Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wilfried Smidt
Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
Institut für Psychosoziale Intervention und Kommunikationsforschung
Maximilianstraße 2, building A, A-6020 Innsbruck
Room 361 (3rd floor)
0043-512-507/44700
wilfried.smidt@uibk.ac.at
Professional activities
Since 2015 |
Professor of educational science with a main emphasis on early childhood education at the University of Innsbruck, Austria |
2011 - 2015 |
Post-Doc-Researcher in the longitudinal research project “Übergang von fachschul- und hochschulausgebildeten pädagogischen Fachkräften in den Arbeitsmarkt” (Transition of academically and vocationally qualified educational professionals into the labour market, abbr. ÜFA) at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany |
2006 - 2011 |
Research assistant in the longitudinal research project “Bildungsprozesse, Kompetenzentwicklung und Selektionsentscheidungen im Vor- und Grundschulalter” (Educational processes, competence development and selection decisions in preschool- and school age, abbr. BiKS) at the University of Bamberg, Germany |
Scientific qualifications
2017 |
Habilitation in educational science at the University of Bamberg, Germany |
2011 |
Doctorate in educational science at the University of Bamberg, Germany |
2007 |
Diploma in educational science at the University of Bamberg, Germany |
2004 |
Diploma in social work at the University of Applied Sciences Regensburg, Germany |
Functions in scientific journals (selection)
- Review Editor: Frontiers in Psychology
- Editorial Board: Early Child Development and Care, Human Studies. Series of “Pedagogy", International Journal of Early Years Education, Frühe Bildung, Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung
- International Advisory Board: Research Papers in Education
- Guest Editor: Early Child Development and Care, European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, Research Papers in Education
Reviewer for scientific journals (selection)
- British Educational Research Journal
- Child: Care, Health & Development
- Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education
- Early Child Development and Care
- Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice
- Education Inquiry
- European Journal of Education
- European Sociological Review
- Frontiers in Psychology
- European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
- International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
- International Journal of Early Years Education
- Journal of Early Childhood Education Research
- Journal of Education for Teaching
- Journal for Educational Research Online
- Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
- Research Papers in Education
- Teacher Education Quarterly
- Teaching and Teacher Education
Further activities (selection)
- Expert of the German Science and Humanities Council (Wissenschaftsrat)
- Reviewer for the German Research Foundation (DFG)
- Reviewer for the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
- Reviewer for the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA)