Kaprinis Stylianos, PhD, MSc.

Personal Profile

Tenured Member of the Specialized Teaching Staff, Department of Sport Organization and Management, Faculty of Human Movement and Quality of Life, University of Peloponnese, Greece. Lecturer and researcher in courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Education

• 2010 - 2015: PhD, University of Peloponnese, Department of Sports Organizations and Management. Thesis Title: Multifactorial Assessment Model of Personality, Professional Behavior, Leadership, Cognitive Status and Work Performance of Physical Education Graduate Employees
• 2006 - 2008: MSc in School Physical Education, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Thesis Title: The effect of an interdisciplinary physical education program on the development of mathematical skills and the motivational climate of elementary school students.
• 1985 - 1989: Bachelor in Physical Education and Sport Science. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

Teaching Experience

• 2019 – Present: Tenured Member of the Specialized Teaching Staff, Department of Sport Organization and Management, Faculty of Human Movement and Quality of Life, University of Peloponnese, Greece.
• 2018 – 2022: Instructor at the PMS "Organization and Management of Sports Activities for People with Disabilities (PWDs)", Department of Sports Organization and Management, University of Peloponnese.
• 1999 – 2019 Primary Education Physical Education Teacher.
• 1991 – 1999: Physical Education Teacher, "Sports for All" Programs General Secretariat of Sports.

Managerial experience

• 2023: Ordinary membership of the Internship Committee, Department of Sports Organization and Management, University of Peloponnese.
• 2023: ordinary membership of the Research Ethics & Research Integrity Committee, School of Human Movement & Quality of Life Sciences, University of Peloponnese.
• 2019–2021: Ordinary membership of the Deanship of the School of Human Movement and Quality of Life.
• 2022-2023: Ordinary membership of the University Sports Committee of the University of Peloponnese.
• 2008–2011: Member of the Board of the Youth Sports Organization (ONA) of the Municipality of Chalandri, Greece.

Recently Indicative Publications

Voulgaraki, E., Kaprinis, S., Antonopoulou P. (2023), The influence of emotional intelligence in physical education teachers’ self-efficacy for the inclusion of students with disabilities, European Journal of Special Education Research, Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp 17-35.

Georgiou, A., & Kaprinis, S. (2022) Investigation of constrains toward participation in sports and leisure activities of people with disabilities, European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science, Vol. 9, Issue. 3, pp. 68-85.

Katsora K., Kaprinis, S., & Strigas A., (2022) The role of Special Educators’ Emotional Intelligence in Self-Efficacy and Social Inclusion of Students with Disability,  European Journal of Special Education Research, Vol 8, Issue 1, pp 101-120.

Gkatsou C., Katsora C., & Kaprinis S. (2021) The effects of exercise and physical activity on depression levels in Greek adult population European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science, Volume 6, Issue 10, 22-34.

Books

• Kaprinis Stylianos (2017). Touching the Limits: Extreme Sports. in G. Kipreos (Eds.). Chapter 3: Motives for Participation in Soft and Extreme Adventure Sports Leisure Activities (pp. 29-53), Thessaloniki: Disigma ISBN 978-618-5242-01-5.
• Kaprinis Stylianos (2011) Interdisciplinary Approaches to Physical Education, Self-published, ISBN 978-960-93-2874

Participation in a research program

• 2013-14: Member of the research team “e-TEAMS: Electronic Environment for Organization and Management Sporting Groups and Facilities” General Secretariat on Research and Technology, Greece. Business Program "Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship". Reference code 55NEW_B_2012.

The academic scientific interests cover the subject of School Physical Education and Adapted Exercise. More specifically, his research interests focus on the design of appropriate school physical education programs, the implementation of quality inclusive programs for students with disabilities, the evaluation of the produced educational work and the evaluation of interventions in adapted physical activity.