Dr. Jerneja Herzog, University of Maribor, Faculty of Education
Jerneja Herzog, PhD, is an associate professor of special didactics in the field of fine arts at the Faculty of Education, University of Maribor. As a visiting professor, she has lectured at many universities abroad. She is the author and co-author of numerous scientific and professional articles and monographs. She coordinated several projects. For her achievements in 2019 she received the Rector’s Award for Outstanding Scientific Research and Pedagogical Achievements, and in the same year as the coordinator of the project group she received the state award, the honorary Valvasor Award, for research work in the field of blind and partially sighted. Her research interests include the field of artistic creativity and artistic abilities at various stages of development of children, pupils and high school students, artistic appreciation, contemporary fine arts in various curricula, bringing art and cultural heritage closer to vulnerable groups. She is a reviewer in many reputable foreign journals and technical editor of the Journal of Elementary Education.
Maribor, Slovenia. E-mail: jerneja.herzog@um.si