Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Psych. Dr. Barbara Schober

Psychological Research on Education and Transfer

Universitaetsstrasse 7 (NIG)
1010 Vienna, Austria

T: +43-1-4277-47422
E: barbara.schober[at]univie.ac.at

Modelling and measurement of competencies for self-regulation and lifelong learning
Motivation, wellbeing and learning in school
Parameters for successful competence-oriented and evidence-based teaching
Development and evaluation of intervention programs
Gender differences in educational contexts and in careers
Implementation research

Education/Academic degrees
2007: Postdoctoral lecture qualification at the University of Vienna, Austria (Venia Legendi for Psychology)
2001: PhD, Psychology, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany
1997: Diploma Degree in Psychology, Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg, Germany

Academic career and positions held
since 2016: Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna
2015: Guest researcher at the National Implementation Research Network (NIRN), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
since 2011: Full Professor of Psychological Research on Education and Transfer at the Department of Applied Psychology: Work, Education, Economy, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna
since 2006: Co-Chair of the Faculty research area “Psychology of Lifelong Learning”
2007-2011: Associate Professor in the area of Educational Psychology and Evaluation at the Department of Economic Psychology, Educational Psychology and Evaluation; Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna
2001-2007: Contracted Assistant in the research group Educational Psychology and Evaluation of the Faculty for Psychology, University of Vienna
1996-2001: PhD-Student in the DFG Research Group “Knowledge and action” (at the Chair for Psychological Diagnostics and Evaluation, Institute for Educational Psychology and Empirical Psychology at the LMU Munich)
1994-1996: Medical technical Assistant for Psychology at the Psychiatric Clinic of the LMU Munich

Selected positions

Vice President of the Austrian Society for Psychology (2020-)
Member of the Austrian national Quality Assurance Council for Pedagogical Education (2020-)
Member of the official advisory board of the Austrian Minister for Health on “Psychosocial issues and COVID19” (2021-)
Official member and coordinator of the section “education” of the Future Operations Platform (2020-) of the Austrian government to cope with mid-/long term consequences of COVID 19

Publications

2025

Holzer, J., Grützmacher, L., Ludwig, S., Bacher, J., Dumont, H., Kampa, N., Krainer, K., Lüftenegger, M., Maaz, K., Pant, H. A., Prenzel, M., Spiel, C., & Schober, B. (2025). Bildung gemeinsam gestalten: Empfehlungen für Projekte in Kooperation zwischen Wissenschaft, Politik und Praxis. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, 28, 151-179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-024-01273-0

Lüftenegger, M., Prenzel, M., & Schober, B. (2025). Ergebnisbericht der wissenschaftlichen Begleitung des Projekts „100 Schulen – 1000 Chancen“: Projektbericht: Universität Wien.

Schultes, M.-T., Graf, D., Holzer, J., Schober, B., & Spiel, C. (2025). Implementation and evaluation of service learning at higher education institutions. Evaluation and Program Planning, 112, Article 102622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102622

Strohmeier, D., Kollmayer, M., Korlat Ikanovic, S., Schober, B., & Spiel, C. (2025). The importance of promoting social relatedness during host language instruction for immigrant adolescents’ motivation, achievement and aspirations. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 40(1), Article 19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-024-00899-2

2024

Holzer, J., Grützmacher, L., Lüftenegger, M., Prenzel, M., & Schober, B. (2024). Shedding light on relations between teacher emotions, instructional behavior, and student school well-being – Evidence from disadvantaged schools. Learning and Instruction, 92, Article 101926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2024.101926

Schober, B., Korunka, C., Pelikan, E., Schöllbauer, J., Eder, B., Haider, C., Hubweber, M., Koesten, L., Metzler, E., Mir, A., Johanna Sophia, S., Uhlig, L., Vakavlieva, Z., Bettina, P., & Wally, B. (2024). Zukunft der Bildung im Kontext von Digitalisierung und Chancengerechtigkeit. Web publication

Bosnjak, M., Dimbleby, R., Hilbig, B. E., Kiesel, A., Kolassa, I.-T., Pohl, S., Schober, B., Schyns, B., Spiel, C., & Stern, E. (2024). Online Only – The Next Big Thing for Zeitschrift für Psychologie. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 232(1), 1-2. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000544

Schober, B., Brauckmann-Sajkiewicz, S., Groß-Ophoff, J., Hagenauer, G., & Kemethofer, D. (2024). Entwicklungsfelder für das österreichische Bildungswesen im NBB 2024: Synthese und Ausblick. In Nationaler Bildungsbericht Österreich 2024 https://doi.org/10.17888/nbb2024

Holzer, J., Korlat, S., Pelikan, E., Schober, B., Spiel, C., & Lüftenegger, M. (2024). The Role of Parental Self-Efficacy Regarding Parental Support for Early Adolescents’ Coping, Self-Regulated Learning, Learning Self-Efficacy and Positive Emotions. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 44(2), 171-197. https://doi.org/10.1177/02724316231162306