Prof. Dr. Marcelo Parreira do Amaral, M.A.

Current affiliations

  • Professorship für international and comparative educational sciences (Prof. Parreira do Amaral)

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Comparative and International Education
  • International Education Policy
  • International Educational Governance
  • International comparative Higher Education Research

Academic Education

06/2006 - 07/2010Doctoral Degree in Education Research at Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
10/2000 - 01/2006Magister Artium Degree in Education and American Studies at the J. W. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

Work Experience

since 01/2020Visiting Professor of International and Comparative Education, CELE, University Turku, Finnland
since 03/2014Professur für Erziehungswissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Internationale und Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft
10/2013 - 02/2014Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Universität Stuttgart, Abteilung für Allgemeine Pädagogik
01/2010 - 09/2013Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter am Institut für Sozialpädagogik und Erwachsenenbildung der Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main (Forschungsprojekt GOETE www.goete.eu)
12/2006 - 12/2009Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter am Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft, Abteilung für Allgemeine Pädagogik der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

Functions and Memberships

since 07/2024Mitglied , Lenkungskreis Ulysseus European University-Münster, Ulysseus European University-Münster
since 06/2023Associate Editor, Editorial Board der Zeitschrift ‚Comparative Education Review‘ (CER), Fachzeitschrift Comparative Education Review‘ (CER), The University of Chicado Press
since 2021Member Editorial Advisory Board - Journal 'Educação Sociedade e Culturas'
since 2019Member Editorial Advisory Board of "Educational Governance Research" series
since 2016Mitglied des Vorstands des WWU Centrum Europa
since 01/2016Member International Scientific Committee Journal “Profesorado. Revista de Currículum y Formación del Profesorado” (Spanien)
since 2013Member of the International Advisory Board of the Journal ‘FIRE: FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH IN EDUCATION’ (USA)
since 2011Member of Network of Experts on the Social Aspects of Education and Training (NESET I & II)
since 2008Member of the German Educational Research Association (GERA)
since 2008Member of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), USA
01/2016 - 06/2017Internationalisierungsbeauftragter des Instituts für Erziehungswissenschaft der WWU
03/2015 - 03/2017President of the Division Intercultural and International Comparative Education of the German Educational Research Association
2014 - 09/2016Member of the Standing Research Committee of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES)
2011 - 2015Treasurer of the Section Intercultural und International Comparative Education (SIIVE) of the DGfE

Publications

Zelinka, Jozef, Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo (2024)
In: Cheng, Yi’En, Kraftl, Peter, Holloway, Sarah & Kučerová, Silvie Rita (eds.), Handbook on Geographies of Education . Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Guimarães, Paula; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Zarifis, George K. (eds.) (2024)
In: Studies in the Education of Adults
Type of Publication: Special issue of a journal
Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo (2023)
In: Magnus Frank, Thomas Geier, Verena Holz, Sabine Hornberg, Claudia Machold, Lukas Otterspeer, Mandy Singer-Brodowski und Patricia Stošić (eds.), Grenzen auflösen – Grenzen ziehen. Grenzbearbeitungen zwischen Erziehungswissenschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft.. Opladen: Verlag Barbara Budrich.
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Kurz, Benedict; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo (2023)
In: Revista Española de Educación Comparada, 42(1)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Bücker, Julia; Zelinka, Jozef; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Becker, Jörg; Distel, Bettina; Feldhaus, Christoph; Grundmann, Matthias; Hoffmann, Jessica; Hosseini, Henry; Hupperich, Thomas; Kersting, Norbert; Koddebusch, Michael; Koelmann, Holger; Löschel, Andreas; Maeser, Jonas; Nowak, David; Nguyen, Binh An Patrick; Rusche, Mathias; Scholta, Hendrik (2023)
Münster: Selbstverlag / Eigenverlag.
Type of Publication: Working paper
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Projects

Duration: 01/02/2023 - 31/12/2024
Type of project: Own resources project
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Unit
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Unit
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Unit
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2025
Funded by: EC Horizon Europe - Research and innovation action
Type of project: EU-project hosted at University of Münster
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Talks

Crises, Knowledge production, and non-scalable Epistemologies: (De-) Legitimizing (Education) Research
Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Zelinka, Jozef (11/04/2024)
On the (De)Legitimization of Epistemic Authority , Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main
Type of talk: scientific talk
Ensino Superior na Nova Geopolítica do Conhecimento
Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo (19/12/2023)
Simpósio Mobilidade Transatlântica na Nova Geopolítica do Conhecimento (Inter)Dependências na Educação Superior…, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Type of talk: scientific talk
Differentiation and Externalization in Comparative and International Education
Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo (28/11/2023)
Meeting Master's Program in Comparative and International Education, Sophia University, Tokio
Type of talk: scientific talk
Facing Crises through Education (Policy): Perspectives and Problematizations
Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo (26/11/2023)
13th Biennual Conference of the Comparative Education Society of Asia 2023 Resilience and Rebuilding of Education:…, Hiroshima
Type of talk: scientific talk
The Politics Governing the Life Course: Multidimensional Perspectives
Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo (04/10/2023)
4th Nordic Conference on Research on Transitions, Career and Guidance, University of Turku, Finnland
Type of talk: scientific talk
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Doctorates

Bildungs im transnationalen Raum: Transnationale Bildungsräume am Beispiel einer Deutschen Auslandsschule in Mexiko-Stadt
Candidate: Weiler, Anne | Supervisors: Adick, Christel Prof. Dr. (Universität Bochum)
Period of time: 02/03/2015 - 04/05/2021
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
International Education Hubs in the Global Education Industry. Changing Policy and Governance in Higher Education
Candidate: Erfurth, Marvin | Supervisors: Carney, Stephen Prof. Dr. (University Roskilde, Dänemark)
Period of time: 01/08/2016 - 16/10/2020
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster