Curriculum Vitae Dott. Mag. Barbara Gross barbara.gross2@unibz.it Education Period: November 2014 October 2017 Discipline of study: Ph.D. in General Pedagogy, Social Pedagogy and General Education Period: 2011 October 2014 University of Padua School of Psychology Title: Degree in Psychological Sciences and Techniques Score: 108/110 Period: 2007 2011 Title Master's degree: Primary Education Score: 110/110 cum laude Period: 2009 2011 Title: Additional training course: Inclusive Education Score: 29/30 Period: 2009 2011 Title: Additional training course: English for Primary School 1
Teaching Experience Period: Academic year 2017 2018 Lecturer for Rahmenrichtlinien Kompetenzen: Bildungsziele, Portfolio, Bewertung und Beurteilung, Lab. and Allgemeine Pädagogik, Lab. 4 th and 1 st year of studies Period: 2013 2017 Alpha beta piccadilly Bozen-Bolzano Teacher for German as a foreign language for adults, different levels with reference to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Period: School year 2011 2014 Italian and German Primary Schools in Bozen-Bolzano Teacher for German as a second language, teacher for Montessori, English and mathematics Period: School year 2009 2011 German Primary Schools in Bozen-Bolzano Limited lectureships Research Experience Period: Research area: 2014 today Project Learner-Internal and Learner-External Factors Affecting Language Learning in South Tyrol: A Mixed Methods Research with Children, Parents and Teachers : qualitative data collection through interviews (N = 50) and focus groups (N = 20); quantitative data collection through questionnaires: sociolinguistic and background 2
information; attitudes and motivation (AMTB); values (PBVS-C); (N = 398) Period: August 2016 August 2017 Research area: Collaboration in the project Student Cultures in Teacher Training: A Comparative Analysis of Students in Italy, Germany, and Austria; Project manager: Prof. Dr. Dr. Edwin Keiner Publications Gross, B., & Dewaele, J.-M. (2017). The Relation between Multilingualism and Basic Human Values among Primary-School-Children in South Tyrol. International Journal of Multilingualism. Doi: 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. Gross, B. (2017). Nicht nur Intellekt ist gefragt! In N. M. Köffler, E. Agostini & L. Rößler (Eds.), Lorbeerkränze, Halbgötter und Literaturberge. Lust- und Frustvolle Geschichten rund ums Promovieren (pp. -). Wattens: Berenkamp. Gross, B. (2016). Selbstbestimmtes Lernen in der Grundschule: Eine Untersuchung unterschiedlicher Außmaße an Selbstbestimmung im naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht. Saarbrücken: AkademikerVerlag. Publications on Barbara Gross Gross, B. (2017, July 24). Fördert Mehrsprachigkeit Offenheit? (C. Rainer, Interviewer) Academia. Retrieved from http://www.academia.bz.it/articles/foerdertmehrsprachigkeit-offenheit Gross, B. (2017, July 21). Nicht den Teufel an die Wand malen (S. Pitro, Interviewer) Salto. Retrieved from https://www.salto.bz/de/article/21072017/nicht-den-teufel-die-wandmalen 3
International Conferences, Research Stays and Summer Schools Period: October 2017 Conference on Philosophy and History of the Discipline of Education: Purposes, Projects and Practices of Educational Research 2014-2018 at the Faculty of Education at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. Title of this meeting: (Re)Presentation, Dissemination and Reception. Presentation with Dr. Gernot Herzer with the title: Educational Research from the Viewpoint of University and College Students. Reception and Acquisition of Educational Research Knowledge between Library and Internet. Period: September 2017 Österreichische Gesellschaft für Forschung und Entwicklung im Bildungswesen (ÖFEB) in Feldkirch. Paper presentation: Chancengerechter Unterricht in der Grundschule? Die Interaktion von L2 Einflussfaktoren in Südtirol. Period: August 2017 European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) in Copenhagen. Paper presentation: Learner- Internal and Learner-External Influence Factors Affecting L2 Learning in South Tyrol: A Mixed Methods Research with Primary School Children, Teachers and Parents Period: May 2017 International Conference on Multilingualism and Multilingual Education (ICMME) in Braga Paper presentation: The Relation between Multilingualism and Basic Human Values among Primary-School-Children in South Tyrol 4
Period: September December 2016 Birkbeck University of London; Centre for Multilingual and Multicultural Research; Collaboration with Prof. Jean-Marc Dewaele on a joined paper; Research presentations in seminars for BA, MA and Ph.D. students Period: August 2016 University of Dublin ECER Conference: Leading Education: The Distinct Contributions of Educational Research and Researchers. Paper presentations: 1) Teachers Beliefs about Multilingualism and European Language Policy: The Case of a Border Region in Italy; 2) Parents and Children s Understanding of Multilingual and Intercultural Education Period: July 2016 University of Granada 16 th International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations Paper presentation: Educating for a Transcultural Society: The Role of Multilingual Education Period: March 2016 Free University of Berlin GEBF Conference: Educational success against the odds. A life span perspective Paper presentation: Förderliche und hinderliche Faktoren für eine multilinguale Erziehung: Die Einstellungen der Grundschullehrperson in einer heterogenen Grenzregion Period: September 2015 University of Budapest ECER Conference: Education and Transition - Contributions from Educational Research 5
Period: July 2015 Free University of Berlin 11. Berliner Methodentreffen Period: June 2015 University of Sheffield European Educational Research Summer School (EERSS): Data and Educational Research Period: March 2015 University of Malta Bilingualism: Social & Educational Period: August 2013 IDT: International Congress for German Language Teachers Important research skills European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL, 2004) Fluency in computer programs for audio/video-recording, e.g., Audacity and Camtasia Fluency in qualitative data analysis software, e.g., transcription and data analysis with MAXQDA Good knowledge of the quantitative data analysis program SPSS Reviewer of the following journals: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism; International Journal of Diversity in Education 6
Language skills German: First Language Italian: C2: Second language certificate, 8 June 2011 English: C1: Cambridge English Certificate, December 2015 Spanish: A2 French: A2 Bozen-Bolzano, 1 December 2017 Barbara Gross 7