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Colleagues, co-authors and project partners
The people Roland Bernhard has worked with — in the projects he initiated and led, and in those he joined
Research is a shared enterprise. This page names co-authors, project partners and the members of the consortia behind the projects on this website, with their institutions — affiliations as at the time of the joint work or as last known. Where a name appears without an institution, we are still checking.
TEPACE consortium · 2023–2026
Twelve countries, 47 researchers
Martin BrestovanskýLeadership team · Trnava University
Verónica Fernández-EspinosaLeadership team · Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid
Tom HarrisonLeadership team · Jubilee Centre, University of Birmingham
Tiarnach McDermottQuantitative expert · University of Oxford
The comparative article submitted to the British Journal of Educational Studies is authored by Roland Bernhard, Martin Brestovanský, Verónica Fernández-Espinosa, Tom Harrison, Tiarnach McDermott, Barbora Bačíková, Evelyn Kropfreiter, Andrej Rajský, Paweł Sikora, Svetlana Surikova and Ines Weber.
Austria
KPH Vienna/Lower Austria
with Roland Bernhard (project lead)
- Evelyn Kropfreiter
- Eva Müllauer
- Julia Lechner
Czech Republic
- Jan HáblUniversity of Hradec Králové
- Alžběta VaňkováPalacký University Olomouc
- Ivo JirásekPalacký University Olomouc
- Barbora BačíkováPalacký University Olomouc
England
Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham
- Tom Harrison
Germany
Paris Lodron University of Salzburg
survey conducted by the Salzburg team
- Ines Weber
- Sarah Natalie Krejza
Latvia
University of Latvia, Riga
- Manuel Joaquín Fernández González
- Irina Maslo
- Tamāra Pīgozne
- Svetlana Surikova
Poland
University of Gdańsk
- Paweł Sikora
- Natasza Szutta
- Artur Szutta
- Jagoda Mielczarek
Slovakia
Trnava University
- Martin Brestovanský
- Andrej Rajský
- Marek Wiesenganger
- Romana Martincová
- Lucia Kočišová
- Veronika Javorková
- Anna Sádovská
Spain
- Verónica Fernández-EspinosaUniversidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid
- Marta Velázquez GilUniversidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid
- Paloma Redondo-CorcobadoUniversidad Internacional de La Rioja
Croatia
- Anita CalvertUniversity of Kent Academies Trust · Philosopher’s Mind
- Ivan KoprekUniversity of Zagreb
- Ante BelićUniversity of Zagreb
- Dan ĐakovićUniversity of Zagreb
- Marija DžinićUniversity of Zagreb
- Marijana KolednjakUniversity of Zagreb
- Mikolaj MartinjakUniversity of Zagreb
Hungary
University of Sopron
- Beatrix Faragó
Iceland
- Ingimar Ólafsson WaageIceland University of the Arts, Reykjavík
- Sigríður IngadóttirUniversity of Akureyri
- Íris Hrönn KristinsdóttirUniversity of Akureyri
- Garðar ÁrnasonUniversity of Akureyri
- Gunnar GíslasonUniversity of Akureyri
Italy
- Maria Silvia VaccarezzaUniversità degli Studi di Genova
- Claudia NavariniUniversità Europea di Roma
- Michel CroceAretai – Center on Virtues
- Martina Piantoni
Countries, teams and data collection status as on the TEPACE project page.
Projects, publications and practice
Co-authors and partners by field of work
School Quality and Teacher Education (SQTE) · 2019–2023
- Katharine BurnUniversity of Oxford
- John FurlongUniversity of Oxford
- Pam SammonsUniversity of Oxford
- Tiarnach McDermottUniversity of Oxford
- Christina HasenhüttlUniversity of Oxford
- Pierre LucienUniversity of Oxford
- Ulrike GreinerUniversity of Salzburg · now Rector of KPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Burkhard GniewoszUniversity of Salzburg
- Maria Tulis-OswaldUniversity of Salzburg
- Dominik HarnischUniversity of Salzburg
- Christian WiesnerUniversity of Teacher Education Lower Austria
- Harald von BeringeKiel University
- Melanie ZehetmayerUniversity of Vienna
- Karolina DornakKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Anna MilianKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Sarah-Noelle StarchKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Kirsa KöberKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Thomas FrühwirthKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
Character Initiative, school development and leadership · KPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Evelyn KropfreiterKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Lena Cataldo-SchwarzlKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Johannes GasserKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Katharina HanykaKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Tamara KatschnigKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Michaela WaldherrKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Peter EckelKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Denise HoferKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Eva MüllauerKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Julia LechnerKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Isabella WanitschekKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Eva HofbauerKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Jakob LajtaKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Isabella BenischekKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Christoph BergerKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Karin HochmeisterKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Heidemarie SvehlaKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Brigitta SchnaubeltKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Wolfgang EllmauerKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Agnes Schwarzenberger-BertholdKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Benedikt MichalDiocesan School Office (Schulamt) St. Pölten
- Michael SörösVienna Education Directorate
- Jörg Schulte-Altedorneburgco-translator of the Jubilee Centre framework
Character-based leadership · EULEAD Summerschool 2021–2026 · organising team and hosts
Initiated and led by Roland Bernhard since 2021, organised with:
- Hannes SchoberwalterPresident of EULEAD – European Club for Excellence in Leadership and Management
- Michael Sörösco-founder of the EULEAD Summerschool · Vienna Education Directorate, Regional Director Vienna West (retired)
- Ulrike GreinerRector, KPH Vienna/Lower Austria (co-organiser 2023)
- Brigitta SchnaubeltEducation Directorate of Lower Austria · KPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Peter StipplAustrian Federal Association for Psychotherapy (ÖBVP) (co-organiser 2024)
- Georg KönigVerein Pädagogischer Führungskräfte Austria (VPFA) · chair of the AHS school leaders of Upper Austria
- Evelyn KropfreiterKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Agnes Schwarzenberger-BertholdKPH Vienna/Lower Austria
- Ulrike ManglVienna Education Directorate, head of division
- Ute Zechner-GjeciEducation Directorate of Lower Austria, school quality manager
- Melina Schneider-LuggerAustrian Economic Chamber (WKÖ), education department
- Michaela WaldherrKPH Vienna/Lower Austria (moderation)
Character-based leadership · EULEAD Summerschool · keynote speakers and workshop leaders 2022–2026
- Matthias EhrhardtAutoris Leadership Institute, Boston (2026)
- James ArthurJubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham (2023)
- Peter StipplAustrian Federal Association for Psychotherapy (ÖBVP), President 2015–2022 (2024)
- Doris PfingstnerPrincipal, Modulare Mittelstufe Aspern, Vienna – Austrian State Prize for Innovative Schools 2023 (2024)
- Aron MartonTeach For Austria · Modulare Mittelstufe Aspern; now Kompass School of Character Favoriten, Vienna (2023)
- Heidi Burkhartfounder of the Stella International School, Vienna, and of Austria Hilfswerk International (2023, 2025)
- Edwin ScheiberPrincipal, Wiedner Gymnasium and Sir Karl Popper Schule, Vienna (2022)
- Johannes BauerPrincipal, BG Wasagasse, Vienna (2023, 2025)
- Elke HöflerUniversity of Graz (2025)
- Andreas GrassbergerTHINK BEYOND, executive coach (2025)
- Kurt NekulaEuropean Office of the Vienna Education Directorate; former head of section, Federal Ministry of Education (2024, 2025)
- Manuel SchätzerSIPCAN – Initiative für ein gesundes Leben (2024)
- Ernesto SchobesbergerCloud9World, founder (2025)
- Clemens JägerUP! – free tutoring in local learning communities, initiator (2025)
- Johannes Gasser, Katharina Hanyka, Lena Cataldo-Schwarzl, Michaela Waldherr, Wolfgang EllmauerKPH Vienna/Lower Austria (workshops 2023–2025)
Schools, practice and policy partners
- Aron MartonKompass School of Character Favoriten, Vienna · Teach For Austria
- Cecilia CadmanTeach For Austria
- Verena WohlersTeach For Austria
- Sophie LonyayTeach For Austria
- Doris PfingstnerPrincipal, Modulare Mittelstufe Aspern, Vienna
- Peter StipplAustrian Federal Association for Psychotherapy (ÖBVP), President 2015–2022
- Manfred FedeUniversity for Continuing Education Krems
- Matthias EhrhardtAutoris Leadership Institute
- Verena LauffsAutoris Leadership Institute
- Kurt NekulaEuropean Office of the Vienna Education Directorate
- Beatrix FaragóUniversity of Sopron
- Simone Atzesberger, Christina Nigg, Irmgard Plattner, Paul Reinbacher, Evelyn Süss-Stepancik, Christian Vollmer, Andreas WeißenbäckWorking group on evaluating school development consulting (Graz, Linz, Innsbruck)
Character education in Europe · ECVA and edited volumes
- Tom HarrisonJubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham
- Kristján KristjánssonJubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham
- James ArthurHarvard University · President of the ECVA; founding director of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham
- Verónica Fernández-EspinosaUniversidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid
- Martin BrestovanskýTrnava University
- Claudia NavariniUniversità Europea di Roma
- Martina PiantoniUniversità Europea di Roma
- Ines WeberUniversity of Salzburg
- Torsten HitzHeidelberg University of Education (PH Heidelberg)
History education and textbook research · 2012–2021
- Christoph KühbergerUniversity of Salzburg
- Christoph BramannUniversity of Salzburg
- Udo KelleHelmut Schmidt University Hamburg
- Felix HinzUniversity of Paderborn · University of Education Freiburg
- Susanne GrindelGeorg Eckert Institute, Braunschweig · Philipps University Marburg
- Robert MaierGeorg Eckert Institute, Braunschweig
- Wibke WestermeyerGeorg Eckert Institute, Braunschweig
- Johannes Meyer-HammeUniversity of Paderborn
- Jutta WimmlerUniversity of Bonn, Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies
- Markus BroglC.C. Buchner Verlag, Bamberg (history editor)
- Renate PieperUniversity of Graz
- Luigi CajaniSapienza Università di Roma
- Terry HaydnUniversity of East Anglia
- Béatrice ZieglerUniversity of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
- Arthur ChapmanUniversity College London
- Jon NicholHistory Educators International Research Network
- Hilary CooperUniversity of Cumbria
Sources: the publication list in the CV, the project pages on this website and the partners’ own websites. Please let us know if an affiliation is out of date.