Michael Schratz

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Michael Schratz

Michael Schratz (born January 25, 1952 in Graz ) is an Austrian educationalist, school educator and professor at the Leopold Franzens University in Innsbruck .

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After studying English / American and physical education for teaching at grammar schools (1976) and secondary schools (1979), Schratz obtained a doctorate in educational sciences and psychology (1979). As a research assistant at the Institute for Educational Science at the Leopold Franzens University Innsbruck , he completed his habilitation (General and Special Didactics) in 1984. After lengthy stays abroad ( Bristol / GB, Hanover / D, San Diego / USA, Geelong / AUS) and visiting professorships ( Klagenfurt , Schlaining) ) he was appointed university professor for school education at the Institute for Teacher Education and School Research at the University of Innsbruck. He headed the institute until he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Education in 2008. His research areas are school and learning research, especially concepts for the professionalization of leaders in the education sector and for the development of schools and teaching. It deals with the quality development of education systems as well as the reform of teacher training. One focus of his research interests lies in the “learning-side” orientation of teaching (leadership for learning). Schratz is a founding co-editor of several specialist journals (Journal for School Development, Learning School, Journal for Teacher Education). In 2011 he was awarded the title of Professor Honoris Causa by the University of Bucharest.

Current focus of work / projects

  • Scientific director of the "Leadership Academy", an Austria-wide initiative of the Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture for system development in education (according to m. W. Schley).
  • Representative of the European Commission in the Teacher Working Group at the European Union.
  • Austrian representative in the "European Network for Teacher Education Policies (ENTEP)".
  • Project leader of the research project Personal Education Processes in Heterogeneous Groups of the Fund for the Promotion of Scientific Research (FWF) .
  • Member of the jury of the German School Prize of the Robert Bosch Foundation , the Heidehof Foundation , Stern and ZDF, their spokesman since 2010.
  • Development support of the school reform model New Middle School for the redesign of the lower secondary level in Austria (according to m. W. Schley).
  • Head of the Austrian sub-study of "Educational Policy Cultures in Parliamentary Systems"
  • National project leader of the Central European educational cooperation in the LLL project of the EU International Cooperation for School Leadership (ICSL) with the Tempus Public Foundation in Budapest.

Awards

Selection of recent publications

  • M. Gregorzewski, M. Ammann, M. Schratz (2019). A Phenomenologically based Approach towards Organizational Learning - Anecdotes in School Leadership Research, in: M. Schratz, H. Cervinkova, G. Halász, M. Pol and L. Tinoca (Eds.), European Doctorate in Teacher Education - Researching Policy and Practice (Pp. 52-71), Wrocław: ULS Academic Press.
  • M. Gregorzewski, M. Schratz, C. Wiesner (2018). Exploring the Personal Mastery of Educational Leaders: FieldTransFormation 360 and its Validation in the Austrian Leadership Academy, Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 8 (3), pages 59-78.
  • M. Schratz, JF Schwarz, T. Westfall-Greiter: Learning as an educational experience. Vignettes in practical research. Innsbruck: StudienVerlag, 2012.
  • M. Schratz, A. Paseka, I. Stepesser (Ed.): Educational professionalism: think outside the box - rethink - rethink. Impulses for next practice in the teaching profession . Vienna: Facultas, 2011.
  • M. Schratz, M. Hartmann, W. Schley: School effectively manage. Analysis of innovative leadership in practice. Münster: Waxmann, 2010.
  • M. Schratz, T. Westfall-Greiter: Ensure school quality and develop it further. Seelze: Klett-Kallmeyer, 2010.
  • P. Fauser, M. Prenzel, M. Schratz: What schools! Individuality and Diversity - Paths to School Quality. The German School Prize 2009. Seelze: Klett-Kallmeyer, 2010.
  • O. Gassner, L. Kerger, M. Schratz (eds.): The first ten years after Bologna. Bucharest: Editura Universitatii din Bucuresti, 2010.
  • M. Schratz, G. Halász u. a .: The Role of School Leadership in the Improvement of Learning. Budapest: Tempus Public Foundation, 2009.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Curriculum Vitae (PDF file; 16 kB) Accessed July 31, 2011
  2. ^ Honorary professorship for Michael Schratz , University of Innsbruck, January 10, 2012, accessed on April 24, 2012
  3. ^ Wiener Zeitung: Personalnachrichten . Article dated October 18, 2017, accessed October 25, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Schratz, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian educational researcher
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz