Profile

Committed evaluator
Passionate educator
Advocate of the „art of cooperation“
Supporter of European integration and
international cooperation
Interests and specialisations
- Evaluation, qualitative social research, educational research
- Formal and informal organisational structures and rules,
management culture, „art of cooperation“ - Making sense of quality and knowledge management
- Complex projects & interventions in(to) social systems
- International cooperation, networking, policy consulting
- Gender/diversity/equity policies
Approaches and values
- Systemic, constructivist approach
- Resource orientation
- Esteem for people and impartiality
- Methodological accuracy
- Scientific basis
Work experience
- Management (deputy director) and research at a
non-university research institute in Austria - International networking and project coordination
- Evaluation and organisational consulting
- Training and moderation
Memberships and expertise
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Member of the DeGEval "Gesellschaft für Evaluation"
("Evaluation Society") www.degeval.de
member of the topical interest groups (TIG) on
- Vocational Education and Training
- Gender Mainstreaming (co-speaker 2011-2016)
- Professionalisation
- Environment -
Member of the AEA "American Evaluation Association"
www.eval.org -
Former member of the EES "European Evaluation Society"
www.europeanevaluation.org -
Monitoring expert for the Initiative Erwachsenenbildung (Initiative for Adult Learning Austria: Austrian programme for literacy, key competences and skills for all) www.initiative-erwachsenenbildung.at (2012-2017)
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Certified Quality Manager (ISO 9001), Certified Auditor (ISO 19011)
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Certified EFQM European Excellence Assessor
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Participation as assessor in the "Austrian Quality Award" (Business Excellence Award) "Staatspreis Unternehmensqualität" www.qualityaustria.com
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Certified mediator (since 2012)
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Expert for the Lifelong learning programme (evaluation of project proposals and programme evaluations) both in Austria and on the European level since 1996
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Expert for the European Network on Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training (ENQA VET) www.enqavet.eu, now EQAVET www.eqavet.eu
Recent professional training
- Equity-focused evaluation, www.mymande.org
- Training programme in mediation, Economic Chamber Austria www.incite.at
- Change Management, Beratergruppe Neuwaldegg www.neuwaldegg.at
- Evaluation, American Evaluation Association (E-Study) www.eval.org
Education
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PhD in educational sciences/evaluation
University of Klagenfurt 2006 -
History/Latin Master‘s Degree in Education/Teacher Training
University of Vienna 1993 -
Studies and research semester
University of California, Santa Barbara 1990-1992
Other
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Enthusiastic dancer: modern dance (Limon, Graham, axis syllabus, Horton technique; training at Tanzquartier Wien), ballet, pointe technique, salsa, samba ...
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Member of the lay choir Kammerchor Dornbach (high soprano, but - after some recent vocal training to sing low notes - also willing to join alto or tenor)
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Zealous but patient gardener with 2 balconies, a terrace, a back-yard and garden. Former chairperson of the first self-governing neighbourhood garden project "Nachbarschaftsgarten Heigerlein" ( Blog, Video)
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Fashion designer (trading licence as tailor/dressmaker; training at the Viennese guild and at the University of Applied Arts Vienna)
www.old-boxes-productions.at Instagram: undress.thelabel