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Press review
Roland Bernhard in the media
94 documented entries since 2019 — features on his research and initiatives in television, radio, national dailies and weeklies, online and church media, together with the press releases and press conferences behind them. Headlines are shown in English translation; wherever the original is available online, the headline links to it (63 of 94; mostly in German, some outlets require a subscription).
Press review
2026
01.10.2026Katholisch.at“Lower Austrian Research Award honours project on character education in schools”Online
30.09.2026Kathpress“Lower Austrian Research Award honours project on character education in schools”Online
2025
26.08.2025NÖN“Education leaders discuss AI & character education in Lilienfeld” (EULEAD Summerschool 2025)Online
03.07.2025RZ Regionalzeitungen Vorarlberg“Learning respect at school”Print
02.07.2025BezirksBlätter NÖ“Learning respect at school”Print
02.07.2025bz Wiener Bezirkszeitung“Learning respect at school”Print
02.07.2025BezirksBlätter Burgenland“Learning respect at school”Print
02.07.2025BezirksBlätter Tirol“Learning respect at school”Print
02.07.2025BezirksBlätter Salzburg“Learning respect at school”Print
02.07.2025Meine Woche Kärnten“Learning respect at school”Print
30.06.2025ORF 2 W · Wien heuteFeature on character education in schoolsTV
26.06.2025Die Furche (Print)“It takes a whole village …”Print
24.06.2025Kurier (Print)“A question of character”Print
24.06.2025Tiroler Tageszeitung (Print)“Don’t leave the topic to TikTok”Print
23.06.2025OÖN Online“Game changer in education policy: experts call for more character education in schools”Online
23.06.2025News Online“Mental health in schools: character education demanded”Online
23.06.2025Presseclub ConcordiaPress conference “Persönlichkeitsbildung wirkt!” (“Character education works!”)Press conference
2024
02.09.2024NÖN (Lilienfeld)“Symposium of school leaders at Lilienfeld Abbey” (EULEAD Summerschool 2024)Online
18.08.2024Sonntagsblatt für Steiermark“Time for character” (full-page feature on character education)Print
08.03.2024OÖ Nachrichten (Kotanko)“Education spending at a record high: schools and their weak spots”Online
03.03.2024Kurier (Print)“Young people must learn to work hard” (double-page interview)Print
2023
31.10.2023IEF – Institut für Ehe und Familie“New study examines the sharp rise in suicides among children and adolescents”Online
19.10.2023APA-MedizinNews“More psychological support for students demanded”Agency
19.10.2023Vorarlberger Nachrichten (vn.at)“More psychological support for students demanded”Online
19.10.2023Erzdiözese Wien“Therapists and educators: preventing suicides by focusing on self-worth”Online
17.10.2023OTS · ÖBVP“New study results on the psychological strain on children and adolescents” (press advisory of the Austrian Federal Association for Psychotherapy)Press release
11.10.2023Katholisch.at“Psychotherapist: the after-effects of the pandemic still weigh on young people”Online
31.08.2023Die Furche“Learn history! But which one?” (guest commentary on history myths in textbooks)Print
28.08.2023FWF scilog (Austrian Science Fund)“Courage, means and open doors” — feature on the SQTE projectOnline
04.06.2023Der Sonntag“Equal chances for all are possible”Print
04.06.2023Martinus“We need more educational justice”Print
02.06.2023News“The school improver” (multi-page feature on Roland Bernhard)Print
01.06.2023Kirchenzeitung (Diözese Linz)“We need more educational justice”Print
30.05.2023Studium.at“Strong leadership and open classrooms as a way out for disadvantaged schools”Online
30.05.2023science.apa.at“Strong leadership and open classrooms as a way out for disadvantaged schools”Online
30.05.2023OÖ Volksblatt“A way out for disadvantaged schools”Print
27.05.2023Der Standard Online“Strong leadership and open classrooms as a way out for disadvantaged schools”Online
27.05.2023OÖN Online“Strong leadership and open classrooms as a way out for disadvantaged schools”Online
27.05.2023Kurier Online“Disadvantaged schools: strong leadership and open classrooms as the way out?”Online
27.05.2023msn.com“How to turn disadvantaged schools into elite schools”Online
26.05.2023Kurier (Print)“How every school can become an elite school”Print
25.05.2023Pressetext Online“Study: educational justice arises through pedagogical leadership”Press release
25.05.2023Kathpress.at“KPH study: quality of education decisive for fair chances”Online
2022
08.04.2022Kleine Zeitung (Kloibner)“Worth aspiring to?” (commentary)Print
08.04.2022Kleine Zeitung (Reif)“Wrangling over the bonus, and a cry for help from schools”Print
07.04.2022Wiener Zeitung“School leaders call for more administrative support”Online
2022APS Magazin“I copy by the tonne — a waste of my good training!” (guest contribution)Print
2021
04.10.2021ORF 2 "Aktuell nach Eins"Roland Bernhard in conversation with Stefan Gehrer on school development in LondonTV
28.09.2021Kurier“The secret of London’s schools” (double-page feature)Print
28.09.2021Kurier“Gangs used to run this place — today the head teacher does”Print
2019
25.03.2019Universität Salzburg (Presseinformation)“Improving the learning outcomes of disadvantaged students”Press release