CULTed LAB

Publications

Explore the scientific publications, books, conference papers and research outputs produced by members and collaborators of CULTED Lab.

Selected Publications

This section presents selected publications by members and collaborators of CULTED Lab, reflecting the laboratory’s interdisciplinary profile in cultural technology, digital heritage, education, intercultural studies, digital transformation and humanities research.

Journal Articles

  1. Vlachoni, G., Antonopoulou, H., Karanikola, Z., & Halkiopoulos, C. (2026). Teacher Attitudes and Barriers to GeoGebra Adoption in Secondary Mathematics Education. Emerging Science Journal, 9, 508–529. https://doi.org/10.28991/ESJ-2025-SIED1-028
  2. Palaiologou, N., Zerkouli, K. G., Karanikola, Z., & Zogopoulos, K. (2026). Enhancing Refugee Youth Integration Through Vocational Education and Training: Policy Recommendations for Education and Labour. Social Sciences, 15(3), 152. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci15030152
  3. Manoli, C., & Karanikola, Z. (2026). Empowering Diversity: Examining Teachers’ Effectiveness in Multicultural Classrooms. Intercultural Education, 37(2), 284–293. https://doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2025.2555696
  4. Karanikola, Z., Panagiotopoulos, G., Giaki, S., & Arvanitis, E. (2025). Intercultural Teacher Education in International Policy Context: Challenges and Opportunities. Education Sciences, 15(10), 1351. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15101351
  5. Karanikola, Z., & Panagiotopoulos, G. (2025). Identity Negotiation and Conflict Resolution in Contemporary Multicultural Settings: The Contribution of Intercultural Mediators. Genealogy, 9(1), 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy9010018
  6. Zogopoulos, K., & Panagiotopoulos, G. (2025). The implementation of digital transformation in schools: Challenges in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. European Journal of Education Studies, 12(8), 248–287. http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v12i8.6141
  7. Zogopoulos, K., Panagiotopoulos, G., & Karatzas, A. (2025). Artificial intelligence in education: Attitudes, knowledge and perspectives. IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education, 15(1), 53–60. https://doi.org/10.9790/7388-1501025360
  8. Merantzas, C. D., & Karakosta, K. (2025). Sustainable Development in the Mountainous Region Through Collective, Participatory, and Experiential Practices: Insights from the Two Autumn Schools of the Department of History and Archaeology, University of Patras. Technical Annals, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.12681/ta.44323

Books and Edited Volumes

  1. Merantzas, C. D., & Kontogianni, T. (2026). Το οικιστικό συγκρότημα της Στρογγυλής Άρτας (1ος–4ος αι. μ.Χ.): Μια πολιτισμική μικρογραφία του ρωμαϊκού κόσμου. Προκαταρκτικές παρατηρήσεις, ερμηνευτικές προσεγγίσεις και κριτική αποτίμηση ιστορικών και αρχαιολογικών δεδομένων. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Καρδαμίτσα.
  2. Merantzas, C. D. (2026). Φως και σκότος στον βυζαντινό πολιτισμό. Μια ερμηνευτική προσέγγιση. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Καρδαμίτσα.
  3. Karanikola, Z. (2025). Διαπολιτισμικότητα και Εκπαίδευση: Αναζητώντας Παιδαγωγικές Ισορροπίες. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Γρηγόρης.
  4. Panagiotopoulos, G. (Ed.). (2025). Ηγεσία στην εκπαίδευση: Εξερευνώντας τις προκλήσεις της σχολικής διοίκησης. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Γρηγόρης.

Book Chapters

  1. Karanikola, Z., Moschova, K., & Manoli, P. (2026). Identity, Acculturation, and Socio-Affective Factors in Second Language Acquisition: The Lived Experiences of Adult Migrants and Refugees in Greece. In M. Olczyk & O. Winkler (Eds.), Educational integration of refugees and newly arrived immigrants: on the relevance of the institutional context (pp. 275–294). Springer.
  2. Karanikola, Z., & Fasias, I. (2026). Navigating Diversity: In-Service Teachers’ Insights on Intercultural Training Programmes. In T. Rousoulioti, C. Pitsou, A. Saglam, & K. Finch (Eds.), Language Education and Human Rights in Democratic Educational Settings (pp. 151–172). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-2670-2.ch006

Conference Papers

  1. Karanikola, Z., Grigoraki, A., & Panagiotopoulos, G. (2026). Exploring Intercultural Sensitivity and Teacher Effectiveness in Multicultural Schools. In V. Riga & G. Simopoulos (Eds.), Book of Proceedings: The Role of Academia in Promoting Child Rights (pp. 77–88).