Prof. Dr. Wiltrud Weidinger Meister

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About

Wiltrud Weidinger, Prof. Dr. phil., works as a professor for educational science at the Zurich University of Teacher Education. Her qualifications include a doctorate in Education and a Master’s degree in Education/Psychology of the University of Vienna, a Master of Science in Education (School Psychology) from the City University of New York. As a project leader for various international cooperation projects she is familiar with international educational systems and project implementation mechanisms between education and profession.

Her current research projects include a peer-learning programme for teachers, school principals, trainers, and university lecturers in the Republic of Moldova, a training programme for teachers and mentors for career guidance in Ukraine, a programme on social-emotional skills and resilience of teachers in Lebanon, as well as a Future Skills project for universities in the Republic of Moldova.

Her past experience includes various international and national backstopping and evaluation mandates in Europe, Africa and Asia about pedagogical and didactical content questions as well as structural implementation of projects and programs focusing the acquisition of transformative, life and future skills of children and adolescents.

Focus on research, teaching, services

Acquisition, planning and conception of development and implementation projects in the field of international development cooperation

Example projects: JOBS Romania, FACE Romania, North-Macedonia, Kosovo; CORE; Teaching Supoort Ghana; Play Plus, REFLECT Moldova, DECIDE Ukraine, Future Skills Moldova, LIFE Lebanon

Conducting evaluations and qualitative research components on impact, skills acquisition and attitude change

Qualitative research on the development and promotion of self-competence, life skills and future skills of learners and teachers in different contexts

Development of teaching materials to promote interdisciplinary skills in children and young people

Teaching materials for refugee children and young people

Materials on teaching and learning approaches and methods

Materials for download on ipe-textbooks.phzh.ch

Publications

  • Lieger, Catherine; Weidinger, Wiltrud (2026)Future Skills Plus. Bildung für die Zukunft im Zyklus 1. Bern: Hep-Verlag.

  • Christine Bieri, Esther Forrer Kasteel, Wiltrud Weidinger (2025)Coaching und kollegiale Beratung. Impulse für Lernprozesse und Potenzialentwicklung in der Bildungspraxis. Bern: Hep-Verlag.

  • Hans Berner, Rudolf Isler und Wiltrud Weidinger (2023)Einfach gut kooperieren. Eltern, Kinder, Schule – Wie das Miteinander gelingen kann. Bern: Hep-Verlag.

  • Catherine Lieger und Wiltrud Weidinger (2021)Spielen Plus. Bern: Hep-Verlag.

  • Hans Berner, Rudolf Isler und Wiltrud Weidinger (2021)Einfach gut lernen. Bern: Hep-Verlag.

  • Hans Berner, Rudolf Isler und Wiltrud Weidinger (2021)Simply good learning.

  • Hans Berner, Rudolf Isler und Wiltrud Weidinger (2018)Einfach gut unterrichten. Bern: Hep-Verlag.

  • Hans Berner, Rudolf Isler und Wiltrud Weidinger (2018)Simply good teaching. Bern: Hep-Verlag.

  • Rolf Gollob, Peter Krapf und Wiltrud Weidinger (2010)Growing up in democracy. Lesson plans for primary level on democratic citizenship and human rights education. Council of Europe Publishing. Strasbourg Cedex.

  • Rolf Gollob, Peter Krapf und Wiltrud Weidinger (2010)Taking part in democracy. Lesson plans for upper secondary level on democratic citizenship and human rights education. Council of Europe Publishing. Strasbourg Cedex.

  • Rolf Gollob, Peter Krapf und Wiltrud Weidinger (2008)Living in democracy. Lesson plans for lower secondary level on democratic citizenship and human rights education. Council of Europe Publishing. Strasbourg Cedex.

  • Rolf Gollob, Peter Krapf und Wiltrud Weidinger (2008)Teaching democracy. A collection of models for democratic citizenship and human rights education. Council of Europe Publishing. Strasbourg Cedex.

  • Rolf Gollob, Peter Krapf und Wiltrud Weidinger (2007)Exploring children’s rights. Nine short projects for primary level. Council of Europe Publishing. Strasbourg. Cedex.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2005)Hierarchien in der Organisation Schule. Eine qualitative Untersuchung zu unbewussten Vorgängen bei SchulaufsichtsbeamtInnen und SchulleiterInnen der Wiener Pflichtschule. Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovac.

  • Hollenweger, Judith; Weidinger, Wiltrud (2025)In Frieden lernen. Gegen Diskriminierung an Zürcher Schulen. Reflektierter Praxisbericht. Journal für LehrerInnenbildung 04/2025.

  • Majlinda Gjelaj, Blerta Perolli Shehu, Doris Kuhn, Wiltrud Weidinger Meister, Hana Zylfiu Haziri (2025)Bridging the Gap: School-Based Interventions for Adolescent Life Skill Development in Kosovo. Journal of Social Studies Education Research. 2025:16 (2), 104–129.

  • Najjar, Nada und Wiltrud Weidinger (2025)Fostering self-competences and social awareness for adolescents in youth centres in Tunisia. ICERI 2025.

  • Catherine Lieger, Wiltrud Weidinger (2024)Gesundheitsförderung durch Future Skills. Kompetenzen von Führungspersonen und Bildungsorganisationen. #schuleverantworten. Führungskultur_innovation_autonomie. 2024_4.

  • Corinna Borer und Wiltrud Weidinger (2024)Fostering Future Readiness: Educational Advice in Career Orientation and the Power of Teacher Guidance in Empowering Learners to Discover, Develop and Decide. Conference Publication. «Modern approaches in speech therapy and psycho-pedagogical counselling», Brasov, Romania.

  • Corinna Borer und Wiltrud Weidinger (2024)From life skills to future skills: Competencies that nowadays’ children will need in ten years’ time. Future of Education. Conference Publication. Florence, Italy.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2021)Life skills for primary and secondary school students: Development of a multilingual, inclusive education program. International Journal of Childhood Education, 2021, 2 (1), 12–22.

  • Samir Boulos, Gregory Turkawka und Wiltrud Weidinger (2017)Children of refugees in education (CORE): A massive open online course (MOOC) providing access to other materials to strengthen skills of adolescent learners.

  • Corinna Borer und Wiltrud Weidinger (2016)International educational development co-operation in crisis situations: An opportunity for change or an obstacle to sustainability? In: Proceedings EDULEARN Conference Barcelona 7.2016.

  • Sabrina Marruncheddu und Wiltrud Weidinger (2016)Life skills education as a means of empowerment for teachers and students: A case study from Romania.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2016)START – Life Skills, job orientation and foreign language learning for unaccompanied minor asylum seekers in Switzerland through a competence-based inclusive teaching and learning program.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2014)Acquiring competences for life: JOBS – Job Orientation Training for Businesses and Schools in Romania Experiences on implementation from a transcultural point of view. In: Revue of Pedagogy 1/2014.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2012)Kinderrechte erkunden – Exploring children’s rights. Zeitschrift für Menschenrechtsbildung (ZfMRB). Spezialausgabe über die Fachtagung Menschenrechtsbildung Luzern (HRES). Stämpfli Verlag. Bern.

  • Marie-Nicole Bossart und Wiltrud Weidinger (2011)Schmelztiegel Zürich: Zur Integration mehrsprachiger Schülerinnen und Schüler unter besonderen Umständen. In: Erziehung & Unterricht 1–2/2011. Wien: öbv/hpt.

  • Judith Hollenweger und Wiltrud Weidinger (2010)Forschung an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Zürich – ein Beispiel oder ein ganz anderer Weg? In: Erziehung & Unterricht 3/2010. Wien: öbv/hpt.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2009)Trends in der Lehrer/innenweiterbildung. Ein Blick in den deutschsprachigen Westen. In: Perspektive 01/2009. Wien: ZV.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2008)Englisch und Umweltbildung in Tansania. Gewerkschaftsstrukturen als Erfolgsfaktor eines Weiterbildungsprojekts im ostafrikanischen Kontext. In: vpod Bildungspolitik 155/2008.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2008)Participation in formal education: No false promises, please. In: Coyote Magazine. Council of Europe, 10/2008: Council of Europe Publishing, Strasbourg Cedex.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2008)Zu den Vor- und Nachteilen heterogener Lerngruppen. In: Erziehung & Unterricht 9-10/2008. Wien: öbv.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2006)Professionalisierung der schulpraktischen Ausbildung: Zur Arbeit mit Standards an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Zürich. In: Erziehung & Unterricht Mai/Juni 2006. Schwerpunkt Pädagogische Hochschule. Wien: öbv/hpt.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2004)Die Grundlegung einer mathematischen Grundbildung im Grundschulunterricht. In: Erziehung & Unterricht März/April 2004. Mathematik(unterricht) in der Diskussion. Wien: öbv/hpt.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2001)Der Computer im Englischunterricht der Volksschule. In: Erziehung & Unterricht Mai/Juni 2001. Schwerpunkt: Begegnungen zum Jahr der Sprachen. Encounters 2001. Wien: öbv/hpt.

  • Weidinger, Wiltrud, Doris Kuhn, Corinna Borer, Svetlana Lazic und Alma Tasevska (2025)PALS – Play and Life skills – Play as an opportunity for developing life skills. Schule als Spielraum. Bu’Press.

  • Christina Colberg, Nadia Lausselet, Barbara Rödlach und Wiltrud Weidinger (2019)BNE-Kompass für Mobilitätserfahrungen in der Lehrer/-innenbildung. Beitrag von Mobilitätserfahrungen in Nord-Süd-Partnerschaften zur Entwicklung von BNE-Professionskompetenzen. Education21.

  • Rolf Gollob und Wiltrud Weidinger (2019)School-Based In-Service Teacher Training and Peer-to-Peer Learning as an Element of Professionalization. In: Global Perspectives on Teacher Performance Improvement

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2017)Transkulturalität als eine Reflexionsperspektive für Nord-Süd-Partnerschaften in der Lehrer/-innenbildung. In: éducation21 (dir.), Mobilitätserfahrungen als Lernanlass in der Lehrer/-innenbildung: Beitrag von Nord-Süd Partnerschaften zu einer Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2014)Competence-oriented teaching in international projects. In: Internationalization in Teacher Education. Book Series: Pädagogische Hochschule Kärnten.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2014)Kompetenzorientierung in internationalen Projekten und transkulturelle Unterschiede. In: Internationalization in Teacher Education. Book Series: Pädagogische Hochschule Kärnten.

  • Rolf Gollob, Peter Krapf und Wiltrud Weidinger (2010)Educating for democracy. Background materials on democratic citizenship and human rights education. Council of Europe Publishing. Strasbourg Cedex.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2004)Der Einsatz neuer Medien im Fremdsprachenunterricht der Grundschule. In: Kommentar zum Lehrplan der Volksschule. Wien: öbv/hpt.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2001)Bilingualität und Schule aus erziehungswissenschaftlicher Sicht. Weidinger, Walter (Hrsg.). Bilingualität und Schule. Ausbildung, wissenschaftliche Perspektiven und empirische Befunde. Wien: öbv/hpt.

  • Georg Büher-Garcia, Gisela Bürki und Wiltrud Weidinger (2018)Unterwegs. Didaktischer Kommentar. Bern: Hep-Verlag.

  • Georg Bühler-Garcia, Gisela Bürki und Wiltrud Weidinger (2018)Unterwegs. Das bin ich. Das kann ich. Da will ich hin. Bern: Hep-Verlag.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2016)Kernpunkte der in den Einwanderungsländern aktuellen Pädagogik II: Erziehungs- und schulbezogene Aspekte. In: Schader, Basil (Hg, 2016): Materialien für den herkunftssprachlichen Unterricht. Hand- und Arbeitsbuch.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger (2013)My job exploration. Grades 8 and 10. Students’ and teachers’ books. Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation. SDC.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger et al. (2013)Job opportunities. Discussin possibilities, chances and risks. Grades 8 and 10. Students’ and teachers’ book. Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation. SDC.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger et al. (2013)Jobs!!! Investigating different people’s job biographies. Grades 8 and 10. Students’ and teachers’ book. Swiss Agency for Development Co-operation. SDC.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger et al. (2013)JOBS. Toolbox for students. Grades 8 and 10. Students’ books. Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation. SDC.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger et al. (2013)Me and my strengths. Analysing my competences, interests and personality. Grades 8 and 10. Students’ and teachers’ books. Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation. SDC.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger et al. (2013)Our exploration results. Processing and presenting our data at the school exhibition. Grades 8 and 10. Students’ and teachers’ books. Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation. SDC.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger et al. (2013)Ready for the JOB! Preparing for our job exploration. Grades 8 and 10. Students’ and teachers’ books. Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation. SDC.

  • Wiltrud Weidinger et al. (2013)The world of JOBS. Exploring a full box of surprises. Grades 8 and 10. Students’ and teachers’ books. Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation. SDC.

  • Rolf Gollob, Peter Krapf und Wiltrud Weidinger (2010)Kinderrechte erkunden. Unterrichtsprojekte für die Klassen 1–9. Lehrmittelverlag Zürich.

Projects

Teaching (training)

Learning and development 1 (BE.P110)
Learning and development 2 (BE.P210)

Further information

Education and Social Sciences

  • Life Skills for primary and secondary school students – Development of a multilingual, inclusive education program. 20. Februar 2021

    World CTE Conference.

    Vienna, Austria

  • Self-competences and life skills of children coming from vulnerable groups – Research-based development of an inclusive education Programme. 1. Juli 2016

    The European Conference on Education ECE2016.

    Brighton

  • Enhancing multi-ethnic teaching and learning culture by promoting self-competences and life skills for Roma children. Education for the 21st century. 1. Januar 2015

    Conference.

    Gordon College.. Haifa, Israel

  • Promoting self-competences and life skills of Roma children – research-based development of an inclusive education programm through pedagogical and didactical key factors. 1. Januar 2015

    Präsentation und Session-Chair. International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation ICERI.

    Sevilla

  • Communication and challenges in international co-operation. Key factors and analysis of a communication interplay. 1. Januar 2014

    Keynote. IRUAS Annual Conference.

    Zürich

  • TIMSS – Trends in Mathematics and Science Study from a Swiss point of view. 29. September 2007

    ERI SEE Workshop, Bar

    Montenegro

  • National and International Assessment in the Swiss education system 28. September 2007

    ERI SEE Workshop, Bar.

    Montenegro

  • Schule und Jugendarbeit – Kooperation oder Konkurrenz? 24. September 2007

    Forum Jugend für Europa Tagung.

    Köln