Tajmel, Tanja

Tanja Tajmel is Associate Professor at the Centre for Engineering in Society at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada). Since 2020, she holds a Concordia University Research Chair (Tier 2) in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and established the EDI Research Lab. She earned her Doctorate in Didactics of Physics at Humboldt University Berlin (Germany) and holds a Mag. rer. nat. (equiv. M.Sc.) in Physics and Philosophy, Karl-Franzens-University Graz (Austria). From 2017 - 2018, she was a professor at the University of Education Upper Austria. In 2019, Tanja Tajmel was Visiting Professor at University of São Paulo. She has developed methods and materials for teacher trainings that have been implemented in training programs at universities across Europe. To promote and realize the right to science education, she has been leading international projects in Europe (PROMISE – promotion of migrants in science education; Club Lise mentorship program) and the Americas (Decolonizing Light – tracing and countering colonialism in contemporary physics).

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ORCID:  0000-0003-4904-1068

The Human Rights-Based Approach to STEM Education


The Human Rights-Based Approach to STEM Education

2021,  224  pages,  paperback,  34,90 €,  ISBN 978-3-8309-4220-7

Sprachbewusste Unterrichtsplanung


Sprachbewusste Unterrichtsplanung

Prinzipien, Methoden und Beispiele für die Umsetzung

2017,  152  pages,  paperback,  24,90 €,  ISBN 978-3-8309-3449-3

Science Education Unlimitedvergriffen


Science Education Unlimited

Approaches to Equal Opportunities in Learning Science

2009,  1. Auflage, 230  pages,  paperback,  incl. CD-ROM,  29,90 €,  ISBN 978-3-8309-1889-9