INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF EDUCATIVE COMMUNITIES

Individual members:

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Mitja Krajnčan, PhD

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Full Professor of Didactics and Methodology in Social Pedagogy.

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Education

PhD in Social Pedagogical Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education (2003)

• Dissertation: Analysis of Criteria for Placement of Children and Adolescents in Residential Institutions

• Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Vinko Skalar

• Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Miran Čuk

MSc in Social Pedagogy, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education (1992–1998)

University Degree in Defectology, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education (1987–1992)

Professional Examination in Education, 1993

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Academic Positions

Full Professor, Didactics and Methodology of Social Pedagogy. University of Ljubljana (since 2015)

Associate Professor, University of Ljubljana (2009–2014)

Assistant Professor (Docent), University of Ljubljana (2004–2009)

Teaching Assistant, University of Ljubljana (from 2003)

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Professional Training 

Preventive Work Methods and Techniques, Ljubljana (1989)

Training for Residential Group Work, University of Ljubljana (1992)

Body Language Development, Hogeschool Nijmegen (1993)

Communication Training I & II, Ptuj (1994–1995)

Sensitivity Training I–III, Ljubljana (1994–1996)

Experiential Pedagogy, Institut für Erlebnispädagogik (1994–1996)

Experiential Learning for People with Special Needs, Universität Nürnberg (2008–2010)

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Professional Experience

Educator, Residential Institution Logatec (1992–1999)

Assistant in Didactics of Social Pedagogy, University of Ljubljana (1997–2006)

University Lecturer, University of Ljubljana (2006–2012)

Head of Department of Social Pedagogy, University of Ljubljana (2006–2011)

Vice-Dean for Quality and Development, University of Primorska (2017)

Vice-Dean for External Relations, University of Primorska (2021)

Visiting Professor, University of Novi Sad; Fachhochschule des Mittelstands

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Teaching

Undergraduate Courses

• Methodology of Social Pedagogical Work

• Didactics and Methodology of Social Pedagogy

• Experiential Pedagogy

Graduate Courses

• Methodology of Educational and Re-educational Work

• Alternatives to Institutional Care

• Social Integration of Stigmatized Students

Doctoral Level

• Teaching Methodologies (University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Philosophy)

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Supervision

• 8 PhD dissertations

• 98 Master’s theses

• 103 pre-Bologna diploma theses

• 77 undergraduate theses

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Research and Projects

Project leader and coordinator in numerous international and national projects, including:

• Competences for Culturally Sensitive Care (Leonardo da Vinci, 2008–2010)

• BALANCE – Health Coaching for Adult Education Professionals (EU Grundtvig, 2011–2014)

• BEST BOSS (Erasmus+, 2015–2017)

• Job to Stay (Erasmus+, 2017–2019)

• XR4Ped (Erasmus+, 2021)

• YOUTH COURAGE – You Are Part of the Solution! (2022–2025)

• National research projects on:

Crisis management in educational institutions (2019–2020)

Emotional and behavioural disorders: phenomenological and etiological analysis (2022–2024)

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Publications

• Author of 44 scientific monographs

• Over 750 scientific and professional publications in total

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Awards and Honors

• European Award for Scientific and Educational Achievements (Outward Bound, 2000)

• Golden Plaque for Higher Education Teaching Excellence (University of Primorska, 2017)

• National Award of the Republic of Slovenia for Education (2018)

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​E-mail: mitja.krajncan@pef.upr.si

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