Junior Professorship Intercultural Education
Junior Professor

Holder of the Junior Professorship in Educational Science with a Focus on Intercultural Pedagogy

Portrait: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Barbara Gross
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Barbara Gross
  • Phone:
    +49 371 531-32749
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  • Address:
    Reichenhainer Straße 41, 09126 Chemnitz
  • Room:
    2/41/023

Consulting hours

Opal Course

 

  • October 2021 - October 2022, researcher in the project 'General and Social Education', Faculty of Education, Free University of Bozen
  • October 2018 - present, researcher in the project 'General Pedagogy between Subject Profile and Cultural Diversity', Free University of Bozen
  • November 2017 - October 2018, research assistant in  the project 'Educational Research in Europe and Beyond', organisation of the European Conference of Educational Research (ECER) 2018 in Bozen, Free University of Bozen
  • August 2016 - August 2017, research collaborator in the project 'Student Cultures in Teacher Training', Free University of Bozen

  • Academic year 2023/2024, lecturer in Social, linguistic and cultural diversity (seminar), Chemnitz University of Technology
  • Academic year 2022/23, lecturer in Introduction to Intercultural Education (lecture), Chemnitz University of Technology
  • Academic year 2022/23, lecturer in Migration & Education (seminar), Chemnitz University of Technology
  • Academic year 2022/23 and 2023/24, lecturer in Study Project (seminar), Chemnitz University of Technology
  • Academic year 2022/23 and 2023/24, lecturer in Educational Theory and Methodology (seminar), Chemnitz University of Technology
  • Academic year 2022/23, lecturer in General and Social Pedagogy (lecture), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Roma
  • Academic year 2022/23, lecturer in Qualitative Research Methodology – Basics (1 seminar), Goethe University of Frankfurt
  • Academic year 2022/23,  lecturer in General Pedagogy with an emphasis on the Age Range 5-12 (seminar), Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
  • Academic year 2021/22 and 2022/23, lecturer in Intercultural Education (lecture), Free University of Bozen
  • Academic year 2021/22, lecturer in Intercultural Education (seminar), Free University of Bozen
  • Academic Year 2021/22, guest lecturer in The Swedish School System in a Comparative Perspective (lecture) and International Master Program on Educational Research (lecture), University of Gothenburg
  • Academic year 2020/21, lecturer in Qualitative Research Methodology (seminar), Goethe University of Frankfurt
  • Academic year 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24, lecturer in General Pedagogy: Contexts and Relations (lecture), Free University of Bozen
  • Academic year 2021/22, lecturer in General Pedagogy with an emphasis on the Age Range 5-12 (seminar), Free University of Bozen
  • Academic year 2019/20, lecturer in Mixed Methods in Educational Research (seminar), Free University of Bozen
  • Academic year 2017/18 and 2018/19, lecturer in General guidelines for the skills: educational objectives, portfolio, assessment and evaluation (seminar), Free University of Bozen
  • Academic year 2017/18 and 2018/19, lecturer in General Pedagogy with an emphasis on the Age Range (0)-2-7 (seminar), Free University of Bozen
  • November 2016, guest lecturer in Multilingual and Milticultural Individuals, Birbeck University of London
  • 2013 - 2018, teacher of German as a foreign language for adults, Alpha beta piccadilly Bozen
  • 2011 - 2014, teacher for German as a second language, Englisch and mathematics, Italian and German Primary Schools in Bozen
  • 2009 - 2011, German Primary Schools in Bozen, limited lectureships as primary school teacher, German Primary Schools in Bozen

  • 2018, Ph.D. in General Pedagogy, Social Pedagogy and General Education, Free University of Bozen
  • 2014, Degree in Psychological Sciences and Techniques, University of Padua – School of Psychology
  • 2011, Additional training course: Inclusive Education, Free University of Bozen
  • 2011, Additional training course: English for Primary School, Free University of Bozen
  • 2011, Master’s Degree: Primary Education, Free University of Bozen

  • February 27, 2023 - present, member in the project 'Social and ecological justice from a diversity-sensitive perspective', Chemnitz University of Technology
  • November 2021 - present, principal investigator in the project 'Shaping my future' and team member in the project 'Leading myself', European Social Fond
  • September 2020 - present, team member in the project 'Education for sustainable tourism in South Tyrol', Free University of Bozen
  • July 2019 - October 2021, principal investigator in the project 'ProHLE, Professionalisation of Heritage Language Teachers: Case Studies from South Tyrolean Primary and Secondary Schools', Free University of Bozen
  • September 2018 - August 2020, person responsible for Italy in the international project 'MultiTED: Multilingual Teacher Education in Europe and North America, KOMBI, University of Hamburg
  • September 2017 - October 2020, person responsible for Italy in the international project 'EuroLEd:European expert surver on research priorities in multilingualism and language education', European Educational Research Association

  • October 2023 – present: Expert Evaluator for the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF)
  • Organisation of the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) 2018, topic: "Inclusion and Exclusion", 3-7 September 2018, Free University of Bozen
  • Organisation of IAIE 2024 (International Association for Intercultural Education), topic: “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging+ in Education to Transform Society”, 26-28 March 2024, Chemnitz University of Technology

 

  • Linguistic and cultural diversity and intersectionality in educational institutions
  • Diversity-sensitive and political education and training
  • Language of origin teaching
  • Educational (in)equity and heterogeneity in society and schools
  • Experiences of belonging and intersectionality
  • Science studies and the internationalization of educational science
  • Social and ecological sustainability

 

  • Gross, B. (2022). Eterogeneità e diseguaglianze educative. Prospettive dalla Pedagogia interculturale. FrancoAngeli. 
  • Gross, B. (2019). Further Language Learning in Linguistic and Cultural Diverse Contexts. A Mixed Methods Research in a European Border Region. Routledge.

  • Gross, B., & Nanni, S. (Eds.) (2024). Dall’io al noi. I contributi della Pedagogia per futuri (post)umani. Zeroseiup.

  • Coppi, A., & Gross, B. (Eds.) (2023). La riflessione pedagogica tra relazione e fiducia. Educazione Territori Natura 2022. Zeroseiup.

  • Weltzien, D., Wadepohl, H., Nentwig-Gesemann, I., & Gross, B. (2021). Forschung in der Frühpädagogik XIV: Frühpädagogischen Alltag gestalten und erleben II. FEL-Verlag.
  • Stadler-Altmann, U., & Gross, B. (2019) (Hrsg.). Beyond erziehungswissenschaftlicher Grenzen. Diskurse zu Entgrenzungen der Disziplin. Barbara Budrich.

  • Messina Dahlberg, G., & Gross, B. (2024). Cultural-linguistic diversity in Italy and Sweden? A sociomaterial analysis of policies for heritage language education. Intercultural Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2024.2314380

  • Karlics, K., Hofbauer, S., Gross, B., & Keiner, E. (2024). Erziehungswissenschaftliche Kommunikationskulturen im Vergleich: Deutschland – Italien in bibliometrischer Perspektive. Bildung und Erziehung, 57-78.

  • Gross, B., Kelly, P., & Hofbauer, S. (2022). 'Making up for lost time': Neoliberal governance and educational catch-up measures for disadvantaged students during the COVID-19 pandemic. ZDfm – Zeitschrift für Diversitätsforschung und -management, 7(2), 161-174. https://doi.org/10.3224/zdfm.v7i2.04 
  • Gross, B., Hofbauer, S., & Keiner, E. (2022). The “Science of Education” – Different Terms, Concepts, Cultures and Epistemologies? A Contribution to a Social Epistemology. SPES – Rivista di Politica, Educazione e Storia, XV(16), 19-37. 
  • Hofbauer, S., Gross, B., Karlics, K., & Keiner, E. (2022). Evaluation, Steuerung und Vermessung als Elemente von sprachlich-kulturell geprägten Forschungs- und Publikationskulturen. Erziehungswissenschaft in Italien und Deutschland. Zeitschrift für Pädagogik, 68(5), 711-736. https://doi.org/10.3262/ZP0000005
  • Bellacicco, R. & Gross, B. (2021). Disabilità, DSA e background migratorio nei futuri insegnanti: i benefici e il dilemma dell’accesso all’università. Studium Educationis XXII(2), 18-27. https://doi.org/10.7346/SE-022021-02
  • Gross, B., Francesconi, D., Agostini, E., (2021). Ensuring equitable opportunities for socioeconomically disadvantaged students in Italy and Austria during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis of educational policy documents. Italian Journal of Educational Research, 27, 27-39. https://doi.org/10.7346/sird-022021-p27
  • Gross, B. (2021). Il ruolo pedagogico dell'insegnamento della lingua d’origine nelle scuole pubbliche: risultati di interviste semi-strutturate con insegnanti e stakeholder. Educazione Interculturale, 19(2), 129-141. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2420-8175/13904
  • Gross, B. (2021). Educare per una società equa: l’educazione civica nella prospettiva della pedagogia interculturale e della cittadinanza. Pedagogia Oggi, 19(2), 71-78. https://doi.org/10.7346/PO-022021-09
  • Francesconi, D., Gross, B., & Agostini, E. (2021). The role and facets of wellbeing during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis of Austrian and Italian educational policy. Psihološka istraživanja, 24(2), 141-162. https://doi.org/10.5937/PSISTRA24-32602
  • Hofbauer, S., Gross, B., Karlics, K., & Keiner, E. (accepted, expected publication date: August 2022). Evaluation, Steuerung und Vermessung als Elemente von sprachlich-kulturell geprägten Forschungs- und Publikationskulturen. Erziehungswissenschaft in Italien und Deutschland. Zeitschrift für Pädagogik.
  • Kelly, P., Hofbauer, S., & Gross, B. (2021). Renegotiating the public good: Responding to the first wave of COVID-19 in England, Germany and Italy. European Educational Research Journal, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1177/14749041211030065
  • Gross, B., Hansen, A., Duarte, J., García-Jiménez, E., McMonagle, S., Szelei, N., & Pinho, A.S. (2021). Expert Evaluation on Urgent Research on Heritage Language Education: A Comparative Study in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Journal of Home Language Research, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.16993/jhlr.35
  • Gross, B. (2020). Student Teachers’ Interest and Expectations toward their Studies and Profession: Empirical Research and Critical Reflection on Teaching Competencies and Qualifications. Formazione & Insegnamento, 18(1), 497-510. https://doi.org/10.7346/-fei-XVIII-01-20_42
  • Gross, B. (2020). Educating for a Common Identity in Times of Superdiversity? The Example of Linguistic Diversity and Identity. Pedagogia e Vita, 78(1), 124-134.
  • Gross, B., & Keiner, E. (2020). Intercultural Education and Educational Research in a Globalizing World: Historical Developments and Contemporary Challenges. Ricerche Pedagogiche, 214(gennaio-marzo), 27-52.
  • Duarte, J., García-Jiménez, E., McMonagle, S., Hansen, A., Gross, B., Szelei, N., & Pinho, A. S. (2020). Research priorities in the field of multilingualism and language education: a cross-national examination. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development [online]. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2020.1792475
  • Sartor Hoffer, M., & Gross, B. (2020). Educazione al Dialogo – parte I: La Dialettica al servizio della Pedagogia nei Logic Speech e Debate Clubs. Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica. Journal of Theories and Research in Education, 15(1), 169-184. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1970-2221/8577
  • Gross, B. (2019). L’atteggiamento e la motivazione degli alunni della scuola primaria verso la seconda lingua: Un’indagine in Alto Adige. Educazione Linguistica, Language Education, 8(2), 491-506. https://doi.org/10.30687/ELLE/2280-6792/2019/02/013
  • Gross, B. (2019). Student teachers’ self-evaluation and perceived social evaluation of their future profession in South Tyrol – Italy. Formazione & Insegnamento, 17(3), 27-38. https://doi.org/10.7346/-fei-XVII-03-19_03
  • Gross, B., & Schumacher, S. (2019). Digital media consumption and fake news as a challenge to lifelong learning. Pedagogia Oggi, 17(2), 230-241. https://doi.org/10.7346/PO-022019-15
  • Gross, B., & Herzer, G. (2019). Reception and acquisition of educational research knowledge between library and internet: The viewpoint of university students. Ricerche Pedagogiche, 210(gennaio-marzo), 31-54.
  • Gross, B., & Dewaele, J.-M. (2018). The Relation between Multilingualism and Basic Human Values among Primary-School-Children in South Tyrol. International Journal of Multilingualism, 15(1), 35-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/14790718.2017.1318885
  • Gross, B. (2017). Educating for a Transcultural Society: The Role of Multilingual Education. International Journal of Diversity in Education, 17(1), 21-35. https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-0020/CGP/v17i01/21-35

  • Gross, B. (2024). Dall’io al noi: ripensare l’equità socio-ecologica nelle istituzioni educative. In B. Gross & S. Nanni (Eds.), Dall’io al noi. I contributi della Pedagogia per futuri (post)umani (pp. 33-44). Zeroseiup.

  • Nanni, S., & Gross, B. (2024). Dall’io al noi: una cornice rifl essiva sull’educativo in ambito emergenziale. In B. Gross & S. Nanni (Eds.), Dall’io al noi. I contributi della Pedagogia per futuri (post)umani (pp. 9-14). Zeroseiup.

  • Gross, B. (2023). Shaping my future – Prevenire l’abbandono dell’istruzione e della formazione nella scuola secondaria di secondo grado. In M. Fabbri, P. Malavasi, A. Rosa & I. Vannini (Eds.), Sistemi educativi, Orientamento, Lavoro (p. 279-282). Pensa Multi Media.

  • Coppi, A., & Gross, B. (2023). Prefazione. In A. Coppi & B. Gross (Eds.), La riflessione pedagogica tra relazione e fiducia. Educazione Territori Natura 2022 (p. 10-13). Zeroseiup.

  • Gross, B., Karlics, K., Hofbauer, S. & Keiner, E. (2023). Standardisierungen und Diversifizierungen in (inter)nationalen erziehungswissenschaftlichen Publikationskulturen. In S. Hofbauer, F. Schreiber & K. Vogel (Hrsg.), Grenzziehungen und Grenzbeziehungen des Disziplinären. Verhältnisbestimmungen (in) der Erziehungswissenschaft (p. 82-91). Klinkhardt.

  • Gross, B. (2022). La competenza interculturale del corpo docente nella scuola dell’infanzia e primaria: dall’accettazione della non-conoscenza all’apertura interculturale. In M. Fiorucci & E. Zizioli (a cura di), La formazione degli insegnanti: problemi, prospettive e proposte per una scuola di qualità e aperta a tutti e tutte (pp. 85-88). Pensa MultiMedia.
  • Nentwig-Gesemann, I. & Gross, B. (2021). Frühpädagogischen Alltag empirisch erforschen – eine Einführung. In D. Weltzien, H. Wadepohl, I. Nentwig-Gesemann, & B. Gross, (Hrsg.), Forschung in der Frühpädagogik XIV: Frühpädagogischen Alltag gestalten und erleben II (pp. 11-18). FEL-Verlag.
  • Keiner, E., & Gross, B. (2021). Biblioteche universitarie ed ecologia della conoscenza nell’era della post-verità. In G. Cavrini, M. Parricchi, M. Cagol & D. Kofler (Eds.), Per tutta la vita. Pedagogia come progetto umano (pp. 74-84). FrancoAngeli.
  • Gross, B., & Mastellotto, L. (2021). Approaches to Diversity: Tracing Multilingualism in Teacher Education in South Tyrol, Italy. In M. Wernicke, S. Hammer, A. Hansen & T. Schroedler (Eds.), Preparing Teachers to Work with Multilingual Learners (pp. 123-146). Multilingual Matters.
  • Gross, B., & Atanasoska, T. (2021). Preparing student teachers for linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms: An international comparison of three study programs. In D. Dato & M. Ladogana (Eds.), Educare alla cittadinanza locale e globale. Contesti, percorsi, esperienze (pp. 41-51). Zeroseiup.
  • Gross, B. (2020). Heritage Language Education in Italy with a Focus on the Province of Bozen-Bolzano, South Tyrol. In G. Cappuccio, G. Compagno & S. Polenghi (Eds.), 30 anni dopo la Convenzione ONU sui diritti dell’infanzia. Quale pedagogia per i minori? Atti Convegno Siped (pp. 1311-1321). Pensa Multi Media. 
  • Gross, B., & Schumacher, S. (2020). Fake news und digitaler Medienkonsum als Herausforderung für die Pädagogik. In A. Beinsteiner, L. Blasch, T. Hug, P. Missomelius & M. Rizzolli (Hrsg.), Augmentierte und virtuelle Wirklichkeiten (pp. 155-168). innsbruck university press.
  • Gross, B. (2019). Mixed Methods Research and its Inter- and Transdisciplinary Use in Educational Science: Shifting Scientific Boundaries. In U. Stadler-Altmann & B. Gross (Hrsg.), Beyond erziehungswissenschaftlicher Grenzen. Diskurse zu Entgrenzungen der Disziplin (S. 203-215). Barbara Budrich.
  • Gross, B., & Stadler-Altmann, U. (2019). Beyond erziehungswissenschaftlicher Grenzen. In U. Stadler-Altmann & B. Gross (Hrsg.), Beyond erziehungswissenschaftlicher Grenzen. Diskurse zu Entgrenzungen der Disziplin (S. 9-13). Barbara Budrich.
  • Gross, B. (2019). Beyond kulturell-sprachlich geprägter Grenzen. In U. Stadler-Altmann & B. Gross (Hrsg.), Beyond erziehungswissenschaftlicher Grenzen. Diskurse zu Entgrenzungen der Disziplin (S. 275-277). Barbara Budrich.
  • Stadler-Altmann, U., & Gross, B. (2019). Beyond erziehungswissenschaftlicher Theorie und Praxis. In U. Stadler-Altmann & B. Gross (Hrsg.), Beyond. erziehungswissenschaftlicher Grenzen. Diskurse zu Entgrenzungen der Disziplin (S. 17-19). Barbara Budrich.
  • Stadler-Altmann, U., & Gross, B. (2019). Beyond Profession Professor: Grenzen und Entgrenzungen zwischen Lebenslauf und Biografie. In U. Stadler-Altmann & B. Gross (Hrsg.), Beyond erziehungswissenschaftlicher Grenzen. Diskurse zu Entgrenzungen der Disziplin (S. 355-375). Barbara Budrich.
  • Gross, B. (2019). Apprendimento linguistico e identità europea. In Cattedra per le relazioni con l’Europa centro orientale, Costruire l’Europa dei territori. Primo Forum Europa (pp. 91-104). Edizioni Rezzara.
  • Gross, B. (2017). Nicht nur Intellekt ist gefragt! In N. M. Köffler, E. Agostini & L. Rößler (Hrsg.), Lorbeerkränze, Halbgötter und Literaturberge. Lust- und Frustvolle Geschichten rund ums Promovieren (pp. 53-55). Berenkamp.

  • Gross, B. Review of: Gogolin, I. Krüger-Potratz, M.: Einführung in die Interkulturelle Pädagogik (Reihe Einführungstexte Erziehungswissenschaft; Bd. 9). Barbara Budrich; UTB 2020 (350 S.). In: Erziehungswissenschaftliche Revue (2021), 2. http://www.klinkhardt.de/ewr/978382528606.html018 

 

  • 11-14 April 2024: "Mediatizing Policy Debates about Migration and Education in England and Germany", AERA 2024, Philadelphia
  • 26-28 March 2024: "I did not know that I had been invited to an Arab household – The Intersectional Construction of Diversity, Belonging and In- and Exclusion in Educational Institutions" (selected paper), IAIE 2024, Chemnitz
  • 26-28 March 2024: "The Premises and Promises of Diversity-Sensitive Educational Practice, Research and Policy Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries and National Borders" (selected paper), IAIE 2024, Chemnitz
  • 26-28 March 2024: "Mediatising Policy Debates About Migration and Education in England and Germany" (selected paper), IAIE 2024, Chemnitz
  • 26-28 March 2024: ""Intercultural Education": Quo Vadis?" (Special Panel), IAIE 2024, Chemnitz
  • 30 November-2 December 2023, "Verso un'equità socio-ecologica: La relazione pedagogica nell’educazione sensibile alle diversità" (selected paper), Educazione-Territori-Natura, Bressanone
  • 9-10 October 2023, “Diversity-sensitive intercultural education: results from research in a public school in Germany” (selected paper), IAIE 2023, Sarajevo
  • 22-25 August 2023, “Changing Knowledge Ecologies in Educational Research Production in Austria, Germany, and Italy: Towards Customized Knowledge Diversity?" (invited speaker at symposium), ECER 2023, Glasgow
  • 22-25 August 2023, ”Social and Ecological Equity from a Diversity-Sensitive Perspective at a Public School in Germany“ (selected paper), ECER 2023, Glasgow
  • 23-24 June 2023, “Diversifizierung von (Wissens-)Diversität im erziehungswissenschaftlichen Feld? Wissensproduktion am Beispiel des Diversitätskonzepts“, Medien – Wissen – Bildung 2023, Innsbruck
  • 13-16 April 2023, “Negotiating Expertise in Debates About School Closures During COVID-19 in England, Germany, and Italy” (together with Peter Kelly), AERA 2023, Chicago
  • 2-4 February 2023, “Shaping my future – un progetto FSE contro l’abbandono scolastico”, SIPED 2023, Bologna 
  • 9-13 January 2023, Benefit or harm? Educational policy measures to support socially, linguistically and economically disadvantaged students in Italy during and after COVID-19, International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Vina del Mar; Chile
  • 1-3 December 2022, Risultati preliminari di una revisione sistematica della letteratura internazionale sulla co-occorrenza di sostenibilità, benessere e resilienza, Educazione-Territori-Natura (ETN 2022); Brixen-Bressanone
  • 27-29 January 2022, Le competenze interculturali del corpo docente nella scuola dell’infanzia e primaria: prospettive nella professionalizzazione pedagogiche, Convegno Nazionale (Siped 2022); online
  • 27 September 2021, Sprachlich-kulturelle Standardisierungen und Diversifizierungen in (inter)nationalen erziehungswissenschaftlichen Publikationskulturen, Tagung der Kommission Wissenschaftsforschung der DGfE; online
  • 6-10 September 2021, 1) Discussion on the Symposium: Developing Multilingual Practices and Multiliteracies in ECEC – Perspectives of Educators on Multilingualism, Collaboration, and Multilingual Pedagogies, 2) The Role of Heritage Language Education in Public Schools: Results from Semi-structured Interviews with Teachers and Stakeholders, European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2019); online
  • 7-9 July 2021, The Qualifications and Role of Heritage Language Teachers: Multiple Case Studies from South Tyrol, Italy, World Education Research Association (WERA 2021); online
  • 8-12 April 2021, Teaching Heritage Languages for Social Justice: Teachers’ Role, Qualifications, and Challenges, Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA 2021); online
  • 24-25 January 2020, Student Teachers’ Interest and Expectations toward their Studies and Profession in South Tyrol – Italy, SIREF Winter School; Bologna
  • 28-30 November 2019, Student Teachers’ Perception of Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Schools: A Comparative Analysis of Student Teachers in South Tyrol and North-Rhine Westphalia (co-author: Tatjana Atanasoska, University of Wuppertal), Convegno Internazionale Educazione Terra Natura – Io posso; Bressanone
  • 24-25 October 2019, Professionalisation of Heritage Language Teachers in Italy with a Special Focus on South Tyrol, Convegno Nazionale (Siped 2019); Palermo
  • 3-6 September 2019, 1) New Approaches to Linguistic Diversity: Tracing Multilingualism in Teacher Education in Italy (co-author: Dana Engel, EURAC Bozen-Bolzano), 2) Interreligious Dialogue from Kindergarten to Secondary School: An Interregional and Interdisciplinary Mixed Methods Research Project (co-author: Ulrike Stadler-Altmann, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano), European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2019); Hamburg
  • 5-8 August 2019, 1) A Comparative Analysis of two German-Speaking European Regions on Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Schools: Student Teachers’ Perception (co-author: Tatjana Atanasoska, University of Wuppertal), 2) Student teachers’ self-assessment and perceived social assessment of their future profession in South Tyrol – Italy, World Education Research Association (WERA 2019); Tokyo
  • 25-26 April 2019, Fake News und digitaler Medienkonsum als Herausforderung für die Pädagogik, Medien – Wissen – Bildung (MWB 2019): Augmentierte und virtuelle Wirklichkeiten; Innsbruck
  • 7-8 November 2018, MultiTED in Italy with a Focus on South Tyrol, MultiTED (Multilingualism in Teacher Education); Hamburg
  • 18-19 October 2018, Avvalersi dell’apprendimento linguistico per creare un’identità Europea: L’esempio dell’Alto Adige, Invited Speaker: Primo Forum Europa: Costruire l’Europa dai Territori; Gorizia
  • 3-7 September 2018, Workshop on Comparative Survey Design to Determine Research Priorities in Language Education across Europe, European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2018); Bozen-Bolzano
  • 13-17 April 2018, The Influence of Divided School Systems on Ethnic Group Dynamics in the Multilingual and Multicultural South Tyrol, Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA 2018); New York City
  • 15-16 March 2018, Language and Intercultural Education in a Globalizing World. Historical Developments and Contemporary Challenges. South Tyrol as an Example, SPECIES Meeting: Education in a Globalizing World: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges; Lausanne

  • Junior Research Award Südtirol 2023: Research award of the Autonomous Province of Bozen-Bolzano; awarded on December 18, 2023 in Bozen-Bolzano (€ 10,000)
  • SIPED (Società Italiana di Pedagogia) 2023 Award: Premio Italiano di Pedagogia [Italian Award of Education]; awarded on June 17, 2023 in Florence)
  • Award for outstanding academic achievement in 2019: Research award from the Stiftung Südtiroler Sparkasse at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano; awarded on June 26, 2020 in Bozen-Bolzano (€ 5,000)
  • SPES (Società di Politica, Educazione e Storia) award for the best doctoral thesis 2019; awarded on November 15, 2019 in Parma)

  • Member of the DGfE (since 2020; member of the General Education and Intercultural Education committees) 
  • Società Italiana di Pedagogia Generale e Sociale – SIPEGES (since 2021)
  • Società Italiana di Pedagogia – SIPED (since 2019, member of the working group Intercultural Education)
  • Società Italiana per la Ricerca Educativa e Formativa – SIREF (since 2019)
  • American Educational Research Association – AERA (since 2018)
  • European Educational Research Association – EERA (since 2015)