Dr. Franziska Widmer

Research Associate, Center for Research on Teachers’ Professional Development, Institute for Research and Development, PH FHNW

Activities in FHNW

Franziska Widmer is a Research Associate and Co-Director of the Competence Center RessourcenPlus (R+) at the Institute for Research and Development of the University of Teacher Education FHNW. Her research focuses on school improvement, collaboration between teachers, teacher health, and the integration of movement in teaching. Her methodological focus is on mixed methods research.

In her current research projects, she is investigating collaboration between teachers as a resource to meet the demands and stress of everyday school life, and to professionalize, and thus promote the health of teachers. Franziska Widmer has a strong interest in international collaboration, having lived, studied and conducted research abroad for a long time. Inspired by the credo "think globally, act locally," she is committed to developing innovative solutions in education through international collaboration and the exchange of knowledge.

Research Focus

School development
Embodiment and learning development
Competent behavior in schools and broader professional field
Collaboration in schools
Teachers' Health
Mixed Methods Research

Teaching

Teaching at the University of Teacher Education FHNW in the Department of Research and Development

Other activities

Engaged in continuing education: workshops Purzelbaum Conference Radix, workshops IWB Gesundheitsförderung

Profile

Work Experience

since 2022	Research associate, center for Research on Teachers’ Professional Development, Institute for Research and Development, PH FHNW
2017 - 2021	Lecturer at School of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Studies, Kent State University, Ohio, USA: 'Life Span Motor Development' 'Fundamental Movement Gymnastics and Dance' 'Reading and Writing in Adolescence' 'Intercultural Dimensions of Education'
2017 - 2021	Research assistant to Jennifer Walton-Fisette and Douglas Ellison at School of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Studies, Kent State University, Ohio, USA
2016 - 2021	PhD student / candidate Curriculum and Instruction at School of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Studies, Kent State University, Ohio, USA
2011 - 2012	Co-Principal, Bruderholz, Basel-City
2008 - 2012	Kindergarten teacher and Educator for movement, Department of Education, Basel-City
2004 - 2011	Health and Personal Coach
1999 - 2002	Kindergarten teacher, Neftenbach, Zürich

Education

2016 - 2021	Doctoral Program Curriculum and Instruction, Kent State University, Ohio, USA
2013 - 2015	Master of Arts in Educational Administration, Ursuline College, Ohio, USA
2003 - 2007	Movement pedagogy training, Bildungszentrum Bewegung und Gesundheit, Basel-City
1996 - 1999	Kindergarten teacher training, Kindergarten Teacher Seminar, St. Gallen

Memberships

Member of the Swiss Society for Research in Education (SSRE / SGBF)
Member of Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung (SGL)
Member of American Educational Research Association (AERA)

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Dissertation

Widmer, F. (2021). A Sequential Explanatory Mixed Method Research Study of Teachers' Perceptions and Perspectives of High Quality Movement in the Classroom [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center.

Journal articles

Kern, B. D., Ellison, D. W., Killian, C. M., & Widmer, F. (2020). Initial validation of the teaching sustainability questionnaire and relationships of latent factors predicting physical education teachers intent to remain working in high-poverty schools. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 24(3), 181-193.

Previous Projects

A Sequential Explanatory Mixed Method Research Study of Teachers' Perceptions and Perspectives of High Quality Movement in the Classroom, Dissertation Project, Franziska Widmer, Kent State University, Ohio, USA
Teaching Sustainability, Sense of Purpose, and Testing of Questionnaires in High-Poverty Schools, Douglas Ellison, Franziska Widmer, Kent State University, Ohio, USA
Development of Cultural Exchange through Literacy, Reading, and Writing Joanne Dowdy, Franziska Widmer, Kent State University, Ohio, USA

Further FHNW Projects

These can be found in the Institutional Repository FHNW (IRF).