Kätlin Vanari
Junior Research Fellow
School of Educational Sciences
Project Manager of The Educational Leadership Academy
School of Educational Sciences
Introduction
Kätlin Vanari is a Junior Research Fellow at Tallinn University’s Academy for Educational Leadership. She has extensive experience in higher education leadership and management, driving initiatives to improve academic quality, foster innovation, and support organisational development. Holding Master’s degrees in Sociology and Educational Sciences, her doctoral research explores the complexity of school improvement through social systems theory, with a focus on educational leadership, curriculum development, and school self-evaluation.
Main tasks
Teaching in degree studies and continuing educational programmes
Leading and participating in research and development projects
Designing and investigating the methodology for school improvement
Areas of research
School improvement and development
Curriculum development
School self-evaluation
School improvement planning
Quality culture in higher education