Staff members' research interests

The following table contains information about the staff members' research interests.

Faculty staff – with link to Google Scholar profileResearch fieldsKeywords
Valéria ÁrvaEnglish language children's literature - using stories in early childhood language development.English language children's literature; stories; picture book; early childhood language development; CLIL
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) for students of early childhood care and infant educationEnglish for specific purposes; infant education
Early childhood language developmentbilingualism
Mónika BagotaMethodology of mathematics teachingmathematics metodology
Mathematics learning in early agemathematics in early age
Gizella Baloghné NagySyntax: topicalisation structure, left dislocation

German linguistics

English linguistics

Syntax

optimality theory

comparative linguistics

Grammar games and activites in teaching German as a foreign language

language pedagogy

language teaching methodology

early language-teaching methodology

digital learning material

Klára B. ZsoffayHumanbiology

body composition

obesity

health education

health promotion

Anna Bereczkiné ZáluszkiErasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnerships - "I.ECEC - Intercultural Early Childhood Education and Care: Curriculum Design for Professionals" (2018-1-HU01-KA201-047763)early childhood education
Research of the latest trends in contemporary children's literaturecontemporary children's literature
Fairytale pedagogyfairy tale
Zsófia Böddi

Develepmental psychology of early childhood;

Teacher training

developmental psychology

preschool teachers’ training

early childhood studies

children's play

Tamás CsányiPedagogical questions of motor development and motor behaviour of children and adolescents

motor learning

motor development

physical activity

sedentary behaviour

physical fitness

Lilla CsászárVisual communication and Self-presentation in the Social Network

visual culture

visual communication

Art and play

art pedagogy

arts-based research

integrated arts education

Complex innovative methods of art and art education integrating the arts and science

art-based research

art education

integrated arts education

Márta DallosLessons learned on music-choir education in Mihaly Fazekas Primary School and Grammar School from 1950 till 1990 (fall of communist regime)Laszlo Lukin, hungarian music-education, Kodály-method, education politics, music education in primary and secundary school
Sarolta Darvay

Sustainability education in the nursery

early childhood

sustainability education
I.ECEC – Intercultural Early Childhood Education and Care

interculturality

early childhood

early childhood education and care

Adrienn DévaiBékés-tarhos

Békés-tarhos

singing school

lifereform

János DöbrössyChoral management, choral methodology

choral methodology

theatre

church music

musical communication

Life's work and works of György Deák-Bárdos

church music

secular choral works

cultural history

musical communication

composing

Teaching methodology

Nikolett Flick-TakácsBasing lifelong learning in early childhood

early childhood

lifelong learning

teacher's thinking

kindergarten teacher

primary school teachers

Zsuzsa F. LassúResilience and vulnerability in children of parents with mental illness (COPMI)

mental health

mental well-being

resilience

coping

Gender ideologies and stereotypes, images of women in folk tales, children stories and animation movies

gender stereotypes

gender ideologies

fairy tale

animation movies

folklore

feminism

Magdolna Gilányi

Hungarian Church History

 

 

 

 

church history

History of the Catholic Church

History of Monasticism

Dominican Order

Szilvia GolyánFamiliar and institutional education

document analysis

fair educational environment

transitions

Hospital Education

history of hospital education

document analysis

research practices

Andrea GődényLiterary Criticism, Reading Pedagogyliteracy and reading
Andrea GönczölWays of text organisation in Unitarian polemics of the mid-18th century                              old Hungarian literature
Educational reading in preschool with methods of drama pedagogy Complex personality development effect of fairy tale

reading comprehension

reader education

talereproduction

drama pedagogy

children's literature

speech perception

Kinga GyöngyObserving early childhood educators among children in nurseries

early childhood education and care

observation

interaction

Training of Early Childhood Educators and their career paths

early childhood educator training

career development

Zsuzsanna Hegedűsné TóthMethodological challenges in the musical training of pre-school teachers and nursery educators

kindergarten teacher

nursery educator

music education

portfolio

Busy with Music - An Innovative Music Educational Method for Children Aged 3 to 9 Years

good practice

creativity

adaptive education

The impact of Katalin Forrai’s work on early childhood musical education in Hungary and abroad

early childhood

aesthetic education

singing-music education

kindergarten education

early childhood education

work of Katalin Forrai

Mária HerczEducational evaluation

assessment for learning

student-centered assessment

feedback

methodology and tools

programmatic assessment

Entrepreneurship education, Developing social entrepreneurial competences

 

 

developing

challange-based learning

project-based learning

sustainability

civic education

Erika Karáné SzántóChildren's play in the Biedermeier paintingBiedermeier painting
Art periods in cartoonsart periods
Hungarian illustration of books for children 1950-2000children's book
Aesthetic of built enviromentbuilt enviroment
CPTEDCPTED
Object culture 1950-1990

object culture

sixties

seventies

Valéria KerekesChildren’s play and storytelling; Teacher training

early childhood education

early childhood

teacher training

children's play

storytelling

Katalin KismartonyEvaluation of primary school songbooks, compilation new ones

songbooks for primary school

Kodaly-concept

singing and music

compilation new book

Conducting amateur choirs, singing groups

choir-conducting

performance

forming community

Katalin KovácsTraining children’s voice in groups

singing ability

voice training

singing and music

Musical development in public education

sustainability of musical development

„up-to-date” readiness in music

Katalin KulmanOpportunities for the development of mathematical thinking in different grades of education.

development of mathematical thinking

mathematics metodology

didactics of mathematics

Opportunities of using digital tools in mathematics and science lessons.

digital tool

digital task

digital learning material

Examining the appearance of environmental aspects in the subject of geography; sustainability education

sustainability education

geography

environmental protection

Miklós LehmannThe cognitive and affective impact of the digital environment and web 2.0 applications

digital environment

social behaviour

web 2.0

cognitive processes

Opportunities for developing thinking skills in childhood

cognitive development

early childhood

problemsolving

reflection

Dorothee Lehr-BallóMethodology of German as a foreign language - child orientated, action focused approach

teaching methods

learner-centered teaching methods

Language Teaching Methodology

language teaching

language pedagogy

German as a foreign language

András LénárdDigital pedagogy, Methodology of coding, Robotics in early childhood, Digital curriculum development, Digital culture and methodology

digital curriculum

digital pedagogy,

digital technology,

algorithmic thinking,

foundation of coding,

digital culture

Maya Jean Lo BelloTwentieth-century Hungarian Literature and Critical History, Periodical Studies

Nyugat

Holocaust

GyOSz

life writing

Periodical Studies

Miksa Fenyő

Éva Márkuslinguistics, dialectology, CLIL

linguistics

bilingualism

foreign langauge learning

Hajnalka MerényiChildren's Literature

books for children

fairy tale

children's literature

children's fantasy

Réka MiskeiLanguage attitudes

language attitudes

multilingualism

German minority in Hungary

language learning

Réka ÖkördiImproving mathematical thinking skills of students with difficulties in learning maths

learning difficulties

mathematical reasoning

differential equations

The role of mathematical thinking in diagnosis and therapy of difficulties in learning maths

mathematical reasoning

improving skills

diagnosis

Improving skills and competencies in mathimproving skills
Gabriella PatakyVisual literacy, visual education, development of visual competencies, art education of alternative pedagogies, built environmental education, learning spaces

visual literacy

visual education

development of visual competencies

art education

art education of alternative pedagogies

built environmental education

learning spaces

visualisation

iconography

The history of the Hungarian Royal State teacher training institute-
Marianna Pintér

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complex mathematics teachings experiments

digital learning material

Generation Alpha

Development of mathematical thinking in early agemathematical thinking
Use of technology and Digital learning materials in the maths lessonsdigital technology
Veronika PirkaHistory of Childhood

early childhood

history of childhood

Life reform movements, Reformpedägogy and alternative pedagogy

reform pedagogy

art education of alternative pedagogies

life reform movement

Andrea PorosEllen Key's literature-related work, her place in the Modern Breakthrough, her reception in Hungary-
Orsolya RádiAlternativeness in education, Didactics, Pedagogical planning/methodic, teacher training and postgradual training, educational tenders

reform pedagogy

government pedagogical reforms

modern alternative trends in pedagogy

teacher training

postgraduate teacher education

reform movements

constructiveness in pedagogy

contructive educational

teacher knowledge

Pedagogical content knowledge

good practice

PBL

phenomenon based learning

Teréz RadvaiThe Theory and Practice of Bilingual Education, Methodology of Teaching German as a Foreign Language, CLIL,Methodology and Practice of Pre-School Education in German, German Children's LiteratureCLIL
Mónika SerfőzőTeacher education and teacher roles, professional development

implicit beliefs

professional development and learning

professional self-concept

Higher education

21st century learning

active learning and teaching strategies

project-based learning

autonomous learning behavior

assessment for learning

learner-centered teaching methods

Remote teaching and learning in higher education

remote teaching and learning

self-regulated learning

online learning

Judit Skaliczki

Built Environment Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

architecture

art education

art pedagogy

spatial abilities

spatial skills

built environmental education

visual education

creativity

spatial thinking

Bernadett Svraka

Prevalence of mathematical anxiety

 

 

 

 

mathematical anxiety

performance

attitudes

beliefs

working memory

New Ways in the Diagnostics of Specific Learning Disabilities - Pedagogical Investigation of Dyscalculia

learning disorder

dyscalculia

pedagogical method of investigation

developmental approach

Prevalence of mathematical anxiety

 

 

 

 

mathematical anxiety

performance

attitudes

beliefs

working memory

Judit Szitányi

Mathematics education

 

probability, combinatorics, word problems
Zsuzsa SzesztayThe 19th century piano works-
Miklós Zs. TóthApplied Linguistics - applied rhetoric

applied linguistics

rhetoric

rhetorical analysis

discourse analysis

sociolinguistics

contemporary literature

academic writing

Éva Trentinné Benkő

Educational bilingualism

Early foreign language education

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Qualitative research methodology (revealing beliefs and learning outcomes)-
teacher education, training and professional development (TEFL, TEYL and CLIL contexts)-
Áron Vitályos

Human biology

Body composition analysis

morphological body shape