psychology) and a Visiting Scholar at Stanford Graduate School of Education

Research Interest

Motivation and its development, Achievement goal orientations, Avoidance behaviors in school settings (self-handicapping and avoidance of help-seeking), Parenting and academic achievement, Cognitive and metacognitive development, Learning difficulties