Špela Javornik has been a young researcher at the Educational Research Institute in Ljubljana since January 2019. She graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences in the field of Analytical Sociology. She holds a Master's degree in social work in the field of family social work. In 2018, she completed an internship and passed a professional exam for Social work. She is a data manager for an International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS). As a PhD student at the International School for Social and Business Studies, she is a representative of the student council and a member of the Commission for Quality and Evaluation. Her main research interests are school effectiveness, sociology of education, civic and citizenship education and family background.