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lars balzer |
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Professional Experience |
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  since 2009:Head evaluation unit at the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET) in Zollikofen / Switzerland |
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| since 2001: Different university teaching positions in the fields of "evaluation", "diagnostics" and "social science methods" (at University of Koblenz-Landau, University of Berne, University of Education in Heidelberg, Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training - for details check my list) |
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| since 2001: Co-editor of the German language refereed scientific journal "Empirische Pädagogik" |
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2011: Certificate SVEB (Level 1) - A basic qualification in adult education recognised throughout Switzerland, in responsibility of the Swiss Federation for Adult Learning |
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2005 - 2009: Senior researcher, responsible for evaluation at the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET) (former Swiss Pedagogical Institute for Vocational Education until 2006) in Zollikofen / Switzerland |
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| 2008: Swiss federal certificate as part-time trainer in Vocational Education and Training (VET), Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET) in Zollikofen / Switzerland |
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| 2005: Dr. phil. (equivalent to Ph.D.) in psychology, University of Koblenz-Landau in Landau / Germany Thesis: "Wie werden Evaluationsprojekte erfolgreich? - Ein integrierender theoretischer Ansatz und eine empirische Studie zum Evaluationsprozess" [What does a successful evaluation project need? - An integrating theoretical model and an empiricial study regarding the evaluation process] Awarded as universities´ best dissertation in 2005 |
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  2000 - 2005:Research and lecturing at the Centre for Educational Research, University of Koblenz-Landau in Landau / Germany |
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 2001:Visiting scientist at the Swiss Pedagogical Institute for Vocational Education in Zollikofen, Switzerland |
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| 1995 - 2001: Free-lance computer instructor in various fields |
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 1999 - 2000:Researcher at the Centre for Educational Research, University of Koblenz-Landau in Landau / Germany |
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| 1992 - 1998: Psychology studies at the University of Koblenz-Landau in Landau / Germany Diploma (equivalent to Master in psychology) in 1998 Thesis: "Der Erfolg von EDV-Seminaren: Eine Evaluation von Computerkursen einer Volkshochschule" [The Success of Computer Training: An Evaluation Study of Computer Training in Adult Education] |
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| 1994 - 1998: Honorary president of the Youth Organization of the Baden regional German Chess-Federation |
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| 1992: General qualification for university entrance (Abitur) at Kant-Gymnasium in Karlsruhe / Germany |
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Fields of Scientific Work |
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My current scientific
interests include:
These topics are treated in my project work, publications, conference presentations and also in the university courses I teach |
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Professional Affiliations |
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Member of the
Swiss Evaluation Society (seval)
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Member of the
German Evaluation Society (DeGEval)
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Member of the
European Evaluation Society (EES)
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| Member of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) | |
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Scientific Journal Adhoc Reviewer |
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More personal profiles in the internet |
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Personal staff page at my employer's webpage
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Personal profile at the author database PsychAuthors of the
Leibniz-Institute for Psychology Information (German: Leibniz-Zentrum
für Psychologische Information und Dokumentation/ZPID)
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Social networking |
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