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Igor Bijuklič
Doktorsko disertacijo je zaključil leta 2014 na temo zgodovine mod­ erne propagande in PR tehnik. Sodeloval je v raziskovalnih projektih o 
zgodovini modernih antipolitičnih paradigem na Mirovnem inštitutu v 
Ljubljani: »Drucker in postsocializem« (2005–2006), »Kritična razmišl­ janja o managerski revoluciji« (2006–2008), »Trans­ disciplinski pogled 
na Ameriko« (2010–2012). Od leta 2013 do 2015 je bil zaposlen kot razisk­ ovalec v Centru za družbene in antropološke raziskave v izobraževanju 
na Pedagoškem inštitutu v Ljubljani. Od leta 2015 dalje dela kot asistent 
z doktoratom na Fakulteti za management na Univerzi na Primorskem.
He finished his PhD thesis (2014) on history of modern propaganda 
and PR techniques. He participated as a research fellow in the follow­ ing projects at the Peace Institute in Ljubljana concerning the history of 
modern antipolitical paradigms: »Drucker and Postsocialism« (2005­
2006), »Critical Reflections on the Managerial Revolution« (2006–
2008), »Trans­ disciplinary view on America« (2010–2012). From 2013 
to 2015, he was employed as a researcher at the Centre for Social and 
Anthropological Research in Education at the Educational Research 
Institute in Ljubljana. From 2015 on is working as a Ph.D. assistant at the 
Faculty of Management, University of Primorska.
Branka Čagran
Dr. Branka Čagran, 1961, Slovenija. Je  zaposlena na Pedagoški Fakulteti 
v Mariboru kot redna profesorica za pedagoško metodologijo. Ima 30 let 
delovnih izkušenj. Pridobila jih je kot svetovalna delavka v osnovni in 
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srednji šoli ter svetovalnem centru za otroke, mladostnike in starše. Sedaj 
je visokošolska učiteljica  in se tudi ukvarja z metodološkim svetovan­ jem visokošolskim učiteljem in drugim raziskovalcem. Pridobljene ra­ ziskovalne izkušnje so vezane na izvajanje eksperimentalnih in neeksper­ imentalnih pedagoških raziskav ter evalvacijo različnih nacionalnih in 
mednacionalnih projektov (gl. IZUM/Cobiss/Bibliografija 10631).
Dr. Branka Čagran, 1961, Slovenia. She is Professor of Pedagogical 
Methodology at the Faculty of Education in Maribor. She has 30 years of 
work experience in different fields of pedagogical education. She gained 
practical experience working as pedagogical counsellor in primary school, 
and also in the counselling center for young children, adolescents and par­ ents. Presently, she is involved in advising university teachers and research­ ers on research methodology. She has gained her research experience from 
active participation in experimental and non­ experimental pedagogical 
research, and in the evaluation of national and international school pro­ jects (see IZUM/Cobiss/Bibliographies 10631).
Maja Hmelak
Dr. Maja Hmelak je izredna profesorica za področje pedagogike na 
Pedagoški fakulteti Univerze v Mariboru. Na področju pedagoškega dela 
pozornost posveča teoriji vzgoje in predšolski pedagogiki ter različnim vi­ dikom pedagoške komunikacije in sodelovanju staršev in vzgojiteljev. Na 
znanstvenem področju se raziskovalno ukvarja s preučevanjem celotnega 
zgodnjega otroštva kot tudi profesionalnim razvojem vzgojiteljev predšol­ skih otrok. Je avtorica in soavtorica znanstvenih člankov, delov znanstve­ nih in strokovnih monografij, strokovnih člankov, recenzij. Ob tem se še 
posebej osredotoča na področja komunikacije, sodelovanja, stresa, kon­ fliktov, kompetenc, tabu tem, (tiskanim) medijem, medgeneracijskemu in 
medkulturnemu povezovanja ter kakovosti. 
Dr. Maja Hmelak is an associate professor of pedagogy at the Faculty of 
Education, University of Maribor. In the field of pedagogical work, she 
devotes attention to the theory of education and preschool pedagogy, as 
well as to various aspects of pedagogical communication and cooperation 
between parents and educators. In the scientific field, the research is con­ cerned with the study of the entire early childhood, as well as the profes­ sional development of preschool teachers. She is the author and co­ author 
of scientific monographs, scientific articles, parts of scientific and expert 
monographs, expert articles, reviews. In particular, it focuses on the are­ as of communication, cooperation, stress, conflicts, competences, taboo 
theme, (printed) media, intergenerational and intercultural connectivi­ ty and quality.