1. Fields of Interest
Organisational education, system counselling, education management, school effectiveness, school improvement, school management, professionalisation of teachers and educational leadership personnel (school leaders), international comparative research on education
2. Current Positions and Previous Appointments
Teacher Training University of Central Switzerland (PHZ), Zug:
Head of the Institute for Management and Economics of Education (IBB)
University of Wuerzburg:
Chair and Professor (W3) for Research on Education (for the year 2006)
University of Erfurt:
- from 2006 on Co-opted Member of the Centre for Research on Education and Project Leader of various research projects at the University of Erfurt
- from 2005 to 2006 Professor (W1) for Education Management,
- from 2005 to 2006 Study Director and Programme Coordinator of the MA-Programme Education Management,
- from 2004 to 2006 Director of the Research Group 'Conditions of Learning Processes at School and Their Support',
- from 2004 to 2006 Vice-director of the Centre for Research on Education
University of Bamberg:
- from 2003 to 2004 Co-director of the Research Centre for School Development and Management
- from 1997 to 2003 Research Assistant at the Research Centre for School Development and Management
3. Research Projects
a) Current Research Projects
b) Finished Research Projects
- Comprehension of Acoustic Information Presented with Additional Visual Support - A Qualitative-Empirical Study”
- Teacher Training in Bavaria
- Initial Teacher Training and Teaching Competence
- Dovetailing School Effectiveness and School Improvement
- Headteachers’ Views on Headship and Training: A Comparison with the NPQH
- Innovative Schools of the World - A Study and Research Project
- Preparatory, Induction, and In-service Development Programs for School Leaders in Germany
- Preparing School Leaders for the 21st Century - An International Comparison of Development Programs in 15 Countries
- Professional Development Needs of Teachers in Three ‘Länder’ – A Quantitative and Qualitative Study
- Selection of School Leaders in the German ‘Länder’ – An Exploratory Study
- School Leader Influence on the School’s Work Seen from the Teachers’ Perspective – An Exploratory Study
- A National College for School Leadership – A Competence Centre for Educational Leadership in Bavaria – A Feasibility Study and Concept Development
- Development Needs of School Leaders, Steering Groups, and Teachers in Charge of Evaluation in the Model Project Self-Managing Schools (MES) in Berlin
4. Lectures
a) Lectures Winter Semester 2007/8
- Seminar: „School/System Consultancy" (University of Fribourg)
b) Lectures Summer Semester 2007
- Seminar: „Consultancy and Coaching" (University of Erfurt)
c) Lectures Winter Semester 2006/7
- Seminar: "Quality Management: Quality Development and Quality Assurance in the Education Sector" (University of Erfurt)
- Seminar: Simulation and Gaming (University of Erfurt)
d) Lectures Summer Semester 2006
- Lecture “Empirical Research on Education“ (University of Wuerzburg)
- Seminar “Leadership Theories, Models, Experiences” (University of Wuerzburg)
- Seminar “Quality Management and Quality Development and Assurance” (University of Würzburg)
- Seminar "Research on Education Management – Design Development and Conduction of Research Projects" (University of Wuerzburg)
- Seminar “School Quality and School Development II” (University of Erfurt)
- Lecture “What’s a Good School?” (Kids’ University Erfurt)
- Study Director and Programme Coordinator of the MA-Programme Education Management at the University of Erfurt (coordination of the re-conceptualisation and accreditation of the MA-Programme Education Management)
c) Previous Lectures
No list available.
5. Guest Fellowships
- University of Cyprus (Winter Semester 2005/6)
- University of Fribourg (Winter Semerster 2007/8)
- University of Manchester: Honorary Research Fellowship in the School of Education within the Faculty of Humanities; until 2009
6. Conference Host
- 1st International Seminar 2004, Erfurt (11th to 14th of October, 2004): School Development and School Management (www.EduLead.com)
- 7th School Leadership Symposium 2004, Bamberg (14th to 16th of October, 2004): Schools between Deregulation and Educational Standards (www.Schulleitungssymposium.de)
- 2nd International Seminar 2005, Erfurt (3rd to 8th of October, 2005): The Professionalisation of School Leadership (www.EduLead.com)
- 1st Thuringian School Leader Conference (5th of December, 2005): The Role of School Leaders for Teacher Development
- 3rd International Seminar 2006, Erfurt (26th to 28th of September, 2006): Challenges in School Leadership – Theory and Practice (www.EduLead.com)
- 8th School Leadership Symposium 2006, Erfurt (28th to 30th of September, 2006): The Self-Managing School – Empowerment and Accountability (www.schulleitungssymposium.de)
7. Development Projects (Staff Development Offers)
a) Current Development Projects
- Design and Provision of the Training and Development Programme for School Leaders, Members of the Steering Groups, and Evaluation Experts of Schools in the Project Self-Managing Schools Berlin
- Design and Feasibility Study of the Training and Development Programme for School Leaders in Thuringia
- Design and Provision of the Training and Development Programme for Steering Groups of a School Network in Erfurt: „Quality Management – Enhancing the Leadership Capacity of Self-Managing Schools“ (in cooperation with the Local Education Authority)
- Design and Provision of the Training and Development Programme for Aspiring School Leaders for the County Government of Upper Bavaria: „School Leadership as a Challenge“
- Design and Provision of the Training and Development Programme for Educational Leaders for the Department of Youth and Family Welfare of Thuringia
- Various keynotes, workshops, and in-house trainings for individual schools
b) Previous Development Projects
No list available.
8. Advisory Contributions
for
- ministries
- local education authorities
- teacher and school leader associations
- publishing houses
- congress associations
- training and development institutions
by
- implementing school improvement strategies
- conducting evaluations
- developing conceptions
- chairing expert teams
- conducting (literature and empirical) studies
- reviewing papers
9. Networks and Co-operations
- Co-operation partner in numerous countries
- Chair of the 'Network School Leadership and Leadership Development' of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement
- Governor of the 'Network Educational Leadership' of the European Educational Research Association' (EERA)
- Chair of the International Committee of Division A (Administration) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Chair of the 'Network of Erfurt Schools' (NES)
- Partner of the Forum of Innovative Schools in Thuringia - Partner of the Schools in the Project Self-Managing Schools Berlin (MeS)
10. Editorships
- Editor of the book series 'Wissen & Praxis Bildungsmanagement' [Knowledge, Theory, and Practice Education Management]
- Co-editor of the loose-leaf edition and online support offer 'PraxisWissen SchulLeitung' ]School Leadership] (both Wolters Kluwer Deutschland (Luchterhand and Carl Link))
11. Columnist
- Columnist of the journal "schul-management" im Oldenbourg Verlag, in charge of the sections "Aktuelles: Bildungspolitische Neuigkeiten" [News: Educational Politics] and "Berichte und Veranstaltungen" [Reports & Events] (until January 2007)
12. Membership of Editorial Boards
- the journal 'schul-management'
- the series 'Schulmanagement-Handbuch' of the Oldenbourg Verlag
13. Reviewer
- for the 'Journal for School Effectiveness and Improvement' of Swets & Zeitlinger Publishers, Lisse, Niederlande,
- for 'Educational Research and Evaluation. An International Journal on Theory and Practice' of RoutledgeFalmer/Taylor & Francis, London/New York,
- for 'Educational Management, Administration & Leadership' of Sage, London/Thousand Oaks
14. Membership of Professional Associations
- European Educational Research Association (EERA);
- American Educational Research Association (AERA);
- Co-opted member of the Board of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI);
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft (DGfE) (German Association for Education)
15. Websites
www.Bildungsmanagement.net
www.uni-erfurt.de/bildungsmanagement
www.uni-erfurt.de/forschungsgruppe_lernen www.Schulleitungssymposium.de
www.EduLead.com
www.Schulentwicklung.de
www.StephanHuber.com
16. Publications
a) Full List of Publications
see www.Bildungsmanagement.net
b) Downloads
see www.Bildungsmanagement.net
c) Selected Publications
see www.Bildungsmanagement.net
