MTA-MATE Early Childhood Research Group – Researcher - Institute of Education
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Last modified: 28. September 2023
Stephen Amukune
Stephen Amukune holds a PhD in Educational Sciences from the University of Szeged and is currently a lecturer, in the School of Education at Pwani University, Kenya. He has twelve scientific publications and several papers presented in international conferences. His research interest is 2.1. He is also an active member of MTA research group, MATE, Hungary.
Deutsch Krisztina
Krisztina Deutsch is a health science researcher and a professor assistant. Her research is interdisciplinary at the intersection of health and education: it is related to the mental health aspect of school health promotion, the mental health of students and teachers, first aid training for teachers, preschool and school children.
Fináncz Judit
Judit Fináncz is an associate professor at the MATE Institute of Education. Her research interest is focused on preschool education, examining the career profile and health behaviour of teachers working in the field, the issues of early childhood health education, with particular regard to health literacy, and its connection to the children's sociocultural background. The number of her scientific publications is 71, the number of independent references is 64, the Hirsch index is 4
Földi Fanni
Scientific assistant Fanni Földi. PhD student of the Doctoral School of Education at the University of Szeged. Her research area is musical instrument learning motivation: the exploration of the opinions of students trained to play musical instruments and ones not, regarding musical instrument learning, supplemented by the views of parents and teachers. She uses the self-determination theory to interpret her research.
Iváncsik Réka
Réka Iváncsik is a special education teacher, animal-assisted therapy specialist, teacher of inclusive education, psychopedagogue, teaching assistant, PhD student. Her research interests include human-animal interactions, animal-assisted intervention, animal-assisted activity, pedagogy and therapy.
Janurik Márta
Márta Janurik is a music pedagogy researcher, violinist, college associate professor. Her research areas are the development of musical abilities, methodological research concerning the teaching of music at school, the investigation of the transfer effects of musical abilities and the motivation to learn music.
Józsa Gabriella
Józsa Gabriella is a university assistant professor and secondary school teacher. Her research interests are executive function, teaching reading, reading comprehension, learning motivation, dropout, resilience.
Józsa Krisztián
Józsa Krisztián is an educational researcher, university professor, doctor at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His primary research area is learning motivation and acquisition motivation. Places emphasis on the possibilities and methods of skill development in kindergarten and primary school, and the issue of the transition from kindergarten to school. Pays special attention to the issue of individual differences and disadvantage.
Keresztes Viktória
Viktória Keresztes, kindergarten teacher, PhD student. She is currently a doctoral student at the "Education and Society" Doctoral School of Education at the University of Pécs. The focus of her research so far has been the shaping of children's health behavior and the health literacy of parents.
Kovács Katalin
Katalin Kovács is a music teacher, choir leader, university teaching assistant. Doctoral student of the Early Childhood Education program of the Doctoral School of Education at ELTE Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology. Her research area focuses on group voice training for children, the development of singing ability, and the exploration of the innovative possibilities inherent in this. She pays special attention to music education in public education and sustainable music development.
Kovács Melinda
Melinda Kovács is a veterinarian, university professor, and regular member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Her primary research area is the physiological basis of animal food production, food safety, One Health. She focuses on animal and human health hazards and food safety risks of harmful substances affecting the environment.
Kövérné Nagyházi Bernadett
Nagyházi Bernadette university associate professor, researcher in the field of education and linguistics. In the course of her scientific activity, she conducts research in the fields of education and applied linguistics. Her research is currently focused on the linguistic investigation of young children's language development.
Molnár Marcell
Molnár Marcell is an agricultural engineer, poultry and small animal breeding specialist, university associate professor. His primary field of research is human-animal relations and animal behaviour. He places special emphasis on the applicability and selection of different companion animals for animal-assisted work. Within this, an important subfield is the examination of the welfare of the animals participating in the development.
Oo, Tun Zaw
Tun Zaw Oo is a research associate working at the Institute of Education, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary. He finished his Ph.D. degree from Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, at the University of Szeged, Hungary. He has seven scientific publications and several papers from the international conferences, including nine citations.
Petőné Csima Melinda
Melinda Petőné Csima is a researcher and associate professor in the field of education and health science. In the course of her scientific activity, she primarily searches for answers to questions that require a multi-faceted approach and that require the results of educational, social and health sciences to be related to each other. The examination of health behavior and health literacy, which is a relevant research topic in both education and health science, is of particular importance in her work. Her current research explores the health status, health behavior, and health literacy of teachers working in early childhood education.
Podráczky Judit
Judit Podráczky is an associate professor, head of the Department of Child Education of MATE. Her teaching and educational development activities are related to teacher training, and her research activities are related to the field of early childhood education. In recent years, as a member of a research group, she has dealt with the health behaviour of teachers working in early childhood education and the issues of the development and improvement of learning motivation, in this context, the kindergarten-school transition.
Simon Tünde
Simon Tünde is an educational researcher, associate professor. Her research areas are visual communication skills, the use of contemporary art in lessons, and horizontal learning and the professional learning community. She places emphasis on the possibilities and methods of skill development within the framework of visual education.
Soós Evelin
After obtaining her diploma in infant and early childhood education, Evelin Soós continued her studies in the master's degree in educational science. She is currently a PhD student at PTE "Education and Society" Doctoral School of Education. The focus of her research so far has been early childhood education, the family and intergenerational relationships.
Szabó Norbert
Norbert Szabó is a master educator, art teacher. His primary research area is the impact of the use of digital tools on learning processes. He is a digital curriculum developer, instructor and consultant. The number of his scientific publications is 66.
Szántóné Tóth Hajnalka
Hajnalka Szántóné Tóth, assistant professor, conducts research in the field of educational science, which is related to the investigation of the attitudes of teachers and teacher trainees towards science, as well as early childhood and elementary school science education, formation of science attitudes, and methods that help the effectiveness of science education.
Tormáné Kiss Bernadett
Tormáné Kiss Bernadett is a teacher of English and Music. Doctoral student of the Doctoral School of Education at the University of Szeged. Her research field is motivation in music lessons.
Zentai Gabriella
Gabriella Zentai is an educational researcher, university associate professor. Her primary research area is the measurement and development of thinking abilities. She places special emphasis on the possibilities and methods of skill development in kindergarten and primary school, and the issue of the transition from kindergarten to school. She also focuses on the issue of individual differences and disadvantage.