Nixon, Graeme
Dr. Graeme Nixon is a senior lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Aberdeen. He has written research papers and policy guidance for Religious Education in Scotland and his research interests are in pupil autonomy, conscientious withdrawal, thinking skills and secular mindfulness approaches in education.
Schreiner, Peter
Dr. Peter Schreiner is director of the Comenius-Institut, Protestant Centre for Research and Development of Education, Münster. His main research interests are education philosophy and the concept of “Bildung”, comparative religious education, intercultural and interreligious learning.
Olschewski, Janika
Janika Olschewski is an educational researcher at the Comenius-Institute in Münster. After studying general education in Marburg and Berlin her field of expertise at the institute is Protestant Commitment for Education in Europe. Her focus of research lies on comparative RE and studies of cultural transfer. In addition, she is a member of the board as well as the executive of the European Forum for Teachers of Religious Education (EFTRE).
Miedema, Siebren
Siebren Miedema is Professor em. in Religious Education in the Faculty of Theology (Department Beliefs and Practices) and Professor Emeritus in Educational Foundations in the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences (Department of Pedagogy), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Schilling, Christof
Dr. Christof Schilling is head of the unit for Philosophy/Ethics at the Staatliches Seminar für Didaktik und Lehrerbildung (Gymnasien)” in Tübingen. His main research topics are anthropology and ethics, philosophy of religion and philosophy and education.
Fischer, Martin
Martin Fischer, Prof. Dr. phil. habil., Sprecher des Instituts für Berufspädagogik und Allgemeine Pädagogik (IBP), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). Forschungs- und Arbeitsschwerpunkte: Arbeitsorientierte Kompetenzentwicklung; Didaktik beruflicher Bildung, organisationales Lernen und Innovationen in der Berufsbildung.
Savill, Jane
Jane Savill is a lecturer at UCL Institute of Education. She is Subject leader for the PGCE Secondary Religious Education programme and is a tutor on the international PGCE programme working with student teachers and teacher educators in a number of countries around the world. Her research studies at present include considering the engagement which faith schools in England have on pupils from a Muslim background.
Leganger-Krogstad, Heid
Dr. Heid Leganger-Krogstad is a former Professor at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society in Oslo/Norway. She has practised as teacher on all levels, since 1980 engaged in education of religion teachers, and in recent years responsible for the Master programme in education in church. She was involved in Council of Europe programmes on intercultural education and the religious dimension and served many years as a board member of the Intereuropean Commission on Church and School, ICCS.
Ivkovitz, Heinz
MAG. HEINZ IVKOVITS MA ED Mag. Heinz Ivkovitz Ma. Ed. is the Austrian project manager of READY, graduated from Vienna University in Catholic theology/ religious pedagogy and English Language and literature. He was head of the interfaith Department for Continuing Professional Development and In-Service- Training of RE teachers at the Church University College of Teacher Education in Vienna. He is the author of various publications in relevant professional journals and is now retired.
von Brömssen, Kerstin
Kerstin von Brömssen is Professor in Educational Sciences at University West, Sweden. Her interest covers specifically ways of enhancing diversity in education and teaching. She is a member of the Nordic Centre of Excellence, Justice Through Education in the Nordic Countries, JustEd, located at University of Helsinki.
Stones, Alexis
Alexis Stones is a Senior Teaching Fellow at UCL Institute of Education. She is a teacher on the Religious Education Post Graduate Certificate in Education and a museum and gallery educator. Her research interests are in sacred art and the interfaces between science and religion.
Schreiner, Peter
Dr. Peter Schreiner is director of the Comenius-Institut, Protestant Centre for Research and Development of Education, Münster. His main research interests are education philosophy and the concept of “Bildung”, comparative religious education, intercultural and interreligious learning.
Smith, David
Dr. David Smith is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the School of Education at the University of Aberdeen, UK. He has published on the historical milieu of Early Christianity and has contemporary research interests in Education, Religion, and Diversity. Dr Smith regularly teaches in China, and in Aberdeen works in Initial Teacher Education with Religious, Moral, and Philosophical Studies Student Teachers.
Panjwani, Farid
Dr. Farid Panjwani is a senior lecturer and Director at the Centre for Research and Evaluation in Muslim Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. He works mainly on interfaces between religion, citizenship and education, philosophy of education, education and society and contemporary Muslim thought.
Strass, Inge
Inge Strass is teacher educator (Studiendirektorin) for English as a foreign Language, part of the Tübingen team and specialist for intercultural learning.
Kliemann, Peter
Dr. Peter Kliemann is Professor and the coordinating and moderating person in READY. He has been working in teacher education for more than 25 years. He works at the “Staatliches Seminar für Didaktik und Lehrerbildung (Gymnasien)” in Tübingen and is the head of the department “Religion – Ethics – Philosophy & Music”.
Pearce, Jo
Dr. Jo Pearce is a Senior Teaching Fellow at UCL Institute of Education. She directs the Masters in Education and teaches on the Masters in Humanities Education (leading the Religious Education route). Her main research interests are in the areas of Religious Education, spiritual education, Steiner Education, and education as a field of study.
Niemi, Kristian
Kristian Niemi is a lecturer in Religious Studies at Karlstad University, Sweden, and a PhD student at Stockholm University, working on religion in Indian schools, using primarily anthropological methodologies. He is the coordinator for Karlstad University's India programme, including exchange of students and staff between Karlstad and Varanasi, enabling study visits and research.
