Tch. Asst. Špela Bezjak

EDUCATION

• 2018: Master's degree in Andragogy (Department of Educational Sciences, Andragogy) (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts)
• 2017: Master's degree in History (Department of Didactics of History) (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts)
• 2015/2016: Study Exchange at the University of Vienna (University of Vienna, Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics)

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• 2018–: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Assistant of Didactics of History, Young Researcher (mentor: prof. dr. Danijela Trškan)
• 2018: Kadring, d.o.o. (Field of Personnel Development, Human Resources Department)

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL WORK

• 2020–2023: Schools and Imperial, National, and Transnational Identifications: Habsburg Empire, Yugoslavia, and Slovenia (ARRS J6-2573)
• 2019–2022: UNESCO: The Role of Archaeological Heritage in History Lessons in Elementary and Secondary Schools (Unesco Office, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport)

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

2019/2020: INLPTA, Certified Coach Practitioner in the Art and Science of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP Institute, Institute of Neuro-Linguistic Programming), INLPTA, Certified Practitioner (NLP Institute, Institute of Neuro-Linguistic Programming)

RESEARCH AREAS

The role of material sources in history books and curricula, the use of material sources in history teaching in elementary and secondary schools, active approaches to history teaching for pupils with disabilities and gifted pupils, didactics at all levels of education, pedagogy, andragogy, etc.