Dana Hanesova

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Dana Hanesova was born in Bratislava, Slovakia in 1961, where she was brought up in a welcoming Christian environment. She is grateful for having had the opportunity to study at a university (Information and Library Science and English) during difficult socialist times. In 1982 she married a pastor – joyfully following her most precious calling from God. During socialism both of their children – who would become ministers to churches in Slovakia - were born. After the Velvet Revolution, Dana was asked to teach English at a village primary school. In 1993, during the transition period of previous communist countries into democracies, she got the chance to study her dream field – education. She also started teaching at the newly formed Department of Evangelical Theology and Mission (DETM) at Matej Bel University where she has been teaching up till now. Her master’s degree in education was followed by a PhD in 2003 in the art of teaching languages and in 2004 a minor in religious education. After several years of comparative research in the area of religious education in the European Union, she became a professor responsible for the teaching of religious education teachers. Dana has stayed in contact with primary schools via teaching R.E. and English to young learners at a Christian primary school in her town. Besides being a teacher, Dana has been a women’s conference speaker, university researcher, and author of several books (e.g. about religious education in post-communist schools, educational programmes for the Roma minority, and making a shift from learning facts to learning to think). Her latest book Teachers under the Microscope was published in England in 2016. A special joy for her has been having opportunities to listen to and learn from children, students, and colleagues.
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What Happens When a Woman Is Called By God into a Leadership Role
Dana Hanesova Leadership 00:00:00 700 21 May 2017