Karina Fernandez

Prof. Dr. Karina Fernandez is a University Professor of Educational Sociology and Quality Development at the University College of Teacher Education Styria (PHST). She is affiliated with the Department of Educational Governance and contributes to the Institute for Educational Governance. Her research focuses on educational inequality, school culture, youth sociology, and mixed-methods research approaches. She teaches courses on societal conditions of education processes and foundational educational research methods.

Her work emphasizes research-driven quality development in educational contexts. She holds a doctoral degree (Dr. in) and a Magister Artium (Mag. a) alongside a bachelor's (Bakk.).

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