Prof. Dr. Barbara E. Stalder
Bereichsleiterin Erziehungs- und Sozialwissenschaften
Telefon
+41 31 309 25 21
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Professional interests
- Success in school and training
- Student engagement
- Learning at school and in the workplace
- School-to-work transitions
- Career development over the life-course
- Vocational education and training
Education
Education
- 2009 Dr phil., PhD in Psychology, University of Basel
- 1993 lic. phil. I, Licentiate in Social Psychology, Business Administration and Psychopathology, University of Bern
Further Education
- 2017 Latent profile analysis, Zurich University of Education
- 2010 Collective Certificate for University Didactics, University of Basel
- 2006–2010 Summer School on Advanced Methods in Social Sciences Essex/UK: Multilevel Models, Advanced Structural Equation Modelling using Mplus, Survival Analysis, Theory of Regression
- 2001–2004 Statistics Workshop at the University of Bern (regression models for categorical data, AMOS, introduction to STATA).
- 1999 Training Seminar for Young Social Scientists, Youth Directorate, Council of Europe and Research Committee 34 "Sociology of Youth"
- 1995–1996 Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods and Data Analysis, University of Bern
- 1995 Organisation and Evaluation of Educational Programmes, University of Bern
Professional experience
- 2017–present Head of the Research Programme "Success in School and Training" at the Institute for Research, Development and Evaluation, Bern University of Teacher Education
- 2012–present Head of division Educational and Social Sciences, Institute of Upper Secondary Education, Bern University of Teacher Education
- 2014-2019 Associate Professor at Institute of work and organisational psychology, University of Neuchâtel
- 2012–2017 Research Officer at the Institute of Upper Secondary Education, Bern University of Teacher Education
- 2009–2013 Lecturer, Institute of work and organisational psychology, University of Neuchâtel
- 2008–2012 Senior Researcher, Institute of Sociology, University of Basel
- 2008 Visiting Researcher, School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Brisbane/Australia
- 1995–2008 Senior Researcher at Office for Educational Research/Department of Educational Planning and Evaluation, Directorate of Education of the Canton of Bern
- 1993–1994 Grants Officer NW EDK
- 1993–2015 Self-employed researcher/evaluator (mandates in the field of education and youth research, national and international orientation)
Commissions, mandates and memberships
- Member of the Department of Vocational Education and Training (VET) of the Commission Training, Teacher Training College Chamber, swissuniversities
- Link-Convenor and Programme Chair of Network VETNET of the EERA (together with Dr Christof Nägele , University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, School of Education)
- Head of the Jury for the nomination for the EU VET Research Award at the European Skills Week
- Member of the scientific advisory board ch-x Federal Youth Survey
- Member of Expert Group Education and Science of the Federal Statistical Office
- Work as a reviewer: International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (member of Editorial Advisory Board), Vocations and Learning, Journal of Vocational Education and Training, Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, Swiss Journal of Psychology, Swiss Journal of Education
Research projects outside of Bern University of Teacher Education
- 2010–2019 Career development in adulthood: A three-generation study (project title: carrière et succès professionnel ")
- 2000–2012 TREE – Transitions from Education to Employment
- 2010–2011 Case Management in Vocational Education and Training
- 2003–2009 Early Termination of Apprenticeship Contracts in the Canton of Bern LEVA
- 2001–2002 Evaluation of Apprenticeship Supervision
- 1997–2000 Recruitment and Selection of Apprentices
- 1999–2000 Youth Research in Switzerland
- 1995–1999 Participation of Enterprises in VET and VET Reforms
Publications