Professional characteristics

Professional profile of Miriam Niklová

She has been working at the Faculty of Education of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica since 2005. At the Department of Pedagogy, she first worked as an internal doctoral student, then as an assistant professor, since 2014 as an associate professor, and since 2022 as a full professor. Since 2018, she has been the deputy head of the department, and since September 1, 2021, she has been the head of the Department of Pedagogy and Andragogy. In her scientific research, teaching, and publishing activities, she focuses primarily on social pedagogy, school social-pedagogical work, social pathology, and its prevention with regard to risky and online risky behavior. She has been and continues to be the principal investigator and co-investigator of domestic and international research projects funded by APVV, VEGA, KEGA, the Visegrad Fund, and others. In 2013, she was promoted to associate professor in the field of pedagogy. As part of her continuing education, she has completed several courses and training programs focusing on bullying prevention, communication skills, facilitation training, and inclusive approaches to education. She is the author and co-author of 12 scientific monographs, 12 university textbooks and teaching texts, more than 80 scientific studies published in foreign and domestic journals, scientific and conference proceedings, and more than 60 other professional publications. These publications have received 749 citations, 40 of which are registered in the WoS and Scopus citation indexes and 264 of which are from abroad. She is a recognized expert in academia and in practice. She participated in the education and preparation of methodological materials and resources for social educators as part of the implementation of national projects supporting an inclusive environment for socially disadvantaged students in elementary schools. From 1999 to 2001, she worked at the Children's Rescue Line as a consultant and later as a supervisor. Since 2018, she has been the vice-chair of the Association of Social Educators in the Slovak Republic, and since 2022, she has been its chair. She was a member of the permanent working group of the Council for the Internal Quality System at UMB, a member of the Council for the Internal Quality System at PF UMB, a member of the Commission for Science, Research and Art at PF UMB, a member of the departmental commission in the field of Pedagogy (PhD) at PdF UKF in Nitra, chairwoman of the joint departmental commission (PhD) at the Faculty of Education at UMB in Banská Bystrica, a member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Education at UMB in Banská Bystrica, and a member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Education at UHK in Hradec Králové, etc. Since 2005, she has been a member of the Social Pedagogy Section of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. She is on the editorial boards of the international journals Sociální pedagogika (in the Czech Republic), Pedagogika spoleczna (in Poland), Empowerment (in Poland), a member of the review committee of the journal Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Humanitas Pedagogika (in Poland), and a member of the editorial board of the journal Edukácia. She is also a member of the Association of Educators in Social Pedagogy (in the Czech Republic) and a member of the Preventista civic association.  She is an active reviewer of scientific monographs, professional publications, and scientific and professional studies in Slovakia and abroad. During her career, she has participated in the organization of several international conferences, professional seminars, and events, and has also been a member of the scientific committee of scientific conferences and their main guarantor. As part of the National Project for the Professional Development of Teachers, she provided expert advice as a consultant on the content of the education program and teaching resources, and consulted on the creation of educational programs and teaching resources. She has lectured at workshops for primary school teachers for MPC, as well as for social pedagogues within ASPg. Since January 2021, she has been involved in establishing the Global Alliance of Social Pedagogues. She participated as a member of an expert working group on the innovation of professional standards for specialist staff. Since 2022, she has been a member of the Expert Group for Innovation within VUDPaP.

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