Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza Iasi

Faculty Member, Psychology and Education Sciences

Director of Early Education Master Program

Thesis Title: Quality of Social Context on High Ability Development of Underachievers Adolescents

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Gianina-Ana Masari is a specialist in educational sciences and psychology, and her professional interests focus on giftedness studies, educational counseling, and instruction theory and methodology. Gianina-Ana Masari has a Ph.D. in Education Sciences (2005, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania) with a doctoral dissertation on underachievement of gifted, an M.A. in Public Policies and Local Administration (2001, University of Bucharest, Romania), and graduate certificate in Career Guidance and Counseling (2000, University of Bucharest, Romania) in addition to two BA in Educational Sciences (1998, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania) and Psychology (2007, Petre Andrei University of Iasi, Romania).

She is currently appointed as an assistant professor at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University - Psychology and Education Sciences Department,  and her teaching assignments cover the fields of gifted education, theory and methodology of instruction, educational counseling and educational practicum in Kindergartens and primary schools. Her previous experiences in teaching abroad include several invited lectures at University College of Education Wien (Austria) and Kaunas College of Education (Lithuania).

As part of her professional responsibilities, she coordinated on the part of Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences from Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi the distance learning program for teachers from rural area for preschool and primary school (a governmental program project financed by International Bank of Reconstruction and Development, program developed by Ministery of Education and Research, Bucharest University - Department for Distance Education CREDIS), a Governmental Program for Continuing the University Studies of College Graduates for Kindergarten and Primary School Teachers, and an international program TeCORE: Teaching Competences in Real Environments - a LifeLong Learning Program Erasmus, Intensive Programme, organized by University College of Education Wien (Austria). She was an expert team member for setting up the first school of a Romanian University. Also, she contributed as a member of research teams in several national and international research projects financed by European Commission, Romanian National Research Council, and, actually, she is a director of a research grant for a psychological instrument regarding motivation of gifted underachievers.

Her publications include two books (Quality of Social Context and High Ability Development of Gifted Underachievers Adolescents, 2006; Introduction Into School Counseling, 2005), one translation book (Gifted children. Education, emotional development and social adaptation, author: Yolanda Benito Mate, 2003), and four co-authored books (Psychopedagogy for teachers’ exams, 2008; Guide for Project Manager, 2007; Management Marks For Project Strategy, 2005; School Counseling And Career Guidance, 1999 - 2nd ed., 1998 - 1st ed.) , and several articles published in peer-reviewed journals and international conferences proceedings.

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