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Last update: Oct. 10, 2021

Georg Lind

Contact: Georg_Lind (at) moralcompetence.net

Major Areas of Research and Development:

• Moral Competence Test (MCT)^©
• Nature, Relevance and Development of Moral-Democratic Competence
• Fostering Moral-Democratic Competence with the Konstanzer Methode der Dilemma-Diskussion (KMDD)^® and Discussion Theater
• Supervision & Counseling
• (Self-) Evaluation of Education
• Effective Teaching
• Experimental Design and Effect Size Estimation

Books, Contributions to Books & Journals

• Web: Moral and democratic competence education
• "Bildungs-Info" news letter (send request to Georg_Lind (at) moralcompetence.net)
• "KMDD & MCT info" newsletter (send request to Georg_Lind (at) moralcompetence.net)
• Blog: MCT & KMDD

Wikipedia

• Deutsch
• Polski

Professional Achievements

• Creation of Experimental Questionnaires (EQ), a new methodology for making personality traits visible. More
• Creation of the EQ-based Moral Competence Test (MCT). More
• Development of the Konstanz Methode of Dilemma-Discussion (KMDD) for fostering moral competence in adolescents and adults. More
• Design and practical testing of a KMDD-Teacher training and certification program. More

Education

• Dr. phil.habil. (Ph.D. in Philosophical Science); Catholic University of Eichstätt, 1992.
• "Venia legendi" (the right to teach) at the University of Konstanz (1993 -).
• Dr. rer.soc. (Ph.D. in Social Science); University of Konstanz, 1984.
• Diplom-Psychologe (Master in Psychology); University of Heidelberg, 1973.
• Graduation from High School of Science (naturwissenschaftliches Gymnasium) Weierhof, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, 1967.
• Graduation from Southmoreland High School, Pennsylvania, USA, 1966.

Professional Experiences

• Director of the KMDD-training and certification program (1999 -).
• Until 2010 apl. Professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology of the University of Konstanz. Lectures and seminars: educational psychology, teaching and learning, developmental, moral and democratic psychology, counselling and supervision, research design and test construction.
• Director of the KMDD training project of the German Armed Forces (2007 - 2009).
• Director of the joint computer laboratories for teaching at the University of Konstanz (1987 - 2001).
• Co-director of the project Demokratie und Erziehung in der Schule (DES; democracy and education in schools) of the Ministry of Education of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (1985 - 1991).
• Researcher at the Special Research Unit "Educational Research" (Sonderforschungsbereich 23, Bildungsforschung), University of Konstanz (1973 - 1986).
• Visiting professor at Humboldt University Berlin (1993/94).
• Visiting professor at University of Illinois at Chicago (1995/96).
• Visiting professor at University of Monterrey, UdeM,Mexico (1999).
• Director of the KMDD teacher training program of the Secretaria de Educación de Bogotá (2003).
• Director of the KMDD training program at the Instituto Tecnológico y Estudios Superiores (ITESM) de Monterrey, México(2004).
• Director of the project KMDD in Saxony - KiS (2013 - 2014).
• Creater and director of the Discussion-Theater (2017 -)
• Chair of the Institute for Moral-Democratic Competence e.V. (IMDC) (2020 -).

Consultant for Research, Education & Evaluation Projects ("year-" designates ongoing projects) (selection)

• Talks about the creation of a master's program Moral-Democratic Competence Education with universities inb Bogotá, Monterrey and Konstanz (2015 - 2019).
• Moral-democratic integration of refugees using the KMDD (2015 - 2017).
• Advisor to the Ministerio de Educación National de Colombia (2004 - 2010).
• Berlin-Moabit prison project "Talking and Listening" (with Kay Hemmerling and Matthias Scharlipp) (2008 - 2011).
• UNESCO Comité Regional Norte de la Comisión Mexicana, Monterrey: Workshop on the Konstanz Method of Dilemma Discussion KMDD (2007).
• ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants: Development of a new instrument for fostering ethical sensitivity in accountant students and measurement of developmental progress during study (with Dr. Marcia Schillinger) (2007).
• German Armed Forces: Training and certification of KMDD-Teachers for the Konstanz Method of Dilemma Discussion (2006 - 2007).
• Monterrey, Mexico (Instituto Tecnológico y Estudios Superiores ITESM, Monterrey): Training and certification of ethics professors on the Konstanz Method of Dilemma Discussion (2004 - 2009).
• UNESCO / International Bureau of Education, Geneva: The assessment of moral & democratic competencies (2003).
• Secretaria de Educación, Bogotá, Colombia: Moral and Democratic Learning / KMDD, Teacher Training Programs, Assessment Studies; (1998-2003).
• Haifa, Israel: Project "Moral Competence and Political Activism"; Prof. M. Gross (1994/96).
• Switzerland: Project "Humanizing of Vocational Training by Fostering Social-moral Development"/HASMU, EVA, Prof. F. Oser (1979 - 1983).
• Reviewer for the Hans Böckler-Stiftung (- 2010)

Membership of Organisations (selection)

• Member of the Ethics-Commission of the University of Konstanz (2004 - 2008)
• Member of the "Große Senat" (comprehensive senate) of the University of Konstanz (?)
• Member of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) (1989 - )

Prizes (selection)

• Outstanding Book Award by the Moral Development and Education SIG of AERA, 2021, for How to Teach Moral Competence.

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