Youli Mantzicopoulos
Professor
Educational Psychology
Department of Educational Studies
Research
Research interests include early personal-social development and schooling, social contexts for young children's learning and development, the development of self-competence beliefs, and early teacher-child relationships.Education
| Ph.D. | University of California at Berkeley, 1989, Human Development-Educational Psychology |
| M.S. | California State University, Hayward, 1981, Educational Psychology |
| B.S. | Deree College, The American College of Greece, 1979, Psychology |
Selected Publications
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Mantzicopoulos, P., Patrick, H., & Samarapungavan, A. (2008). Young children's motivational beliefs about learning science. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23, 378-394.
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French, B.F., & Mantzicopoulos, P. (2007) A first- to second- grade examination of the factor structure and stability of the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance with a group of economically disadvantaged children. Journal of School Psychology, 45, 311-331.
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Mantzicopoulos, P. (2006). Younger children's changing self-concepts: Boys and girls from preschool through second grade. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 167, 289-308.
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Mantzicopoulos, P. (2005). Conflictual relationships between kindergarten children and their teachers: Associations with child and classroom context variables. Journal of School Psychology, 43 , 425-442.
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Mantzicopoulos, P., French, B. F., & Maller, S. J., (2004). Factor Structure of the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance with two Pre-Elementary Samples. Child Development, 75, 1214-12
Experience
| 1999-present | Professor, Educational Psychology, School of Education, Purdue University |
| 1994-1999 | < Lafayette, West University, Purdue Assistant,>Associate Professor: Educational Psychology, School of Education, Purdue University |
| 1990-1994 | Assistant Professor: Educational Psychology, School of Education, Purdue University |
| 1989-1990 | Lecturer: University of California, Berkeley, Division of Educational Psychology |
| 1989-1990 | Lecturer: California State University, San Jose, Department of Teacher Education, Psychological Foundations of Education |
| 1984-1987 | Adjunct Faculty: The National Hispanic University, Oakland, CA. Division of Early Childhood Education. |
| 1984-1986 | Teacher/Counselor: LaCheim School for Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents |
Courses
| EDPS 235 | Learning and Motivation |
| EDPS 490F | Supporting Early Science Learning through Family-School connections |
| EDPS 533U | Introduction to Educational Research I: Methodology |
| EDPS 534 | Introduction to Educational Research II: Measurement |
| EDPS 535 | Personal-social development and schooling |
| EDPS 633 | Educational Psychology Seminar (School Readiness: Research and Policy) |
