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)
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).