Stavroula Philippou is an Associate Professor in Curriculum and Teaching (Department of Education, University of Cyprus). She has taught in a variety of contexts in Cyprus and abroad and has acted as a consultant for UNESCO, the Council of Europe and the Cyprus Ministry of Education. She is the General Assembly Cyprus Representative of the International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies. Her research draws upon the theoretical, historical and sociological study of curriculum and teaching, focusing on genealogies of curriculum studies, teacher professionalism and curriculum change, curriculum inquiry and teacher education, teacher life histories, curriculum and textbook development and design, European education policy, Social Studies Education. She has published widely in international peer-reviewed journals and books as well as co-edited special journal issues and edited volumes. She is the Lead Editor (along with Prof. Mark Priestley) of The Curriculum Journal.