CV

Information

Name: Georgios Position: Special Teaching Staff
Surname: Gorozidis Subject: Teacher Education and Training – Educational Innovations
Email: gorozidis@upatras.gr Working Hours: Tuesday 10:00-12:00 & Wednesday 11:00-13:00 (or after appointment via mail)
Phone: 2610969745 Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/4nan43xk
Education:

Dr. Georgios S. Gorozidis holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Physical Education from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science at the University of Thessaly (2015), where his doctoral dissertation focused on teacher motivation regarding in-service training and the implementation of innovative programs. He also earned a Master of Science in Human Performance and Health from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2009.
Scientific and Research Interests:

Research & Project Management Experience

Dr. Gorozidis has led and participated in numerous competitive national and European research projects and grant initiatives. He currently serves as a Researcher in the Erasmus+ Sport project “TEAM: Tackling the mental health stigma in youth football” at the University of Thessaly (2025–2026). Previously, as a Young Researcher at the University of Thessaly (2018–2020), he managed research operations for the Physical Education Collaborative Network (SYNEFA) project (MIS: 5004619), which evaluated intervention strategies to promote student physical activity and teacher motivation.

His project management and research portfolio further includes serving as a key research team member for a Ministry of Education project investigating student “Fair Play” behaviors in school sports (2018–2019), a pedagogical team member for the Erasmus+ KA201 partnership “Embracing European values through tales” (2018–2021), and Project Coordinator and Pedagogical Team Member for the international Erasmus+ KA219 partnership “You can be a hero” (2017–2019), an initiative that earned both National and European Quality Labels as well as an official Good Practice Label.

Educational Policy, Curriculum Design & Authorship

In the realm of educational policy and curriculum design, Dr. Gorozidis served between 2020 and 2022 as a curriculum developer, primary trainer, and MOOC transformation supervisor for the Institute of Educational Policy (IEP) regarding the New National Upper Secondary School (Lyceum) Physical Education Curriculum (MIS: 5035542-3), as well as a developer for Teacher Induction Training Program for Humanities and Social Sciences subjects in secondary education (MIS: 5070654).

His official state authorial output includes co-authoring the official physical education textbooks and student workbooks for 1st Grade Lyceum (2026), 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade Lyceum —published by the Ministry of Education, IEP, PEDIO, and CTI “Diophantus”—alongside the Upper Secondary PE Teacher’s Guide (IEP, 2022), the Lower Secondary PE Study Guide (IEP, 2011), and the SYNEFA educational materials (2019).

Main Research Interests

His research interests broadly pertain to the educational process, focusing primarily on teacher motivation in relation to professional development, participation in online communities of learning and practice, the implementation of educational innovations, distance education, and physical literacy. Additionally, his expertise encompasses psychometrics and educational measurement, with his recent 2025–2026 publications expanding to topics such as children’s rights empowerment through skills labs and the measurement of parental attitudes on children’s rights.
Employment history:

Teaching & Pedagogical Experience

Dr. Georgios S. Gorozidis serves as Teaching Staff in the Department of Educational Sciences and Social Work at the University of Patras, Greece.

Dr. Gorozidis brings over two decades of extensive teaching experience across primary, secondary, tertiary, and professional adult education. He served for twenty years as a permanent Physical Education teacher in secondary education under the Directorate of Secondary Education of Ilia, where he also held key administrative leadership roles as Education Counselor for Physical Education (2023) and Head of Innovative School Projects (2013–2015).

In higher education, he worked as an instructor at ASPETE Patras during the 2017–2018 academic year, supervising teaching practice courses within the Pedagogical Training Program (EPPAIK), and was seconded to the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science at the University of Thessaly in Trikala (2011–2012), teaching undergraduate courses in school teaching practice, applied SPSS data analysis, and research methodology and statistics. His instructional work also extends to national adult and in-service teacher education, serving as a primary trainer for the Institute of Educational Policy (IEP), an instructor in distance learning methodologies for the T4E program at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and a registered member of the Main Teaching Staff at the National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA) since 2023.

eTwinning ITE Initiative & Distinctions

Dr. Gorozidis actively participates in the European eTwinning Initial Teacher Education (ITE) initiative, integrating innovative collaborative networking and digital tools into university-level teacher preparation programs. His work in the University of Patras has earned prestigious national and European recognition, including the National eTwinning Quality Label for the Department of Educational sciences and social Work for three consecutive academic years (2023–2026) in the domains of Curriculum Integration and Project Implementation. Furthermore, he was co-awarded the National Award (G. Gorozidis & C. Pitsou) at the 19th National eTwinning Competition in the special ITE Category 2024, and selected as the official National Nominee for the European eTwinning ITE Award 2025.
Main Research Work:

Scholarly Impact & Publications

Dr. Gorozidis demonstrates substantial scholarly impact, with his Google Scholar profile recording over 1,100 total citations, an h-index of 8, and an i10-index of 7. His research is prominently published in top-tier Q1 academic journals. His most influential work, “Teachers’ motivation to participate in training and to implement innovations” (2014), published in the Q1 journal Teaching and Teacher Education, has independently garnered over 670 citations. His notable Q1 research portfolio also includes highly cited studies in the European Physical Education Review (184 citations) and Learning and Individual Differences (93 citations). He continues to contribute to premier Q1 publications, with recent influential articles appearing in Teaching and Teacher Education (2020), the International Journal of Educational Research (2021), the Early Childhood Education Journal (2024), Societies (2025), and a 2026 study on measuring parental attitudes published in Children and Youth Services Review.

His research and authorial output also includes a book chapter published by Springer Nature (2018) and several national training guides and educational materials.

Proposal Evaluation & Peer Reviewing

Dr. Gorozidis actively contributes to international scientific evaluation as an Erasmus+ Proposal Evaluator for the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

He also regularly serves as an invited peer reviewer for leading international high-impact (Q1/Q2) journals published by major academic houses such as Elsevier, Springer Nature, SAGE, Wiley-Blackwell, Cambridge University Press, and Routledge. His reviewing work spans prominent publications including Teaching and Teacher Education, Motivation and Emotion, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Psychology, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, European Physical Education Review, Teaching Education, and Studies in Continuing Education.
Postgraduate:
Undergraduate:
  • ESW_207: Traditional Dances and Physical Literacy in Primary Education (elective 3rd Semester)

  • ESW_408: SCHOOL PRACTICE III: Teaching of the social sciences’ school subjects of primary school (elective 7th Semester)

    ESW_417: SCHOOL PRACTICE II (mandatory 8th semester)

  • SCHOOL PRACTICE level I (mandatory 5th semester)
Teaching – Courses:

Papers

  • Gorozidis, G.S., Bourdala, M., Pitsou, C., (2026). Measuring parental attitudes towards children’s nurturance and self-determination rights. Children and Youth Services Review, 109167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.109167
  • Pitsou, C., Katsantonis, I.G., Katsantonis, A., & Gorozidis, G.S. (2025). Empowering and Promoting Children’s Rights by Implementing Skills Labs Using Engaging Learning Activities. Societies, 15(4), 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc15040084
  • Chatzipanteli, A., Gorozidis, G.S. (2024). Developing Young Children’s Physical Literacy Through Picturebooks. Early Childhood Education Journal, 52, 1681–1692. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-024-01652-6
  • Christodoulidis, T., Tzioumakis, Y.S., Gorozidis, G.S., & Papaioannou, A.G. (2022). Teachers’ self-determined motivation in relation to non-teaching work tasks. European Journal of Education Studies, 9(12).http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v9i12.4596
  • Gorozidis, G.S., Papaioannou, A.G., Christodoulidis, T. (2021). Measuring teacher perceptions of their task-initiated achievement goals. International Journal of Educational Research, 110, 101866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2021.101866
  • Gorozidis, G.S., Tzioumakis, Y.S., Krommidas, C., & Papaioannou, A.G. (2020). Facebook group PETCoN (Physical Education Teacher Collaborative Network). An innovative approach to PE teacher in-service training: A self-determination theory perspective. Teaching and Teacher Education, 96, 103184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2020.103184; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7440874/pdf/main.pdf
  • Krommidas, C., Perkos, S., Syrmpas, I., Gorozidis, G.S., Vlahos, O., Brisimis, E., & Loules, G. (2020).  Self-reported physical activity, enjoyment and well-being of Greek youth basketball players. European Journal of Physical Education & Sport Science, 6(3), 127-143. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3762671
  • Gorozidis, G., Tzioumakis, Y., Krommidas, C., & Papaioannou, A.G. (2020). Capturing teacher Basic Needs Satisfaction: Validation evidence for the Greek scale measuring PE teachers’ BNS. European Journal of Education Studies, 7(2), 1-17. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3712441 Retrieved from  https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejes/article/view/2931.
  • Petsos, K. & Gorozidis, G.S. (2019). The role of Physical Education teachers’ emotional intelligence in their interpersonal behaviors with their students. Journal of Classroom Interaction, ISSN 0749-4025. © 2019. Vol 54.1, pp. 26-39. https://jciuh.org/#subscriptions
  • Gorozidis, G.S, & Papaioannou, A.G. (2016). Teachers’ achievement goals and self-determination to engage in work tasks promoting educational innovations. Learning and Individual Differences, 49, 46-58.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2016.05.014
  • Gorozidis, G., & Papaioannou, A. (2014). Teachers’ motivation to participate in training and to implement innovations. Teaching and Teacher Education, 39, 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2013.12.001
  • Gorozidis, G., & Papaioannou, A. (2011). Teachers’ self-efficacy, achievement goals, attitudes and intentions to implement the new Greek physical education curriculum. European Physical Education Review, 17(2), 231-253.http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1356336×11413654

Book chapters

  • Kitsantas, A., Kolovelonis, A., Gorozidis, G., Kosmidou, E. (2018). Connecting Self-Regulated Learning and Performance with High School Instruction in Health and Physical Education. In M. K. DiBenedetto (Ed.), Connecting Self-regulated Learning and Performance with Instruction Across High School Content Areas (pp. 351-373). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90928-8_12

Best Practices

Conference Presentations
  • Gorozidis, G. S., & Syrmpas, I. K. (2026). Promoting physical literacy through the Spectrum of Teaching Styles. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Spectrum of Teaching Styles: “Improving education together. Celebrating 60 years of the Spectrum of teaching styles” (p. 58) (Ancient Olympia, Greece, May 6-9). SITL. https://spectrum2026.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Proceedings-2026.pdf
  • Syrmpas, I. K., Krommydas, C., Gorozidis, G. S., & Digelidis, N. (2026). Understanding how student teachers approach the Spectrum: A cluster‑analytic examination of motivation and style‑specific beliefs. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Spectrum of Teaching Styles: “Improving education together. Celebrating 60 years of the Spectrum of teaching styles” (p. 76) (Ancient Olympia, Greece, May 6-9). SITL. https://spectrum2026.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Proceedings-2026.pdf
  • Alexandropoulou, V., Gorozidis, G., Pitsou, C. (2024). Traveling and Hoping: A Teaching Scenario Promoting the Acceptance of Diversity. Proceedings of the 1st International Pedagogical Conference “School climate: contemporary challenges and prospects” [In Greek] (May, 2024), Primary Education Directorate of Pieria, Katerini, Greece.
  • Misailidi, M., Pitsou, C., Gorozidis, G. (2024). Teaching scenario: Fighting Gender Stereotypes. An Initial Exploration of Gender Equality. Proceedings of the 1st International Pedagogical Conference “School climate: contemporary challenges and prospects” [In Greek] (May, 2024), Primary Education Directorate of Pieria, Katerini, Greece.
  • Krommidas C., Gorozidis G., Tzioumakis Y., Papaioannou A. (July, 2019). Validation evidence of Basic Needs Frustration Scale for Teachers – Greek version. Poster presented at the 15th FEPSAC European Congress of Sport & Exercise Psychology 2019, “Building the future of sport & exercise psychology” (p. 144), University of Münster, Münster, Germany. https://www.fepsac2019.eu/
  • Gorozidis, G., Papaioannou, A. (2017). The Importance of Teachers’ Mastery Goal Orientation and Autonomous Motivations for Their Professional Development and Educational Innovation.  In Kakana, D-M. & Manoli, P. (eds.) Digital Proceedings from the 3rd International Symposium on New Issues on Teacher Education-ISNITE 2015, pp. 205-213 (Volos, Greece, 11-13 September 2015). Volos: University of Thessaly Press. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED593917.pdf
  • Gorozidis G., Tzioumakis Y., Papaioannou A., Krommydas C. (2014). Youth football coaches’ self-determination to participate in professional training promoting innovative/empowering coaching. Proceedings of the 13th Conference of Sport Psychology, “Psychology in Sports and Education” (pp. 118-124), University of Thessaly, Τrikala, Greece.  https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.2288.5444
  • Gorozidis, G., Papaioannou, A., Diggelidis, N., Syrmpas, I. (2014). Validation evidence of the scale “self-efficacy in teaching physical education curriculum standards”. Proceedings of the 13th Conference of Sport Psychology, “Psychology in Sports and Education” (pp. 147-151), University of Thessaly, Τrikala, Greece. https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.3861.4087
  • Gorozidis, G., Papaioannou, A. (2012). Initial validation of the “Work Tasks Motivation Scale for Teachers” – Greek version (WTMST-GR). Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of Physical Education and Sports,Democritus University of Thrace-D.P.E.S.S. (Short papers, Section: Sports Psychology, pp. 3-7), Komotini, Greece. http://www.phyed.duth.gr/undergraduate/images/files/congress/2012/spaper/Sports_psychology.pdf
  • Gorozidis, G., Tzioumakis, Y., & Papaioannou, A. (2011, July). Utilizing the theories of planned behavior and self-efficacy, to explain physical education teachers’ behaviors and their intentions to implement a new curriculum. Poster presented at the 13th European Congress of Sport Psychology “Human Performance, Well being and Health” (Proceedings,  pp. 279-280), Madeira, Portugal.
  • Gorozidis, G., & Papaioannou, A. (2010, November). Physical educators’ achievement goals and self-efficacy in the implementation of the new greek national curriculum. Poster presented at the 11th International Conference of Sport Psychology “Promoting physical activity and psychological well being” & 6th ENYSSP Workshop 2010 (Proceedings,  pp. 33-34), Trikala-Greece.